Overview
- Lotería Nacional unveiled a commemorative billete for the Pato Merlín this week and has put 2.4 million cachitos on sale for Sorteo Superior No. 2891, with the draw set for July 24, 2026.
- Each cachito is priced at 40 pesos, the Premio Mayor totals 17 million pesos across two series, and the total prize pool exceeds 51 million pesos.
- The owner, Karla Ivette Gómez López, received an official trademark certificate for “Pato Merlín” from the IMPI on June 26, 2026, giving the family legal control to license merchandise or partnerships.
- After meeting President Claudia Sheinbaum at Palacio Nacional, the Gómez family received housing support from Mexico City authorities, a material aid the owners say has already changed their living situation.
- Officials and analysts say the case shows how social media attention can turn a local, informal mascot into a state-recognized symbol and a monetizable intellectual property, and that Lotería Nacional is using contemporary icons to connect with public memory.