Happy Pawlidays! — $3 New Mexico Scratcher #695
Happy Pawlidays! (#695) is a $3 New Mexico scratcher launched on October 6, 2026. As of October 14, 2026 it ranks #21 of 47 active games on current payout (60.9%, $1.83 expected back per ticket) and #5 of 7 $3 games, #31 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.95) and #18 on top-prize odds (1 in 80,408). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.2 points (61.1% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 0.3% (1 in 3.93 at launch). 3 of 3 top prizes of $1,000 remain, and we estimate 241,224 tickets are still unsold (1.2% 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 Happy Pawlidays!, 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, 61,129 of 62,083 prizes (98.5%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000 | 1 in 81,367 | 1 in 80,408 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 20,342 | 1 in 20,102 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 100.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,197 | 1 in 1,200 | 204 | 3 | 201 | 98.5% |
| $50 | 1 in 290.9 | 1 in 291.0 | 839 | 10 | 829 | 98.8% |
| $20 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 50.2 | 4,882 | 80 | 4,802 | 98.4% |
| $10 | 1 in 33.3 | 1 in 33.6 | 7,323 | 135 | 7,188 | 98.2% |
| $6 | 1 in 12.5 | 1 in 12.5 | 19,528 | 274 | 19,254 | 98.6% |
| FREE $3 TICKETfree ticket | 1 in 16.6 | 1 in 16.7 | 14,672 | 234 | 14,438 | 98.4% |
| $3 | 1 in 16.7 | 1 in 16.7 | 14,620 | 218 | 14,402 | 98.5% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.93 | 1 in 3.95 | 62,083 | 954 | 61,129 | 98.5% |
How Happy Pawlidays! has moved
Happy Pawlidays!: common questions
- How many $1,000 prizes are left in Happy Pawlidays!?
- 3 of 3 as of October 14, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 80,408.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Happy Pawlidays!?
- 1 in 3.95 as of October 14, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.93 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 5.17, and the odds of winning more than the $3 ticket price are 1 in 7.47.
- Is Happy Pawlidays! worth buying?
- Its current payout is 60.9% ($1.83 back per $3 ticket), rank #21 of 47 in New Mexico. The best $3 alternative as of October 14, 2026 is Lucky 7s (#627, $3) at 78.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Happy Pawlidays! tickets are left?
- We estimate 241,224 of roughly 244,142 printed tickets are unsold (1.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Happy Pawlidays! launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on October 6, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $3 New Mexico scratchers
- Lucky 7s — 78.4% payout, 1 in 2.05 any prize
- Crossword Tripler — 63.4% payout, 1 in 3.69 any prize
- $10,000 Grande Crossword — 63.1% payout, 1 in 3.67 any prize
- Lucky Numbers — 62.2% payout, 1 in 3.00 any prize
- Bingo Extra — 59.5% payout, 1 in 3.87 any prize