Aardbargain Guide to New Mexico
An Intelligent Guide to the Land of Enchantment
New Mexico Lottery
There are several lottery games available to play in New Mexico.
Hot Lotto - This is the actual state lottery for New Mexico. Top prizes are often in the low millions.
Powerball - Powerball is a multi-state lottery, with higher odds and bigger payouts.
Scratchers - Scratchers are, of course, scratch-off instant-win lottery tickets. Prices range from $1 to $20. Prizes range from $1 to $500,000.
Roadrunner Cash - Roadrunner Cash is a lottery drawing game with better odds and lower prizes. To give you an idea, as of this writing, the top prize is $31,000. You choose five numbers, from 1 to 34.
Pick 3 - You've probably already guessed how many numbers you need to pick to win this game. You pick three numbers, from 0 to 9. Top prize of $500 is for a straight, which means the numbers have to be in order.
The lottery in New Mexico appears to be well run, and funds state college scholarships.
What Would Be Nice - Our only suggestion for the New Mexico Lottery is to offer mail-in subscriptions for state residents to Hot Lotto. Many other state lottery agencies do this, and that way folks don't have to worry about not playing the lottery when they're out of town.
For Winning Numbers
Winning numbers for all games are posted on the New Mexico Lottery Website.
Books Related to Lotto
Who knows - maybe you're not winning because you haven't read the right books . . .
