The Mark Six New Year Snowball draw* will be held on Wednesday (3 January 2024). As the draw will carry a snowball of $60 million, it is estimated that the First Division Prize Fund for a single $10 winning unit could reach $80 million.
The draw will be held at 9:30pm on Wednesday and will be broadcast live on the TVB Finance, Sports and Information Channel (Channel 85). Tickets will stop selling at 9:15pm on the same evening.
“Lucky numbers” from past New Year Snowball draws
In the past ten New Year Snowball draws, number “8” has been drawn four times. Numbers “25”, “32”, “35”, “36”, “39” and “46” have all been drawn three times each. These numbers could be considered as “Lucky Numbers”.
| “Lucky Numbers” for the past New Year Snowball draws (including extra number) | Number of times drawn |
|---|---|
| 8 | 4 |
| 25、32、35、36、39、46 | 3 each |
Winners won with multiple entry tickets in the recent Snowballs
Seven winners won the first prize with the multiple entry tickets in the recent seven Snowball draws, including New Year Snowball draw 2023. Details are:
| Draw date | Snowball draw | Winning method (winning unit) |
|---|---|---|
| 31/ 10/ 2023 | Halloween Snowball | 6-number Single Self-pick Ticket (1 unit) |
| 28/ 09/ 2023 | Mid-Autumn Festival Snowball | 7-number Multiple Self-pick Ticket (0.5 unit) |
| 25/ 07/ 2023 | Summer Snowball |
6-number Single Quick pick Ticket (1 unit) 10-number Multiple Self-pick Ticket (0.5 unit) 4 Bankers with 45 Selections Quick Pick Ticket (1 unit) |
| 22/ 06/ 2023 | Dragon Boat Festival Snowball | No winner |
| 08/ 04 /2023 | Easter Snowball |
6-number Single Self-pick Ticket (1 unit) 7-number Multiple Quick Pick Ticket (1 unit) 7-number Multiple Self-pick Ticket (0.5 unit) 8-number Multiple Self-pick Ticket (0.5 unit) 5 Bankers with 2 Selections Self-pick Ticket (0.5 unit) |
| 26/ 01/ 2023 | Chinese New Year Snowball | 7-number Multiple Self-pick Ticket (0.5 unit) |
| 03/ 01/ 2023 | New Year Snowball | 8-number Multiple Quick Pick Ticket (1 unit) |
Customers with eight favourite numbers can opt to buy an eight-number multiple entry ticket, which is split into 28 single entries. A partial unit of the multiple entry ticket can be bought for $140, with $5 an entry. A multiple entry ticket holder with six drawn numbers among one of the entries will be entitled to one 1st prize, twelve 3rd prizes and fifteen 5th prizes. (Winners holding a partial unit will receive prize money commensurate with their investment.)
Tickets for the New Year Snowball draw are on sale now
Mark Six tickets for the New Year Snowball draw are available at Off-Course Betting Branches (OCBBs)#, Telebet (including 1886 Telebet Automated Services) and Digital Channels**. Tickets are on sale up until 9:15 pm on 3 January 2024, the day of the draw.
* Customers must be aged 18 and above
# With exception of some OCBBs. For details, please visit https://is.hkjc.com/ocb/ocbbizhour_en.pdf
** Digital Channels include Online Betting Service (eWin) www.hkjcmarksix.com and Classic 3-in-1
