Dinero LocoNew Mexico Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
Dinero Loco is one of the New Mexico Lottery's $1 games. Our estimate for the $1,000 prize has slipped to about 1 in 298,424 per ticket, from 1 in 226,767 at launch. 55% of its winning tickets pay $1 or less, no more than the ticket cost.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 227K at launch, about 1 in 298K now. The $1,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
- At $0.58 returned per $1, this game pays back less than most scratch-offs.
- Most of the larger top and mid-tier prizes have already been won.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000 | 1 in 226,700 | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| $100 | 1 in 2,455 | 277 | 90 | 32% |
| $40 | 1 in 573 | 1,186 | 452 | 38% |
| $20 | 1 in 300 | 2,266 | 864 | 38% |
| $10 | 1 in 150 | 4,532 | 1,777 | 39% |
| $5 | 1 in 50 | 13,596 | 5,271 | 39% |
| $2 | 1 in 17 | 40,788 | 18,874 | 46% |
| $1 | 1 in 18 | 38,522 | 17,025 | 44% |
| $1 | 1 in 18 | 38,522 | 16,924 | 44% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since April 13, when our records for it began, 2 $1,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on August 28.
- August 28, 20261 claimed · 1 left
- June 2, 20261 claimed · 2 left
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.1% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, faster than the average for New Mexico's $1 games (0.8% a week).
From ScratchCheck's daily record of the lottery's published prize counts. Dates are when a claim first appeared in those counts, and small prizes are often cashed days after purchase, so claims trail actual sales.
ValueScore™ Breakdown
Game Details
- State
- New Mexico
- Game Number
- 673
- Ticket Price
- $1
- Start Date
- 4/7/2026
- Payout %
- 58.1%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
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Every $1 ticket in New Mexico
All 13 ranked →| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Stars | 65 | 1 in 4.86 | 60.3% | $1K · 3 | 2.1% |
| Winter Cash | 65 | 1 in 4.76 | 60.3% | $25 · 4,136 | - |
| $1,000 Grande | 53 | 1 in 4.85 | 58.7% | $1K · 3 | 1.7% |
| Red Hot Double Doubler | 47 | 1 in 4.95 | 58.6% | $1K · 5 | 1.8% |
| Merry Money | 44 | 1 in 3.93 | 60.3% | $20 · 989 | 0.1% |
| Xtra Bonus | 40 | 1 in 4.88 | 58.1% | $1K · 2 | 1.5% |
| Cool Cat | 29 | 1 in 4.73 | 59.3% | $500 · 1 | 0.1% |
| Dinero Loco (this game) | 25 | 1 in 4.87 | 58.1% | $1K · 1 | 1.1% |
| Triple Tripler | 23 | 1 in 4.67 | 58.8% | $900 · 0 | 0.0% |
| Aces High | 21 | 1 in 4.95 | 57.0% | $500 · 6 | 1.5% |
Claimed per week: share of each game's printed prizes reported claimed per week over the last 4 weeks, from our daily records of the lottery's prize counts.