Lucky Numbers — $3 New Mexico Scratcher #646
Lucky Numbers (#646) is a $3 New Mexico scratcher launched on November 4, 2025. As of October 14, 2026 it ranks #15 of 47 active games on current payout (62.2%, $1.87 expected back per ticket) and #4 of 7 $3 games, #6 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.00) and #4 on top-prize odds (1 in 20,484). Since launch the payout has risen 4.6 points (57.6% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 32.2% (1 in 3.97 at launch). 2 of 20 top prizes of $500 remain, and we estimate 40,968 tickets are still unsold (91.8% 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 3.97 to 1 in 3.00, further than a game's odds really move. Its prize tiers disagree about how many tickets are left (between 0.03 million and 0.06 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 Lucky Numbers, 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, 13,651 of 125,392 prizes (10.9%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 1 in 24,875 | 1 in 20,484 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 10.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 2,979 | 1 in 4,552 | 167 | 158 | 9 | 5.4% |
| $50 | 1 in 587.4 | 1 in 803.3 | 847 | 796 | 51 | 6.0% |
| $30 | 1 in 100.0 | 1 in 138.9 | 4,974 | 4,679 | 295 | 5.9% |
| $20 | 1 in 100.2 | 1 in 118.4 | 4,966 | 4,620 | 346 | 7.0% |
| $15 | 1 in 99.7 | 1 in 108.7 | 4,989 | 4,612 | 377 | 7.6% |
| $10 | 1 in 33.4 | 1 in 32.1 | 14,908 | 13,633 | 1,275 | 8.6% |
| $4 | 1 in 14.3 | 1 in 10.3 | 34,848 | 30,862 | 3,986 | 11.4% |
| $3 | 1 in 8.34 | 1 in 5.60 | 59,673 | 52,363 | 7,310 | 12.3% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.97 | 1 in 3.00 | 125,392 | 111,741 | 13,651 | 10.9% |
How Lucky Numbers has moved
Lucky Numbers: common questions
- How many $500 prizes are left in Lucky Numbers?
- 2 of 20 as of October 14, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 20,484.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Lucky Numbers?
- 1 in 3.00 as of October 14, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.97 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.00, and the odds of winning more than the $3 ticket price are 1 in 6.46.
- Is Lucky Numbers worth buying?
- Its current payout is 62.2% ($1.87 back per $3 ticket), rank #15 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 Lucky Numbers tickets are left?
- We estimate 40,968 of roughly 497,673 printed tickets are unsold (91.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Lucky Numbers launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on November 4, 2025. 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
- Happy Pawlidays! — 60.9% payout, 1 in 3.95 any prize
- Bingo Extra — 59.5% payout, 1 in 3.87 any prize