I Love CashNew Mexico Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
I Love Cash is a $2 ticket from the New Mexico Lottery. With tickets selling faster than its top prizes are claimed, our estimate for the $5,000 prize has improved to about 1 in 133,232, from 1 in 164,037 at launch. 51% of its winning tickets pay $2 or less, no more than the ticket cost.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 164K at launch, about 1 in 133K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $5,000 prizes have been claimed.
- At 1 in 3.99, winning tickets turn up less often than usual.
- Prize quality is high: most of the meaningful top and mid-tier prizes remain in play.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000 | 1 in 164,200 | 3 | 2 | 67% |
| $100 | 1 in 2,915 | 169 | 86 | 51% |
| $50 | 1 in 752 | 655 | 321 | 49% |
| $40 | 1 in 496 | 993 | 513 | 52% |
| $20 | 1 in 150 | 3,284 | 1,669 | 51% |
| $10 | 1 in 50 | 9,848 | 5,049 | 51% |
| $5 | 1 in 25 | 19,704 | 10,390 | 53% |
| $3 | 1 in 19 | 26,288 | 14,301 | 54% |
| $2 | 1 in 21 | 22,960 | 12,748 | 56% |
| $2 | 1 in 12 | 39,432 | 21,704 | 55% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since its launch on May 8, one $5,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on June 23.
- June 23, 20261 claimed · 2 left
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.3% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, faster than the average for New Mexico's $2 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
- 686
- Ticket Price
- $2
- Start Date
- 5/5/2026
- Payout %
- 57.9%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
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All 11 ranked →| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELF | 62 | 1 in 3.98 | 58.9% | $500 · 19 | - |
| $5,000 Grande | 60 | 1 in 3.99 | 58.8% | $5K · 3 | 1.7% |
| Betty Boop™ | 50 | 1 in 4.05 | 60.2% | $5K · 2 | 1.7% |
| Fast Cash | 49 | 1 in 3.99 | 58.8% | $500 · 9 | 1.4% |
| Creepy Cash | 46 | 1 in 3.81 | 59.9% | $500 · 1 | 0.1% |
| I Love Cash (this game) | 38 | 1 in 3.99 | 57.9% | $5K · 2 | 1.3% |
| 777 | 37 | 1 in 3.99 | 58.8% | $7K · 2 | 1.6% |
| 7-11-21® Tripler | 34 | 1 in 4.04 | 58.9% | $2K · 2 | 0.8% |
| Merry Money 5X | 27 | 1 in 3.93 | 58.3% | $500 · 5 | 0.1% |
| Hit $50 | 25 | 1 in 4.17 | 58.7% | $50 · 193 | 0.0% |
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.