The current odds of winning any prize on Hit $500 are 1 in 3.74 (26.72%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $500 top prize.

Yes. 299 of the 300 $500 top prizes have been claimed, and 1 is still unclaimed, as of Nov 12, 2026. We estimate about 5% of the game's 366,082 tickets are still unsold.

No. New Mexico Lottery sales of Hit $500 ended on Sep 17, 2026.

Among the 10 $10 New Mexico scratchers on sale, Hit $500 ranks #8 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.74 tickets winning at least the $10 ticket price back. Right now the $10 game with the best odds of breaking even is MYSTERY CROSSWORD, where 1 in 3.15 tickets wins at least $10 back.

Hit $500 has 7 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $500 at 1 in 16,500 (1 of 300 left); $250+ at 1 in 5,500 (2 of 201 left); $100+ at 1 in 1,375 (9 of 615 left); $50+ at 1 in 52.7 (301 of 12,202 left); $20+ at 1 in 16 (720 of 24,404 left); $15+ at 1 in 7.87 (1,063 of 24,404 left); $10+ at 1 in 3.74 (2,313 of 48,808 left).

The odds of winning at least your $10 back on one Hit $500 ticket are 1 in 3.74 (26.72%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 7.87 (12.70%).

Hit $500 costs $10 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.

Hit $500, a $10 New Mexico scratcher, was released on Jul 1, 2025 by the New Mexico Lottery.