Ranked 7th of 58 Tickets in New Mexico
Snowman CashNew Mexico Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
Image Credit: New Mexico Lottery
78
VALUESCORE
Good
At a glance
Snowman Cash costs $5 a ticket from the New Mexico Lottery. It went on sale on October 6, 2026, so 95% of its prizes are still unclaimed. Prizes of $1,000 and up were printed on roughly 1 in 31,148 tickets.
Overall Odds
1 in 3.62
Exp. Value
$0.60
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$5,000
Top Prizes Left
3
Prizes Remaining
95%
ValueScore™
78 / 100
Good
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.60↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
Above the pack: 7th of 58 active New Mexico games.
Why
↑Healthy inventory: a large share of this game's prizes are still unclaimed.
- Prize quality is high: most of the meaningful top and mid-tier prizes remain in play.
- Winning tickets come up at a 28% clip (1 in 3.62), above the norm.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19$5,000
3 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 83K
now ~1 in 79K
$1,000
5 of 5 left
launch odds 1 in 50K
now ~1 in 47K
$500
28 of 28 left
launch odds 1 in 8,900
now ~1 in 8,429
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
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000 | 1 in 83,100 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 49,860 | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| $500 | 1 in 8,904 | 28 | 28 | 100% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,149 | 217 | 201 | 93% |
| $50 | 1 in 119 | 2,101 | 1,987 | 95% |
| $20 | 1 in 30 | 8,310 | 7,836 | 94% |
| $10 | 1 in 10 | 24,928 | 23,563 | 95% |
| $5 | 1 in 8 | 33,244 | 31,573 | 95% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Total Payout at Launch
$742,450
Current Prize Pool
$703,665
Payout Percentage
94.8%
Total Prizes Remaining
65,196
Ticket Statistics
Total Tickets Printed
249,186
Estimated Remaining
236,009
% Remaining
94.7%
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 $5,000 top prizes left at launch on October 7 are still unclaimed.
32
3
October 7October 19
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
78
VALUESCORE
Good
78
out of 100
Expected Value
23/40
Prize Quality
24/25
Win Frequency
15/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 10/19/2026
Game Details
- State
- New Mexico
- Game Number
- 696
- Ticket Price
- $5
- Start Date
- 10/6/2026
- Payout %
- 59.6%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.62 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Snowman Cash scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. Snowman Cash scores 78/100 (Good) and is 4th of the 12 active $5 games in New Mexico. It pays back about $0.60 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Snowman Cash scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Snowman Cash are 1 in 3.62. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Snowman Cash?
The top prize for Snowman Cash is $5,000. As of our latest update, 3 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Snowman Cash?
Based on our latest data, 95% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 65,196 out of 68,836 total). The game is early in its run, with most prizes still on the market.
When was Snowman Cash released?
Snowman Cash was released by the New Mexico Lottery on October 6, 2026. It is newly released, so the prize pool is essentially intact.
Every $5 ticket in New Mexico
All 12 ranked →| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Games | 84 | 1 in 3.61 | 64.6% | $15K · 2 | 2.5% |
| LOTERIA™ Super Grande! | 80 | 1 in 3.81 | 63.6% | $50K · 2 | 1.1% |
| Spicy Hot Riches | 79 | 1 in 3.66 | 60.7% | $20K · 2 | 1.8% |
| Snowman Cash (this game) | 78 | 1 in 3.62 | 59.6% | $5K · 3 | - |
| Legends of Lucha Libre® | 73 | 1 in 3.56 | 66.7% | $25K · 2 | 1.4% |
| $25,000 Grande | 63 | 1 in 3.79 | 58.9% | $25K · 2 | 1.6% |
| Money Rush | 54 | 1 in 3.85 | 66.5% | $50K · 1 | 0.0% |
| Crossword Deluxe | 42 | 1 in 3.85 | 60.3% | $5K · 1 | 1.6% |
| Lots of Cash | 34 | 1 in 3.86 | 58.1% | $10K · 2 | 0.9% |
| Fiery 5s | 28 | 1 in 3.83 | 58.2% | $5K · 0 | 0.8% |
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.