The current odds of winning any prize on $10,000 Grande Crossword are 1 in 4.11 (24.32%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $10,000 top prize.

Yes. 1 of the 3 $10,000 top prizes has been claimed, and 2 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 7, 2026. We estimate about 53% of the game's 496,836 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. $10,000 Grande Crossword is on sale at New Mexico Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 8 $3 New Mexico scratchers on sale, $10,000 Grande Crossword ranks #5 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.11 tickets winning at least the $3 ticket price back or a free ticket. Right now the $3 game with the best odds of breaking even is Frogger, where 1 in 3.91 tickets wins at least $3 back.

$10,000 Grande Crossword has 10 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $10,000 at 1 in 132,559 (2 of 3 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 44,186 (4 of 10 left); $100+ at 1 in 2,173 (116 of 252 left); $50+ at 1 in 473 (439 of 1,007 left); $30+ at 1 in 178 (930 of 2,072 left); $20+ at 1 in 70.8 (2,253 of 4,962 left); $15+ at 1 in 32 (4,538 of 9,924 left); $10+ at 1 in 17.4 (6,984 of 14,886 left); $5+ at 1 in 8.25 (16,879 of 34,734 left); Free ticket at 1 in 4.11 (32,337 of 59,544 left).

The odds of winning at least your $3 back on one $10,000 Grande Crossword ticket are 1 in 4.11 (24.32%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 8.25 (12.12%).

$10,000 Grande Crossword costs $3 per ticket. It is sold at authorized New Mexico Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — New Mexico scratchers and New Mexico scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The New Mexico Lottery lists them under "Scratchers" on its own site. "Scratchers" is simply what most players in New Mexico call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. Every game ranked on this page is the same physical ticket, whichever name you use for it.

$10,000 Grande Crossword, a $3 New Mexico scratcher, was released on Jul 7, 2026 by the New Mexico Lottery.