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Poor valueActiveCrossword Tripler · $3 · New Mexico Lottery
Crossword Tripler: Poor value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.42 on average.
▼ -2.3 pts vs launch#4 of 6 · $3 NM gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM
▼ -2.3 pts vs launch#4 of 6 · $3 NM gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM
Crossword Tripler is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the New Mexico state lottery. Its current expected value is 47.3%, down 2.3 percentage points from the launch value of 49.7%. 3 of the original 3 $30,000.00 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 5% of the 1.7M printed tickets have been sold.
47.3%
expected return
1 in 3.89
odds of any win
3 of 3
$30K top prizes left
5%
claimed · 90k of 1.7M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 389,265 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $3
$5 – $100, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 143,812 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.42 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $100
$1.36 · 45.4% of price
Mid prizes $3K – $30K
$0.06 · 1.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $100 wins
389,254 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
5% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2026.
1.7M
tickets printed
90k
tickets claimed · 5%
1.6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
95%
100% of top prizes remain with only 95% 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 $3 NM peers
#4 of 6
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
1
Bingo Extra
52.3%
2
Lucky Numbers
51.3%
3
Bags of Money
48.7%
4
Crossword Tripler
47.3%
5
Lucky 7s
42.0%
6
Daily Crossword
4.7%
Figures from New Mexico Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM.
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