As of December 2014, draw games are Powerball, Mega Millions, Monopoly Millionaires' Club, Hot Lotto, Roadrunner Cash, Pick 3, Quicksters, and Lucky Numbers Bingo.
A seven-person board of directors appointed by the Government of New Mexico operates the Lottery, which has oversight from the Legislative Finance Committee.
The largest prize to date won on a ticket bought in New Mexico was for the Powerball drawing on September 27, 2008.
Red Hot Jackpot Bingo is an instant draw game in which the numbers to be matched are printed on the ticket itself.
Hot Lotto, whose basic game is $1 per play, has a $2-per-game option called Sizzler; it triples non-jackpot prizes.
Drawings are on Tuesdays and Fridays at 9:00 pm Mountain Time (the numbers are drawn in Atlanta.)
The advertised jackpot/grand prize is an estimated amount which is paid as a 30-payment graduated annuity (5 percent yearly) or, at the election of the winner, in a single lump sum payment of the cash value of the annuity jackpot/grand prize (subject to state and Federal taxes.)
Mega Millions (which began in 1996 as the six-state The Big Game) will undergo the latest of several format changes on October 28, 2017, which includes a $2 base play ($3 with the Megaplier).
Tickets cost $2 per play and can be purchased until 8:00 pm Mountain Time for that night's drawing.
Similar to Mega Millions' Megaplier option, Power Play can increase most prize levels.
NM Lottery Scratchers includes a wide variety of instant win games.
[2][3][4][5] The state of New Mexico requires that the lottery put 30% of its gross sales into the scholarship fund.