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Ranked 17th of 58 Tickets in New Mexico

Lucky StarsNew Mexico Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: New Mexico Lottery
65
VALUESCORE
Good
$1New MexicoGame #685GREEN
At a glance

Lucky Stars costs $1 a ticket from the New Mexico Lottery. With a ValueScore of 65/100 (Good), it is the strongest of New Mexico's 13 $1 tickets. Most of its wins only cover the ticket: 63% of winners pay $1 or less.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.86
Exp. Value
$0.60
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$1,000
Top Prizes Left
3
Prizes Remaining
89%
ValueScore™
65 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.60
↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
Ranked 17th out of 58 New Mexico scratch-offs, stronger than most of what is on sale at this price.
Why
↑Fresh prize pool: most of this game's prizes are still on the table.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 207K at launch, about 1 in 184K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $1,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • The larger prizes are well stocked, with plenty of top and mid-tier winners still out there.
  • Just $0.60 of every $1 comes back on average, trailing most games.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$1,000
3 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 207K
now ~1 in 184K
$80
296 of 347 left
launch odds 1 in 1,787
now ~1 in 1,863
$40
986 of 1,139 left
launch odds 1 in 544
now ~1 in 559
ScratchCheck estimate. Current odds are derived from the prizes still unclaimed and our estimate of tickets remaining, shown next to the lottery’s printed launch odds. Actual odds vary as tickets are sold and prizes claimed.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$1,0001 in 206,70033
100%
$801 in 1,787347296
85%
$401 in 5441,139986
87%
$201 in 2982,0791,813
87%
$101 in 1514,1103,605
88%
$51 in 3318,59916,439
88%
$21 in 3020,64518,306
89%
$11 in 2129,00725,871
89%
$11 in 1251,67646,175
89%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$373,968
Current Prize Pool
$329,283
Payout Percentage
88.1%
Total Prizes Remaining
113,494

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
620,160
Estimated Remaining
551,581
% Remaining
88.9%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is estimated from overall odds. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.

Prize History

Top prizes left

All 3 $1,000 top prizes left at launch on September 2 are still unclaimed.

32
3
September 2October 19

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 2.1% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about 3 times 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

65
VALUESCORE
Good
65
out of 100
Expected Value
24/40
Prize Quality
24/25
Win Frequency
2/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
685
Ticket Price
$1
Start Date
9/1/2026
Payout %
60.3%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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Run a virtual scratch-off using this game's real odds.

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$1.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.86 overall odds
✓ Accounts for prizes already claimed

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Lucky Stars scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. Lucky Stars scores 65/100 (Good) and is the best $1 game on sale in New Mexico. It pays back about $0.60 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Lucky Stars scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Lucky Stars are 1 in 4.86. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Lucky Stars?
The top prize for Lucky Stars is $1,000. As of our latest update, 3 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Lucky Stars?
Based on our latest data, 89% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 113,494 out of 127,605 total). The game is early in its run, with most prizes still on the market.
When was Lucky Stars released?
Lucky Stars was released by the New Mexico Lottery on September 1, 2026. It has been on sale for about 2 months.

Every $1 ticket in New Mexico

All 13 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Lucky Stars (this game)651 in 4.8660.3%$1K · 32.1%
Winter Cash651 in 4.7660.3%$25 · 4,136-
$1,000 Grande531 in 4.8558.7%$1K · 31.7%
Red Hot Double Doubler471 in 4.9558.6%$1K · 51.8%
Merry Money441 in 3.9360.3%$20 · 9890.1%
Xtra Bonus401 in 4.8858.1%$1K · 21.5%
Cool Cat291 in 4.7359.3%$500 · 10.1%
Dinero Loco251 in 4.8758.1%$1K · 11.1%
Triple Tripler231 in 4.6758.8%$900 · 00.0%
Aces High211 in 4.9557.0%$500 · 61.5%

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.