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Weak valueActiveCash Bonanza · $20 · New Mexico Lottery
Cash Bonanza: Weak value. A $20 ticket pays back $12.21 on average.
▼ -0.2 pts vs launch#3 of 3 · $20 NM gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 12:04 PM
▼ -0.2 pts vs launch#3 of 3 · $20 NM gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 12:04 PM
Cash Bonanza is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the New Mexico state lottery. Its current expected value is 61.1%, down 0.2 percentage points from the launch value of 61.3%. 2 of the original 3 $20000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 17% of the 0.4M printed tickets have been sold.
61.1%
expected return
1 in 3.68
odds of any win
2 of 3
$20K top prizes left
17%
claimed · 64k of 365k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 81,866 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $20
$50 or $100 or $200, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
73 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 5,105 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $12.21 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$12.05 · 60.3% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $20K
$0.16 · 0.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
81,857 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
17% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2026.
365k
tickets printed
64k
tickets claimed · 17%
301k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
83%
67% of top prizes remain with 83% 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 $20 NM peers
#3 of 3
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from New Mexico Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 12:04 PM.
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