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Poor valueActiveHit $25 · $1 · New Mexico Lottery
Hit $25: Poor value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.17 on average.
▼ -34.0 pts vs launch#10 of 11 · $1 NM gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM
▼ -34.0 pts vs launch#10 of 11 · $1 NM gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM
Hit $25 is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the New Mexico state lottery. Its current expected value is 17.0%, down 34.0 percentage points from the launch value of 51.0%. 456 of the original 4,568 $25 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 56% of the 0.7M printed tickets have been sold.
17.0%
expected return
1 in 4.92
odds of any win
456 of 4,568
$25 top prizes left
56%
claimed · 383k of 686k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 27,476 winning tickets still unclaimed.
3 win more than $1
$2 – $25, an actual profit
6 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
91 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $0.17 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $25
$0.17 · 17.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $25 wins
27,476 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
56% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2025.
686k
tickets printed
383k
tickets claimed · 56%
303k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
10%
Tickets left
44%
10% of top prizes remain with 44% 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
#10 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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