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Poor valueActiveThe Return of the Pink Panther™ Crossword · $15 · New Mexico Lottery
The Return of the Pink Panther™ Crossword: Poor value. A $15 ticket pays back $5.25 on average.
▼ -18.9 pts vs launch#1 of 1 · $15 NM gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM
▼ -18.9 pts vs launch#1 of 1 · $15 NM gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM
The Return of the Pink Panther™ Crossword is a $15 scratch-off ticket from the New Mexico state lottery. Its current expected value is 35.0%, down 18.9 percentage points from the launch value of 53.9%. 1 of the original 4 $15000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 66% of the 0.3M printed tickets have been sold.
35.0%
expected return
1 in 2.97
odds of any win
1 of 4
$15K top prizes left
66%
claimed · 199k of 303k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 24,009 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $15
$20 – $200, an actual profit
8 win their money back
a $15 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 12,942 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $5.25 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $15 – $500
$5.10 · 34.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $15K
$0.15 · 1.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$15 – $500 wins
24,006 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
66% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2025.
303k
tickets printed
199k
tickets claimed · 66%
104k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
25%
Tickets left
34%
25% of top prizes remain with 34% 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 $15 NM peers
Only $15 game tracked in New Mexico
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
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The Return of the Pink Panther™ Crossword
35.0%
Figures from New Mexico Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM.
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