Cool Cat — $1 New Mexico Scratcher #634
Cool Cat (#634) is a $1 New Mexico scratcher launched on May 6, 2025. As of October 14, 2026 it ranks #16 of 47 active games on current payout (62.1%, $0.62 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 10 $1 games, #12 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.45) and #21 on top-prize odds (1 in 89,369). Since launch the payout has risen 2.8 points (59.3% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 37.1% (1 in 4.73 at launch). 1 of 7 top prizes of $500 remain, and we estimate 89,369 tickets are still unsold (85.5% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price. A caution on the current figures: the any-prize odds have moved from 1 in 4.73 to 1 in 3.45, further than a game's odds really move. Its prize tiers disagree about how many tickets are left (between 0.06 million and 0.14 million), usually because small prizes are claimed late, and the current odds and payout lean on that disagreement. The printed odds are the safer guide, and our summaries do not name this game the best of anything (how we estimate).
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Cool Cat, 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, 25,885 of 130,485 prizes (19.8%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 1 in 88,243 | 1 in 89,369 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14.3% |
| $100 | 1 in 2,941 | 1 in 4,256 | 210 | 189 | 21 | 10.0% |
| $50 | 1 in 1,004 | 1 in 1,596 | 615 | 559 | 56 | 9.1% |
| $20 | 1 in 302.4 | 1 in 423.6 | 2,043 | 1,832 | 211 | 10.3% |
| $15 | 1 in 297.8 | 1 in 456.0 | 2,074 | 1,878 | 196 | 9.5% |
| $10 | 1 in 298.1 | 1 in 386.9 | 2,072 | 1,841 | 231 | 11.1% |
| $5 | 1 in 75.2 | 1 in 78.1 | 8,216 | 7,072 | 1,144 | 13.9% |
| $3 | 1 in 30.0 | 1 in 26.1 | 20,580 | 17,150 | 3,430 | 16.7% |
| $2 | 1 in 30.0 | 1 in 22.3 | 20,580 | 16,575 | 4,005 | 19.5% |
| $1 | 1 in 16.7 | 1 in 10.6 | 37,052 | 28,655 | 8,397 | 22.7% |
| FREE $1 TICKETfree ticket | 1 in 16.7 | 1 in 10.9 | 37,036 | 28,843 | 8,193 | 22.1% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.73 | 1 in 3.45 | 130,485 | 104,600 | 25,885 | 19.8% |
How Cool Cat has moved
Cool Cat: common questions
- How many $500 prizes are left in Cool Cat?
- 1 of 7 as of October 14, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 89,369.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Cool Cat?
- 1 in 3.45 as of October 14, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.73 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.78, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 9.61.
- Is Cool Cat worth buying?
- Its current payout is 62.1% ($0.62 back per $1 ticket), rank #16 of 47 in New Mexico. The best $1 alternative as of October 14, 2026 is Dinero Loco (#673, $1) at 60.3%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Cool Cat tickets are left?
- We estimate 89,369 of roughly 617,657 printed tickets are unsold (85.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Cool Cat launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on May 6, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $1 New Mexico scratchers
- Dinero Loco — 60.3% payout, 1 in 4.36 any prize
- Winter Cash — 60.3% payout, 1 in 4.76 any prize
- Great 8s — 60.2% payout, 1 in 3.92 any prize
- Lucky Stars — 59.7% payout, 1 in 4.87 any prize
- Red Hot Double Doubler — 57.7% payout, 1 in 4.89 any prize