Total prizes of over $80 million will be on offer to celebrate the Year of the Monkey. The race meeting on the third day of Chinese New Year (CNY) will see an estimated $28 million of Triple Trio dividend up for grabs for a single $10 winning unit and a total Quartet & First 4 jackpot of $2 million will also be allocated. Besides, the Mark Six Snowball draw on the fourth day of CNY offers a first prize of up to $50 million.*
$50 million first prize for Mark Six CNY Snowball draw on sale from today
A Mark Six Chinese New Year Snowball draw will be held on the 4th day of CNY (Thursday, 11 February) at 9:30pm. The draw will carry a snowball of $38 million, with a possible $50 million up for grabs by a single first prize winner. Tickets for the Snowball draw will be available for purchase from today at all OCBBs^, through Telebet and Interactive Services.
Record shows that in Mark Six CNY Snowball history, a number has been drawn nine times while two other numbers have appeared eight times. These numbers are the luckiest numbers in CNY Snowball draw:
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Lucky numbers in CNY Snowball draws
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Number of times drawn
(including as extra number)
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11
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9 times
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29, 37
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8 times each
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Besides, for the last ten CNY Snowball draws, two of the bettors won the jackpot with “Banker” bet formula. Details are as follows:
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Draw date
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Bet Formula
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First prize dividend
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6/2/2007
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5 bankers with 5 legs
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$27,617,675
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9/2/2010
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5 bankers with full field
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$38,609,565
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$28 million Triple Trio dividend for CNY race meeting
An estimated Triple Trio dividend of $28 million will be available for a single $10 winning unit at the CNY race meeting on the third day of the Chinese New Year (10 February), as the Triple Trio pool will be topped up with $17 million from the Triple Trio Jackpot Reserve. In addition, the Quartet & First 4 Merged Pool on the same race meeting will also be topped up with a $2 million jackpot for the first leg of the Triple Trio (Race 5) and the last race (Race 11), with each be allocated $1 million dollars. Bets for the CNY meeting will be accepted from 9 February (Tuesday).
At the last two Chinese New Year race meetings, some lucky customers won Triple Trio payouts by placing banker bets from $120 to $216. Details are as follows:
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Race Meeting
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Bet formula
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Unit bet per bet
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Total bet amount
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Triple Trio Payout
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21/02/15
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1st Leg: 2 Bankers and 2 Selections
2nd Leg: 2 Bankers and 3 Selections
3rd Leg: 2 Bankers and 2 Selections
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$10
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$120
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$144,448 (Including $254 Consolation Prize)
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1st Leg: 1 Banker and 3 Selections
2nd Leg: 1 Banker and 3 Selections
3rd Leg: 1 Banker and 3 Selections
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$7.41
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$200
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$107,186.5 (Including $376.35 Consolation Prize)
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Race Meeting
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Bet formula
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Unit bet per bet
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Total bet amount
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Triple Trio Payout
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2/02/14
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1st Leg: 1 Banker and 4 Selections
2nd Leg: 2 Bankers and 4 Selections
3rd Leg: 3 Selections
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$5
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$120
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$9,406,048.5
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1st Leg: 1 Banker and 4 Selections
2nd Leg: 1 Banker and 4 Selections
3rd Leg: 1 Banker and 3 Selections
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$2
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$216
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$3,820,814 (Including $58,394.5 Consolation Prize)
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*All customers must be aged 18 and above
^The opening hours of OCBBs during CNY will be announced later
