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Poor valueActiveAces High · $1 · New Mexico Lottery
Aces High: Poor value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.46 on average.
▼ -5.0 pts vs launch#5 of 11 · $1 NM gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM
▼ -5.0 pts vs launch#5 of 11 · $1 NM gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM
Aces High is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the New Mexico state lottery. Its current expected value is 46.0%, down 5.0 percentage points from the launch value of 51.0%. 11 of the original 16 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 15% of the 0.7M printed tickets have been sold.
46.0%
expected return
1 in 4.95
odds of any win
11 of 16
$500 top prizes left
15%
claimed · 102k of 681k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 107,820 winning tickets still unclaimed.
7 win more than $1
$2 – $100, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
81 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 52,635 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.46 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $500
$0.46 · 46.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $500 wins
107,820 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
15% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2026.
681k
tickets printed
102k
tickets claimed · 15%
579k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
69%
Tickets left
85%
69% of top prizes remain with 85% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
New Mexico Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $1 NM peers
#5 of 11
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from New Mexico Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM.
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