New Scratchers in New Mexico (October 2026)
The newest New Mexico scratchers, all launched October 6, 2026, are Snowman Cash ($5, top prize $5,000), Happy Pawlidays! ($3, top prize $1,000), and ELF ($2, top prize $500). 10 games have launched in the last 90 days, as of October 14, 2026.
New New Mexico scratchers, newest first
| Launched | Game | Price | Top prize | Top prizes left | Payout now | EV / ticket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 6, 2026 | Snowman Cash | $5 | $5,000 | 3 of 3 | 59.1% | $2.96 |
| October 6, 2026 | Happy Pawlidays! | $3 | $1,000 | 3 of 3 | 60.9% | $1.83 |
| October 6, 2026 | ELF | $2 | $500 | 20 of 20 | 58.9% | $1.18 |
| October 6, 2026 | Winter Cash | $1 | $25 | 4,179 of 4,213 | 60.3% | $0.60 |
| September 1, 2026 | Frogger | $3 | $5,000 | 2 of 3 | 57.8% | $1.73 |
| September 1, 2026 | Lucky Stars | $1 | $1,000 | 3 of 3 | 59.7% | $0.60 |
| August 10, 2026 | Sizzling Riches | $20 | $200,000 | 2 of 3 | 74.2% | $14.84 |
| August 10, 2026 | Cash Games | $5 | $15,000 | 3 of 3 | 63.9% | $3.19 |
| August 4, 2026 | Zoltar® Crossword | $15 | $25,000 | 4 of 4 | 63.7% | $9.55 |
| August 4, 2026 | Spicy Hot Riches | $5 | $20,000 | 2 of 3 | 61.3% | $3.06 |
Launch dates are New Mexico's own. Payout now is what the prizes still unclaimed return per dollar of the tickets still unsold — the number the New Mexico hub ranks by — and EV / ticket is the same thing in dollars. See the methodology.
Also in New Mexico: New Mexico scratchers with the most prizes remaining · every New Mexico game ranked by payout · New Mexico lottery results
What to expect from a new game
A game on its launch day has every prize unclaimed, so the odds and payout you see are the printed ones. They start moving the moment prizes are claimed: the payout drifts down as top prizes are hit and up as ordinary tickets are sold without hitting them. That means a new release is neither a bargain nor a trap on its own; it is simply a game with no history yet. What a new game does offer is certainty. The top prizes are definitely still available, which is not true of a game that has been on shelves for a year.
Each new game: odds and payout
- $5
Snowman Cash
#696 · launched October 6, 202659.1% payout now- EV / ticket
- $2.96
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.65
- Beats price
- 1 in 7.06
- Top prizes
- 3 of 3
New - $3
Happy Pawlidays!
#695 · launched October 6, 202660.9% payout now- EV / ticket
- $1.83
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.95
- Beats price
- 1 in 7.47
- Top prizes
- 3 of 3
New - $2
ELF
#694 · launched October 6, 202658.9% payout now- EV / ticket
- $1.18
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.98
- Beats price
- 1 in 8.03
- Top prizes
- 20 of 20
New - $1
Winter Cash
#693 · launched October 6, 202660.3% 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 - $3
Frogger
#692 · launched September 1, 202657.8% payout now- EV / ticket
- $1.73
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.79
- Beats price
- 1 in 7.15
- Top prizes
- 2 of 3
- $1
Lucky Stars
#685 · launched September 1, 202659.7% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.60
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.87
- Beats price
- 1 in 13.3
- Top prizes
- 3 of 3
- $20
Sizzling Riches
#608 · launched August 10, 202674.2% payout now- EV / ticket
- $14.84
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.19
- Beats price
- 1 in 5.52
- Top prizes
- 2 of 3
- $5
Cash Games
#575 · launched August 10, 202663.9% payout now- EV / ticket
- $3.19
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.66
- Beats price
- 1 in 6.37
- Top prizes
- 3 of 3
- $15
Zoltar® Crossword
#691 · launched August 4, 202663.7% payout now- EV / ticket
- $9.55
- Any prize
- 1 in 2.97
- Beats price
- 1 in 4.25
- Top prizes
- 4 of 4
- $5
Spicy Hot Riches
#640 · launched August 4, 202661.3% payout now- EV / ticket
- $3.06
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.59
- Beats price
- 1 in 6.28
- Top prizes
- 2 of 3
Frequently asked questions
- How many new New Mexico scratchers launched recently?
- 10 in the last 90 days, 4 of them in the last 30, as of October 14, 2026.
- Are new scratchers better than older ones?
- Not automatically. A brand-new game has every prize unclaimed, so its odds match the printed values, but an older game whose top prizes are still out there and whose tickets are mostly sold can carry a higher current payout. Compare on the New Mexico hub rather than assuming.
- What should I check before buying a new game?
- The printed overall odds, the payout, and whether the price tier is one you would normally buy. On a new game these are the launch numbers; nothing has moved yet.
- How quickly do you list new games?
- Within hours of the New Mexico Lottery publishing them: we re-read its official prize data four times a day.