The current odds of winning any prize on Great 8s are 1 in 5.16 (19.38%), 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 20% of the game's 614,730 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Great 8s 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, Great 8s ranks #12 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 5.16 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.

Great 8s 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 125,904 (1 of 7 left); $100+ at 1 in 6,627 (18 of 170 left); $50+ at 1 in 1,464 (67 of 527 left); $20+ at 1 in 362 (262 of 2,035 left); $15+ at 1 in 213 (243 of 2,034 left); $10+ at 1 in 140 (311 of 2,084 left); $5+ at 1 in 60 (1,198 of 8,201 left); $3+ at 1 in 22.9 (3,393 of 20,470 left); $2+ at 1 in 13.6 (3,772 of 20,470 left); $1+ at 1 in 7.41 (7,720 of 36,891 left); Free ticket at 1 in 5.16 (7,417 of 36,801 left).

The odds of winning at least your $1 back on one Great 8s ticket are 1 in 5.16 (19.38%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 13.6 (7.36%).

Great 8s 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.

Great 8s, a $1 New Mexico scratcher, was released on Feb 3, 2026 by the New Mexico Lottery.