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Poor valueActiveMerry Money · $1 · New Mexico Lottery
Merry Money: Poor value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.19 on average.
▼ -29.0 pts vs launch#9 of 11 · $1 NM gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM
▼ -29.0 pts vs launch#9 of 11 · $1 NM gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM
Merry Money is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the New Mexico state lottery. Its current expected value is 19.0%, down 29.0 percentage points from the launch value of 48.0%. 1,141 of the original 4,217 $20 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 26% of the 0.6M printed tickets have been sold.
19.0%
expected return
1 in 3.93
odds of any win
1,141 of 4,217
$20 top prizes left
26%
claimed · 163k of 630k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 44,562 winning tickets still unclaimed.
4 win more than $1
$2 – $20, an actual profit
5 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
91 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $0.19 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $20
$0.19 · 19.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $20 wins
44,562 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
26% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2025.
630k
tickets printed
163k
tickets claimed · 26%
467k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
27%
Tickets left
74%
27% of top prizes remain with 74% 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
#9 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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