Overview

• The October 4 draw at Gorky Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram, was inaugurated by Finance Minister K. N. Balagopal, with the winning ticket sold by agent P. Thankarajan in Palakkad.
• Officials reported record sales with 75 lakh tickets printed and all but one defective ticket sold, while a News18 report cited a higher figure of 90 lakh.
• The prize structure includes 20 second prizes of ₹1 crore each, and the winning ticket was priced at ₹500.
• The Lotteries Department reiterated that tickets are sold only through authorised agents and warned against online or app-based sellers, with winners required to claim within 30 days and face about 37% in statutory deductions.
• The event also launched the Pooja Bumper offering a ₹12 crore top prize on November 22 for ₹300, following a postponement of the Thiruvonam draw earlier due to heavy rain and a GST hike on tickets to 40%.