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Poor valueActiveLucky Numbers · $3 · New Mexico Lottery
Lucky Numbers: Poor value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.54 on average.
▼ -6.3 pts vs launch#2 of 6 · $3 NM gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM
▼ -6.3 pts vs launch#2 of 6 · $3 NM gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM
Lucky Numbers is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the New Mexico state lottery. Its current expected value is 51.3%, down 6.3 percentage points from the launch value of 57.7%. 2 of the original 20 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 82% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
51.3%
expected return
1 in 3.97
odds of any win
2 of 20
$500 top prizes left
82%
claimed · 408k of 498k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 22,569 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $3
$4 – $100, an actual profit
13 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 44,662 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.54 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $500
$1.54 · 51.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $500 wins
22,569 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
82% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Nov 2025.
498k
tickets printed
408k
tickets claimed · 82%
89k
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
18%
10% of top prizes remain with 18% 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
#2 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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