Best $3 New Mexico Scratchers (October 2026)
As of October 14, 2026, 7 $3 scratchers are on sale in New Mexico, averaging 63.6% current payout. The best of them is Crossword Tripler at 63.4% ($1.90 back per ticket, 1 in 3.69 for any prize). Lucky 7s tops the list below at 78.4%, 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%, $2 games average 56.6%, $5 games average 61.1%, $10 games average 61.2%, $20 games average 69.0%. That is a tendency, not a rule: within this $3 tier the spread between the best and worst game is 20.6 payout points, which is why the table matters more than the tier.
- 1 $3
Lucky 7s
#62778.4% payout now- EV / ticket
- $2.35
- Any prize
- 1 in 2.05
- Beats price
- 1 in 4.54
- Top prizes
- 1 of 100
Best payout - 2 $3
Crossword Tripler
#68263.4% payout now- EV / ticket
- $1.90
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.69
- Beats price
- 1 in 7.15
- Top prizes
- 2 of 3
- 3 $3
$10,000 Grande Crossword
#68963.1% payout now- EV / ticket
- $1.89
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.67
- Beats price
- 1 in 7.43
- Top prizes
- 2 of 3
- 4 $3
Lucky Numbers
#64662.2% payout now- EV / ticket
- $1.87
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.00
- Beats price
- 1 in 6.46
- Top prizes
- 2 of 20
- 5 $3
Happy Pawlidays!
#69560.9% payout now- EV / ticket
- $1.83
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.95
- Beats price
- 1 in 7.47
- Top prizes
- 3 of 3
New - 6 $3
Bingo Extra
#68359.5% payout now- EV / ticket
- $1.79
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.87
- Beats price
- 1 in 6.95
- Top prizes
- 2 of 3
- 7 $3
Frogger
#69257.8% payout now- EV / ticket
- $1.73
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.79
- Beats price
- 1 in 7.15
- Top prizes
- 2 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 7 games in a table
| # Game | Price | Payout now | EV / ticket | Any-prize odds | Cash odds | Profit odds | Top prize | Top left | 7-day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Lucky 7s | $3 | 78.4% | $2.35 | 1 in 2.05 | 1 in 2.05 | 1 in 4.54 | $500 | 1 | — |
| 2. Crossword Tripler | $3 | 63.4% | $1.90 | 1 in 3.69 | 1 in 7.08 | 1 in 7.15 | $30,000 | 2 | — |
| 3. $10,000 Grande Crossword | $3 | 63.1% | $1.89 | 1 in 3.67 | 1 in 7.31 | 1 in 7.43 | $10,000 | 2 | — |
| 4. Lucky Numbers | $3 | 62.2% | $1.87 | 1 in 3.00 | 1 in 3.00 | 1 in 6.46 | $500 | 2 | — |
| 5. Happy Pawlidays! New | $3 | 60.9% | $1.83 | 1 in 3.95 | 1 in 5.17 | 1 in 7.47 | $1,000 | 3 | — |
| 6. Bingo Extra | $3 | 59.5% | $1.79 | 1 in 3.87 | 1 in 5.09 | 1 in 6.95 | $5,000 | 2 | — |
| 7. Frogger | $3 | 57.8% | $1.73 | 1 in 3.79 | 1 in 3.79 | 1 in 7.15 | $5,000 | 2 | — |
Frequently asked questions
- Which $3 New Mexico scratcher is best right now?
- Crossword Tripler (#682) at 63.4% current payout, about $1.90 back per ticket, as of October 14, 2026.
- Are $3 tickets better value than other prices in New Mexico?
- The $3 tier averages 63.6% current payout across 7 active games. For comparison, $1 games average 58.6%, $2 games average 56.6%, $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 $3 games are on sale in New Mexico?
- 7 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 $3 ticket price.