Great 8sNew Mexico Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
Great 8s is one of the New Mexico Lottery's $1 games. Our estimate for the $500 prize has slipped to about 1 in 124,179 per ticket, from 1 in 87,819 at launch. 57% of its winning tickets pay $1 or less, no more than the ticket cost. Its ValueScore of 18/100 (Poor) makes it 11th out of 13 $1 tickets in New Mexico.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 88K at launch, about 1 in 124K now. The $500 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
- Softer expected value here: only $0.58 of each $1 comes back as prizes.
- A leaner 21% chance of winning per ticket (1 in 4.74), below most games.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 1 in 87,771 | 7 | 1 | 14% |
| $100 | 1 in 3,614 | 170 | 22 | 13% |
| $50 | 1 in 1,166 | 527 | 72 | 14% |
| $20 | 1 in 302 | 2,035 | 298 | 15% |
| $15 | 1 in 302 | 2,034 | 272 | 13% |
| $10 | 1 in 295 | 2,084 | 341 | 16% |
| $5 | 1 in 75 | 8,201 | 1,310 | 16% |
| $3 | 1 in 30 | 20,470 | 3,668 | 18% |
| $2 | 1 in 30 | 20,470 | 4,046 | 20% |
| $1 | 1 in 17 | 36,891 | 8,236 | 22% |
| $1 | 1 in 17 | 36,801 | 7,932 | 22% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since March 6, when our records for it began, 6 $500 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on August 25.
- August 25, 20261 claimed · 1 left
- May 4, 20264 claimed · 2 left
- March 23, 20261 claimed · 6 left
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.5% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, slower than the average for New Mexico's $1 games (0.9% 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
- 651
- Ticket Price
- $1
- Start Date
- 2/3/2026
- Payout %
- 57.9%
- 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 | 25 | 1 in 4.87 | 58.1% | $1K · 1 | 1.1% |
| Triple Tripler | 23 | 1 in 4.67 | 58.8% | $900 · 0 | 0.0% |
| Great 8s (this game) | 18 | 1 in 4.74 | 57.9% | $500 · 1 | 0.5% |
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.