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Poor valueActiveDaily Crossword · $3 · New Mexico Lottery
Daily Crossword: Poor value. A $3 ticket pays back $0.14 on average.
▼ -44.0 pts vs launch#6 of 6 · $3 NM gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM
▼ -44.0 pts vs launch#6 of 6 · $3 NM gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM
Daily Crossword is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the New Mexico state lottery. Its current expected value is 4.7%, down 44.0 percentage points from the launch value of 48.7%. 0 of the original 3 $30000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 50% of the 1.7M printed tickets have been sold.
4.7%
expected return
1 in 3.91
odds of any win
0 of 3
$30K top prizes left
50%
claimed · 838k of 1.7M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 46,045 winning tickets still unclaimed.
2 win more than $3
$5 – $200, an actual profit
4 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
94 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $0.14 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $200
$0.14 · 4.7% of price
Mid prizes $3K – $30K
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $200 wins
46,045 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
50% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2025.
1.7M
tickets printed
838k
tickets claimed · 50%
837k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
0%
Tickets left
50%
0% of top prizes remain with 50% 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
#6 of 6
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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