Spicy Hot Riches — $5 New Mexico Scratcher #640
Spicy Hot Riches (#640) is a $5 New Mexico scratcher launched on August 4, 2026. As of October 14, 2026 it ranks #19 of 47 active games on current payout (61.3%, $3.06 expected back per ticket) and #5 of 10 $5 games, #16 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.59) and #42 on top-prize odds (1 in 196,176). Since launch the payout has risen 0.6 points (60.7% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 1.9% (1 in 3.66 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $20,000 remain, and we estimate 392,352 tickets are still unsold (20.9% 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 Spicy Hot Riches, 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, 109,360 of 135,625 prizes (80.6%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,000 | 1 in 165,360 | 1 in 196,176 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66.7% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 62,010 | 1 in 56,050 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 87.5% |
| $500 | 1 in 16,536 | 1 in 17,059 | 30 | 7 | 23 | 76.7% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,490 | 1 in 1,492 | 333 | 70 | 263 | 79.0% |
| $50 | 1 in 166.1 | 1 in 163.8 | 2,986 | 590 | 2,396 | 80.2% |
| $20 | 1 in 60.0 | 1 in 59.2 | 8,274 | 1,642 | 6,632 | 80.2% |
| $15 | 1 in 20.0 | 1 in 19.8 | 24,794 | 4,968 | 19,826 | 80.0% |
| $10 | 1 in 12.0 | 1 in 11.8 | 41,335 | 7,984 | 33,351 | 80.7% |
| $5 | 1 in 8.57 | 1 in 8.37 | 57,862 | 11,002 | 46,860 | 81.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.66 | 1 in 3.59 | 135,625 | 26,265 | 109,360 | 80.6% |
How Spicy Hot Riches has moved
Spicy Hot Riches: common questions
- How many $20,000 prizes are left in Spicy Hot Riches?
- 2 of 3 as of October 14, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 196,176.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Spicy Hot Riches?
- 1 in 3.59 as of October 14, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.66 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.59, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.28.
- Is Spicy Hot Riches worth buying?
- Its current payout is 61.3% ($3.06 back per $5 ticket), rank #19 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 Spicy Hot Riches tickets are left?
- We estimate 392,352 of roughly 495,877 printed tickets are unsold (20.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Spicy Hot Riches launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on August 4, 2026. It is still on sale.
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