This year’s Mark Six Summer Snowball draw* will be held next Tuesday (9 August), carrying a snowball of $38 million and the Estimated First Division Prize Fund for a single $10 winning unit could reach $50 million.
Tickets for the Summer Snowball draw will be available tomorrow
Mark Six tickets for the Summer Snowball draw will be available at OCBBs#, Telebet (including 1886 Telebet Automated Services) and Interactive Services** after the draw on Thursday, 4 August. Tickets will be on sale up until 9:15 pm on 9 August, the day of the draw.
To allow for more purchase time, the draw scheduled for Saturday, 6 August will not be held.
“Lucky numbers” from previous Summer Snowball draws
In the previous 19 Summer Snowball draws, number “10” was drawn seven times. Numbers “3” and “47” were drawn six times. Meanwhile, numbers “6” and “41” were drawn five times. These numbers could be considered lucky (see table below).
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“Lucky Numbers” for the past Summer Snowball draws (including extra number) |
Number of times drawn |
|---|---|
| 10 | 7 |
| 3, 47 | 6 each |
| 6, 41 | 5 each |
Multiple Entry the choice for most Snowball winners
Three first-prize winners won with Multiple Entry Tickets in the last five Snowball draws (details in table below).
| Draw date | Snowball draw | Winning method |
|---|---|---|
| 27/ 6/ 2022 | Hong Kong Reunification Snowball |
Self-select Single Ticket (1 unit) 7-number Multiple Quick Pick Ticket (0.5 unit) |
| 4/ 1/ 2022 | New Year Snowball | No Winner |
| 26/ 10/ 2021 | Halloween Snowball | 3 Bankers with 6 Selections (1 unit) |
| 21/ 9/ 2021 | Mid-Autumn Festival Snowball | 7-number Multiple Quick Pick Ticket (1 unit) |
| 1/ 8/ 2021 | Summer Snowball |
6-number Single Quick Pick Ticket (1 unit) 7-number Multiple Self-pick Ticket (0.5 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, or $5 an entry. A Multiple Entry Ticket holder with six drawn numbers among one of the entries will be entitled to one 1st prize, 12 3rd prizes and 15 5th prizes. (Winners holding a partial unit will receive prize money commensurate with their investment.)
Registration required for prizes over $5 million
If the prize for a $10 unit exceeds $5 million, winning ticket holders or telephone bet winners (including entries placed via Electronic Shroff Card or 1886 Telebet Automated Services) are required to register by calling the Club’s 1817 Hotline by 5:00 pm on Wednesday, 10 August (bets placed via Interactive Services** and HKJC eWallet are excluded).
* Customers must be aged 18 and above
# With exception of some OCBBs. For details, please visit https://is.hkjc.com/ocb/ocbbizhour_en.pdf.
** Interactive Services include Online Betting Service (eWin) www.hkjcmarksix.com and Classic 3-in-1
