The current odds of winning any prize on Fast Cash are 1 in 4.05 (24.69%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $500 top prize.

Yes. 11 of the 20 $500 top prizes have been claimed, and 9 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 28, 2026. We estimate about 50% of the game's 495,190 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 11 $2 New Mexico scratchers on sale, Fast Cash ranks #4 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.05 tickets winning at least the $2 ticket price back or a free ticket. Right now the $2 game with the best odds of breaking even is ELF, where 1 in 3.99 tickets wins at least $2 back.

Fast Cash has 9 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $500 at 1 in 27,643 (9 of 20 left); $100+ at 1 in 2,415 (94 of 198 left); $50+ at 1 in 285 (771 of 1,679 left); $20+ at 1 in 104 (1,519 of 3,303 left); $10+ at 1 in 35.2 (4,683 of 9,909 left); $5+ at 1 in 15 (9,519 of 19,818 left); $3+ at 1 in 8.36 (13,162 of 26,424 left); $2+ at 1 in 5 (20,011 of 39,636 left); Free ticket at 1 in 4.05 (11,669 of 23,121 left).

The odds of winning at least your $2 back on one Fast Cash ticket are 1 in 4.05 (24.69%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 8.36 (11.96%).

Fast Cash costs $2 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.

Fast Cash, a $2 New Mexico scratcher, was released on Apr 21, 2026 by the New Mexico Lottery.