The current odds of winning any prize on Cool Cat are 1 in 5.27 (18.97%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $500 top prize.

Yes. 6 of the 7 $500 top prizes have been claimed, and 1 is still unclaimed, as of Nov 12, 2026. We estimate about 22% of the game's 617,194 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Cool Cat is on sale at New Mexico Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 14 $1 New Mexico scratchers on sale, Cool Cat ranks #13 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 5.27 tickets winning at least the $1 ticket price back or a free ticket. Right now the $1 game with the best odds of breaking even is Merry Money, where 1 in 4.01 tickets wins at least $1 back.

Cool Cat has 11 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $500 at 1 in 134,896 (1 of 7 left); $100+ at 1 in 6,424 (20 of 210 left); $50+ at 1 in 1,752 (56 of 615 left); $20+ at 1 in 480 (204 of 2,043 left); $15+ at 1 in 286 (190 of 2,074 left); $10+ at 1 in 193 (227 of 2,072 left); $5+ at 1 in 74 (1,125 of 8,216 left); $3+ at 1 in 25.9 (3,384 of 20,580 left); $2+ at 1 in 14.7 (3,949 of 20,580 left); $1+ at 1 in 7.72 (8,321 of 37,052 left); Free ticket at 1 in 5.27 (8,116 of 37,036 left).

The odds of winning at least your $1 back on one Cool Cat ticket are 1 in 5.27 (18.97%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 14.7 (6.79%).

Cool Cat costs $1 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.

Cool Cat, a $1 New Mexico scratcher, was released on May 6, 2025 by the New Mexico Lottery.