Cash Games — $5 New Mexico Scratcher #575
Cash Games (#575) is a $5 New Mexico scratcher launched on August 10, 2026. As of October 14, 2026 it ranks #10 of 47 active games on current payout (63.9%, $3.19 expected back per ticket) and #3 of 10 $5 games, #19 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.66) and #23 on top-prize odds (1 in 94,831). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.8 points (64.6% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 1.7% (1 in 3.60 at launch). 3 of 3 top prizes of $15,000 remain, and we estimate 284,493 tickets are still unsold (21.8% 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 Cash Games, 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, 77,628 of 100,841 prizes (77.0%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,000 | 1 in 121,200 | 1 in 94,831 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 45,450 | 1 in 56,899 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 62.5% |
| $500 | 1 in 18,180 | 1 in 16,735 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 85.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 456.2 | 1 in 478.1 | 797 | 202 | 595 | 74.7% |
| $50 | 1 in 118.2 | 1 in 122.5 | 3,076 | 754 | 2,322 | 75.5% |
| $20 | 1 in 59.8 | 1 in 61.8 | 6,078 | 1,472 | 4,606 | 75.8% |
| $15 | 1 in 30.1 | 1 in 30.8 | 12,092 | 2,854 | 9,238 | 76.4% |
| $10 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 10.2 | 36,356 | 8,481 | 27,875 | 76.7% |
| $5 | 1 in 8.57 | 1 in 8.63 | 42,411 | 9,444 | 32,967 | 77.7% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.60 | 1 in 3.66 | 100,841 | 23,213 | 77,628 | 77.0% |
How Cash Games has moved
Cash Games: common questions
- How many $15,000 prizes are left in Cash Games?
- 3 of 3 as of October 14, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 94,831.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Cash Games?
- 1 in 3.66 as of October 14, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.60 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.66, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.37.
- Is Cash Games worth buying?
- Its current payout is 63.9% ($3.19 back per $5 ticket), rank #10 of 47 in New Mexico. The best $5 alternative as of October 14, 2026 is Money Rush (#618, $5) at 67.5%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Cash Games tickets are left?
- We estimate 284,493 of roughly 363,462 printed tickets are unsold (21.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Cash Games launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on August 10, 2026. It is still on sale.
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