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Poor valueActiveHit $200 · $5 · New Mexico Lottery
Hit $200: Poor value. A $5 ticket pays back $2.31 on average.
▼ -11.8 pts vs launch#7 of 8 · $5 NM gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM
▼ -11.8 pts vs launch#7 of 8 · $5 NM gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM
Hit $200 is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the New Mexico state lottery. Its current expected value is 46.2%, down 11.8 percentage points from the launch value of 58.0%. 16 of the original 540 $200 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 94% of the 0.4M printed tickets have been sold.
46.2%
expected return
1 in 3.93
odds of any win
16 of 540
$200 top prizes left
94%
claimed · 348k of 371k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 5,933 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $5
$10 – $200, an actual profit
15 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $2.31 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $200
$2.31 · 46.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $200 wins
5,933 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
94% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2025.
371k
tickets printed
348k
tickets claimed · 94%
23k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
3%
Tickets left
6%
3% of top prizes remain with 6% 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 $5 NM peers
#7 of 8
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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