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Poor valueActiveHit $50 · $2 · New Mexico Lottery
Hit $50: Poor value. A $2 ticket pays back $0.30 on average.
▼ -37.5 pts vs launch#10 of 10 · $2 NM games
▼ -37.5 pts vs launch#10 of 10 · $2 NM games
Hit $50 is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the New Mexico state lottery. Its current expected value is 15.0%, down 37.5 percentage points from the launch value of 52.5%. 215 of the original 3,360 $50 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 65% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
15.0%
expected return
1 in 4.17
odds of any win
215 of 3,360
$50 top prizes left
65%
claimed · 330k of 504k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 16,406 winning tickets still unclaimed.
4 win more than $2
$3 – $50, an actual profit
5 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
91 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $0.30 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $50
$0.30 · 15.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $50 wins
16,406 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
65% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2025.
504k
tickets printed
330k
tickets claimed · 65%
174k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
6%
Tickets left
35%
6% of top prizes remain with 35% 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 $2 NM peers
#10 of 10
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from New Mexico Lottery published claim data.
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