Kerala lottery Pooja Bumper 2018: the Directorate of Kerala State Lotteries is all set to announce the annual Pooja Bumper lottery results today. The live results is likely to be declared around 3 pm, shortly after which the full winner list will be uploaded on the official website www.keralalotteries.com.
Each Pooja Bumper lottery ticket costs Rs 150, and the first prize is Rs 4 crore. There will be five second prizes of Rs 50 lakh each and 10 third prizes of Rs 5 lakh each.
A total of 45 lakh tickets, in five series — NA, VA, RA, TH, RI — were printed for the annual Pooja Bumper draw. There will a consolation prize of Rs 1 lakh on four tickets that will match the winning first prize number but from different series.
The Kerala Pooja Bumper lottery draw is usually held in November.
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Pooja Bumper 2018 prize structure
1st prize: Rs 4 crore; No of prizes: 1
2nd prize: Rs 50 lakh; No. of prizes: 5; Total prize money: Rs 2.5 lakh
3rd prize: Rs 5,00,000; No. of prizes: 10 (2 in each series); Total prize money: Rs 50,00,000
4th prize: Rs 1,0000; No. of prizes: 45; Total prize amount: Rs 4,50,000
5th prize: Rs 5,000; No. of prizes: 9,000; Total prize amount: Rs 4,50,00,000
6th prize: Rs 3,000; No. of prizes: 6,750; Total prize amount: Rs 2,02,50,000
7th prize: 1,000; No. of prizes: 13,500; Total prize amount: Rs 1,35,00,000
8th prize: Rs 500; No. of prizes: 18,000; Total prize amount: Rs 90,00,000
9th prize: Rs 200; No. of prizes: 45,000; Total prize amount: Rs 90,00,000
Consolation prize: Rs 1,00,000; No. of prizes 4; Total prize amount: 4,00,000
The Directorate of Kerala State Lotteries advises the prize winners to surrender the tickets within 30 days, after verifying the winning numbers with the results published in the Kerala Government Gazatte.
The Kerala Pooja Bumper Lottery is a yearly bumper lottery conducted by the Kerala lotteries department on the occasion of Durga Pooja.