Bonus Money — $10 New Mexico Scratcher #598
Bonus Money (#598) is a $10 New Mexico scratcher launched on July 2, 2024. As of October 14, 2026 it ranks #7 of 47 active games on current payout (67.1%, $6.71 expected back per ticket) and #3 of 7 $10 games, #8 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.21) and #38 on top-prize odds (1 in 170,602). Since launch the payout has risen 2.9 points (64.2% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 5.9% (1 in 3.40 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $10,000 remain, and we estimate 170,602 tickets are still unsold (54.6% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Bonus Money, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 53,166 of 110,731 prizes (48.0%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | 1 in 125,380 | 1 in 170,602 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3% |
| $500 | 1 in 12,538 | 1 in 13,123 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 43.3% |
| $200 | 1 in 2,442 | 1 in 2,305 | 154 | 80 | 74 | 48.1% |
| $100 | 1 in 94.9 | 1 in 92.1 | 3,965 | 2,113 | 1,852 | 46.7% |
| $50 | 1 in 30.0 | 1 in 28.9 | 12,537 | 6,626 | 5,911 | 47.1% |
| $20 | 1 in 15.0 | 1 in 14.3 | 25,058 | 13,115 | 11,943 | 47.7% |
| $15 | 1 in 15.0 | 1 in 14.2 | 25,077 | 13,039 | 12,038 | 48.0% |
| $10 | 1 in 8.57 | 1 in 8.00 | 43,907 | 22,573 | 21,334 | 48.6% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.40 | 1 in 3.21 | 110,731 | 57,565 | 53,166 | 48.0% |
How Bonus Money has moved
Bonus Money: common questions
- How many $10,000 prizes are left in Bonus Money?
- 1 of 3 as of October 14, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 170,602.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Bonus Money?
- 1 in 3.21 as of October 14, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.40 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.21, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 5.36.
- Is Bonus Money worth buying?
- Its current payout is 67.1% ($6.71 back per $10 ticket), rank #7 of 47 in New Mexico. The best $10 alternative as of October 14, 2026 is Double Your Luck (#629, $10) at 68.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Bonus Money tickets are left?
- We estimate 170,602 of roughly 376,283 printed tickets are unsold (54.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Bonus Money launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on July 2, 2024. It is still on sale.
Other $10 New Mexico scratchers
- Double Your Luck — 68.2% payout, 1 in 3.52 any prize
- $25, $50 or $100! — 68.1% payout, 1 in 7.35 any prize
- Gold Rush — 61.5% payout, 1 in 3.36 any prize
- MYSTERY CROSSWORD — 61.3% payout, 1 in 2.78 any prize
- Triple Red 777s — 57.3% payout, 1 in 3.55 any prize