Best $1 New Mexico Scratchers (October 2026)
As of October 14, 2026, 10 $1 scratchers are on sale in New Mexico, averaging 58.6% current payout. The best of them is Dinero Loco at 60.3% ($0.60 back per ticket, 1 in 4.36 for any prize). Cool Cat tops the list below at 62.1%, but its figures come from prize tiers that disagree about how many of its tickets are left, so we do not lead with it.
Price is the strongest predictor of payout on a scratcher: across a lottery's games, pricier tickets tend to return a larger share of their price in prizes. In New Mexico as of October 14, 2026, $2 games average 56.6%, $3 games average 63.6%, $5 games average 61.1%, $10 games average 61.2%, $20 games average 69.0%. That is a tendency, not a rule: within this $1 tier the spread between the best and worst game is 7.7 payout points, which is why the table matters more than the tier.
- 1 $1
Cool Cat
#63462.1% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.62
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.45
- Beats price
- 1 in 9.61
- Top prizes
- 1 of 7
Best payout - 2 $1
Dinero Loco
#67360.3% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.60
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.36
- Beats price
- 1 in 9.77
- Top prizes
- 1 of 3
- 3 $1
Winter Cash
#69360.3% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.60
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.76
- Beats price
- 1 in 11.1
- Top prizes
- 4,179 of 4,213
New - 4 $1
Great 8s
#65160.2% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.60
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.92
- Beats price
- 1 in 10.2
- Top prizes
- 1 of 7
- 5 $1
Lucky Stars
#68559.7% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.60
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.87
- Beats price
- 1 in 13.3
- Top prizes
- 3 of 3
- 6 $1
Red Hot Double Doubler
#67457.7% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.58
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.89
- Beats price
- 1 in 14.1
- Top prizes
- 5 of 6
- 7 $1
Aces High
#64957.5% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.57
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.55
- Beats price
- 1 in 13.6
- Top prizes
- 6 of 16
- 8 $1
$1,000 Grande
#68757.2% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.57
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.89
- Beats price
- 1 in 11.8
- Top prizes
- 3 of 3
- 9 $1
Xtra Bonus
#65056.9% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.57
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.77
- Beats price
- 1 in 11.8
- Top prizes
- 2 of 3
- 10 $1
Tic Tac Multiplier
#64754.4% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.54
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.13
- Beats price
- 1 in 10.7
- Top prizes
- 1 of 3
Payout is what the remaining prize pool returns per dollar; profit odds count only prizes larger than the ticket price. Definitions are on the methodology page.
Compare all 10 games in a table
| # Game | Price | Payout now | EV / ticket | Any-prize odds | Cash odds | Profit odds | Top prize | Top left | 7-day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Cool Cat | $1 | 62.1% | $0.62 | 1 in 3.45 | 1 in 4.78 | 1 in 9.61 | $500 | 1 | — |
| 2. Dinero Loco | $1 | 60.3% | $0.60 | 1 in 4.36 | 1 in 5.93 | 1 in 9.77 | $1,000 | 1 | — |
| 3. Winter Cash New | $1 | 60.3% | $0.60 | 1 in 4.76 | 1 in 11.1 | 1 in 11.1 | $25 | 4,179 | — |
| 4. Great 8s | $1 | 60.2% | $0.60 | 1 in 3.92 | 1 in 5.46 | 1 in 10.2 | $500 | 1 | — |
| 5. Lucky Stars | $1 | 59.7% | $0.60 | 1 in 4.87 | 1 in 8.21 | 1 in 13.3 | $1,000 | 3 | — |
| 6. Red Hot Double Doubler | $1 | 57.7% | $0.58 | 1 in 4.89 | 1 in 8.91 | 1 in 14.1 | $1,000 | 5 | — |
| 7. Aces High | $1 | 57.5% | $0.57 | 1 in 4.55 | 1 in 6.62 | 1 in 13.6 | $500 | 6 | — |
| 8. $1,000 Grande | $1 | 57.2% | $0.57 | 1 in 4.89 | 1 in 7.07 | 1 in 11.8 | $1,000 | 3 | — |
| 9. Xtra Bonus | $1 | 56.9% | $0.57 | 1 in 4.77 | 1 in 6.92 | 1 in 11.8 | $1,000 | 2 | — |
| 10. Tic Tac Multiplier | $1 | 54.4% | $0.54 | 1 in 4.13 | 1 in 5.74 | 1 in 10.7 | $1,000 | 1 | — |
Frequently asked questions
- Which $1 New Mexico scratcher is best right now?
- Dinero Loco (#673) at 60.3% current payout, about $0.60 back per ticket, as of October 14, 2026.
- Are $1 tickets better value than other prices in New Mexico?
- The $1 tier averages 58.6% current payout across 10 active games. For comparison, $2 games average 56.6%, $3 games average 63.6%, $5 games average 61.1%, $10 games average 61.2%, $20 games average 69.0%. Higher-priced tickets usually return more per dollar but you win less often per ticket.
- How many $1 games are on sale in New Mexico?
- 10 as of October 14, 2026. We only publish a price page when at least three games are active at that price.
- Do these numbers include free-ticket prizes?
- The payout and any-prize odds columns do. The cash-odds column excludes free tickets, and the profit-odds column counts only prizes larger than the $1 ticket price.