Best $2 New Mexico Scratchers (October 2026)
As of October 14, 2026, 9 $2 scratchers are on sale in New Mexico, averaging 56.6% current payout. The best of them is Betty Boop™ at 60.4% ($1.21 back per ticket, 1 in 3.88 for any prize). Creepy Cash tops the list below at 64.5%, 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, $1 games average 58.6%, $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 $2 tier the spread between the best and worst game is 16.4 payout points, which is why the table matters more than the tier.
- 1 $2
Creepy Cash
#65664.5% payout now- EV / ticket
- $1.29
- Any prize
- 1 in 2.93
- Beats price
- 1 in 6.06
- Top prizes
- 1 of 20
Best payout - 2 $2
Betty Boop™
#67060.4% payout now- EV / ticket
- $1.21
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.88
- Beats price
- 1 in 7.29
- Top prizes
- 2 of 4
- 3 $2
Fast Cash
#65559.4% payout now- EV / ticket
- $1.19
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.85
- Beats price
- 1 in 7.93
- Top prizes
- 9 of 20
- 4 $2
ELF
#69458.9% payout now- EV / ticket
- $1.18
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.98
- Beats price
- 1 in 8.03
- Top prizes
- 20 of 20
New - 5 $2
I Love Cash
#68657.2% payout now- EV / ticket
- $1.14
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.96
- Beats price
- 1 in 8.18
- Top prizes
- 2 of 3
- 6 $2
$5,000 Grande
#68856.8% payout now- EV / ticket
- $1.14
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.12
- Beats price
- 1 in 8.41
- Top prizes
- 3 of 3
- 7 $2
- 8 $2
7-11-21® Tripler
#67149.9% payout now- EV / ticket
- $1.00
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.37
- Beats price
- 1 in 8.59
- Top prizes
- 2 of 3
- 9 $2
10X the Cash
#65248.1% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.96
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.04
- Beats price
- 1 in 8.20
- 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 9 games in a table
| # Game | Price | Payout now | EV / ticket | Any-prize odds | Cash odds | Profit odds | Top prize | Top left | 7-day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Creepy Cash | $2 | 64.5% | $1.29 | 1 in 2.93 | 1 in 3.46 | 1 in 6.06 | $500 | 1 | — |
| 2. Betty Boop™ | $2 | 60.4% | $1.21 | 1 in 3.88 | 1 in 5.11 | 1 in 7.29 | $5,000 | 2 | — |
| 3. Fast Cash | $2 | 59.4% | $1.19 | 1 in 3.85 | 1 in 4.71 | 1 in 7.93 | $500 | 9 | — |
| 4. ELF New | $2 | 58.9% | $1.18 | 1 in 3.98 | 1 in 4.89 | 1 in 8.03 | $500 | 20 | — |
| 5. I Love Cash | $2 | 57.2% | $1.14 | 1 in 3.96 | 1 in 4.88 | 1 in 8.18 | $5,000 | 2 | — |
| 6. $5,000 Grande | $2 | 56.8% | $1.14 | 1 in 4.12 | 1 in 5.08 | 1 in 8.41 | $5,000 | 3 | — |
| 7. 777 | $2 | 54.0% | $1.08 | 1 in 4.23 | 1 in 5.27 | 1 in 9.06 | $7,000 | 2 | — |
| 8. 7-11-21® Tripler | $2 | 49.9% | $1.00 | 1 in 4.37 | 1 in 5.92 | 1 in 8.59 | $2,100 | 2 | — |
| 9. 10X the Cash | $2 | 48.1% | $0.96 | 1 in 4.04 | 1 in 5.47 | 1 in 8.20 | $2,000 | 1 | — |
Frequently asked questions
- Which $2 New Mexico scratcher is best right now?
- Betty Boop™ (#670) at 60.4% current payout, about $1.21 back per ticket, as of October 14, 2026.
- Are $2 tickets better value than other prices in New Mexico?
- The $2 tier averages 56.6% current payout across 9 active games. For comparison, $1 games average 58.6%, $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 $2 games are on sale in New Mexico?
- 9 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 $2 ticket price.