Kerala’s (India) Pournami Lottery

Pournami lotteries are part of the Kerala lotteries. The Kerala lotteries have weekly lotteries it conducts. The Pournami lottery is the lottery that is played on Sundays.

Kerala state lotteries are run by the Government of Kerala. The Kerala lotteries have been successful in meeting its goal. It has over 400 employees who are employed in the lotteries division alone. There are 14 district offices with the regional office in the city of Ernakulam. The lotteries are now operated, run and managed by the Tax department of the state of Kerala.

Today, Pournami has hundreds of participants only within Kerala itself. The first draw of the Pournami lotteries was conducted on 23rd October 2011 and the very first jackpot prize given was Rs. 51, 00,000. Being a weekend lottery, it has a greater number of people investing in the tickets. Pournami, which is the lottery in the daily lotteries of Kerala is a Sunday lottery. The draws of this lottery happen every Sunday at 3 pm. The results are available live on the website from 3.30 pm to 4.20 pm every Sunday of the week. This information will then be added to the lottery history on the official website of the Kerala lotteries.

RULES

How to play Kerala’s Pournami Lottery

The structure of the Pournami lotteries is simple. All of the tickets will are sold with a series of letters. There will be 12 series in total. All of these begin with the letter “R”. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, or N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, X, Y, Z will be inserted as second letters in alternate draws. These two letters are followed by a combination of six different numbers that range between 1 and 9. The winning combination number series in order of first prize to all the consolation prizes are announced during the draw. Post this, winners can claim their prizes. There is a total of 9 lakhs printed tickets in each of the series making the overall total number of tickets printed for sale to be 108 lakh. A total of Rs. 14, 91, 42, 000 will be distributed among 1, 93, 345 prizes.

Who can play Kerala’s Pournami Lottery

In India, the age of attaining majority is 18. This applies to all the states. And accordingly, anyone who has reached the age of majority, i.e is 18 years and above 18 years of age can legally participate in the lotteries.

Kerala lottery tickets can also be purchased online via online websites and lottery agency run web pages. Players from anywhere in India and the world can purchase the lotteries. However, please note that although tickets can be purchased by anyone online, the claiming procedures can make it logistically difficult for players to participate. Similarly, players from other states and countries should check with the lottery laws of their respective jurisdictions as they are bound by those.

Winning Terms

The odds of winning Kerala’s Pournami Lottery

As mentioned, the lottery tickets for Pournami are released in 12 series of 9, 00, 000 each with a total of 108, 00,000 tickets that are sold and distributed in eight different tiers of prizes. Thus, the odds of winning the lottery depends on the price structure of the lotteries and the total number of tickets that are available. Based on this order of things, in order to win the tier prize of Rs. 65,00,000 , the chances of winning are 1 in 108,00,000. This is the same for the second tier prize of Rs. 5,00,000. There are a total of 12 winners for the third tier of prize Rs.1,00,000. The odds of winning this is 1 in 9,00,000. From the fourth tier, the odds of winning increase while the prize money and the number of prizes increase. There are 9,720 four tier prizes given out with the prize of Rs. 5,000. The odds of winning this tier is 1 in 1, 111. For the fifth tier, the odds of winning is 1 in 833. The prize amounts to Rs.2, 000 and this is given out to 12, 960 winners. The next winners (sixth, seventh and eighth tiers) get Rs. 1000 and Rs. 500 with odds of winning 1 in 332, 1 in 238 and 1 in 119 respectively.

Payments and Costs for Kerala’s Pournami Lottery

The Pournami lottery tickets cost Rs.30 each when purchased at local vendors and lottery agents.

Claiming the prize money

The Pournami lottery winners must claim their prize within 30 days from the day the winnings numbers are announced. Winners who win more than Rs. 1,00,000 should claim their prizes directly from the authority of the director of Kerala lotteries. The winner needs to affix their signature, name and address on the space provided in the back side of the lottery ticket. With this original ticket, the winner must also fill out a claim form, two passport sizes photos and receipt for prize money must be submitted. These can be submitted at a national or scheduled bank with a self-attested PAN card. Those who have won less than Rs. 1,00,000 can claim prizes from the district office.

Tax payments for Kerala’s Pournami Lottery

30% will be deducted as the tax for prizes above Rs. 10,000. No surcharges are charged on the prize monies.

Good Causes Supported by Kerala’s Pournami Lottery

The Kerala lottery set out to create jobs in the state. That was the primary goal. As of today, the lotteries have been successful is creating over 420 jobs in the state.

Summary

Pournami lotteries has one of the most transparent draws in India. Although, odds of winning the jackpot is low, there are prizes that still offer a good amount to the winners. What better way to begin your week than with lottery won monies?