The current odds of winning any prize on Merry Money are 1 in 4.01 (24.95%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $20 top prize.

Yes. 3226 of the 4217 $20 top prizes have been claimed, and 991 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 6, 2026. We estimate about 30% of the game's 536,059 tickets are still unsold.

No. New Mexico Lottery sales of Merry Money ended on Sep 17, 2026.

Among the 13 $1 New Mexico scratchers on sale, Merry Money ranks #1 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.01 tickets winning at least the $1 ticket price back or a free ticket. No other $1 New Mexico scratcher has better odds of breaking even right now.

Merry Money has 5 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $20 at 1 in 160 (991 of 4,217 left); $10+ at 1 in 64.8 (1,463 of 6,278 left); $5+ at 1 in 23.4 (4,330 of 18,853 left); $2+ at 1 in 9.3 (10,312 of 31,480 left); Free ticket at 1 in 4.01 (22,563 of 75,574 left).

The odds of winning at least your $1 back on one Merry Money ticket are 1 in 4.01 (24.95%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 9.3 (10.75%).

Merry Money 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.

Merry Money, a $1 New Mexico scratcher, was released on Oct 7, 2025 by the New Mexico Lottery.