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Mega prize of $36 million for “Lucky Start Jan 1”

28/12/2020 17:37

A mega prize of $36 million is on offer for “Lucky Start Jan 1” to mark the first race meeting of 2021. As the Triple Trio is estimated to reach $16 million for a single $10 winning unit, the Quartet & First 4 Merged Pool will be allocated a jackpot of $2 million, and the Six Win Bonus and 1st Double Trio will carry a jackpot, racing fans will be given a chance to win a mega prize.

$16 million dividend for Triple Trio
The “Lucky Start Jan 1” race meeting will be held at Sha Tin Racecourse on Friday, 1 January 2021. As the Triple Trio will be topped up to $8.5 million from the Jackpot Reserve, the estimated dividend for a single $10 winning unit could reach $16 million.

Of the Triple Trio payouts at Sha Tin day race meetings recorded so far since the last racing season, all top-three payouts were close to or even more than $10 million for a $10 winning unit. Meanwhile, the highest payout was more than $16 million which was also recorded on a “Lucky Start Jan 1” race day.

Top-three payouts on the Triple Trio for Sha Tin day race meetings since the 2019/20 racing season (as of 26 December 2020)

Ranking Race Meeting Date Triple Trio Dividend for a $10 Winning Unit
1 01/01/2020 $16,607,586
2 12/07/2020 $10,507,328
3 14/11/2020 $9,544,860

$2 million jackpot for Quartet & First 4 Merged Pool
The Quartet & First 4 Merged Pool on 1 January 2021 will also be topped up with a $2 million jackpot for Race 7 and Race 11, with $1 million allocated to each race.

Looking at the payout record of “Lucky Start Jan 1” for this year’s race meeting, the highest dividend for the Quartet and the First 4 were both recorded at Race 10. The Quartet had the highest payout of more than $1.2 million for a $10 winning unit, while the First 4 had the highest dividend of close to $40,000 for a $10 winning unit.

The highest dividend for the Quartet & First 4 Merged Pool on 1 January 2020

Betting Pool Race Dividend for a $10 Winning Unit
Quartet 10 $1,215,960
First 4 10 $38,668

$12 million dividend for Six Win Bonus
A jackpot of $6.4 million will be carried forward to the Six Win Bonus for “Lucky Start Jan 1” race day, meaning that the estimated payout for a $10 winning unit will be up to $12 million.

$6 million dividend for 1st Double Trio
A jackpot of $1.3 million for 1st Double Trio will be carried forward to this Friday’s race meeting. If there is only one single $10 winning unit, the payout of the 1st Double Trio is expected to be up to $6 million.

All betting pools for the “Lucky Start Jan 1” race meeting will start selling from noon on 31 December.

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