Thiruvananthapuram: The much anticipated draw for the Kerala Thiruvonam Bumper lottery will take place at 1.30 pm in Gorkhi Bhavan here on Wednesday. Finance Minister KN Balagopal will draw the winners in the presence of MLA VK Prasanth and Abraham Renn, Director of the Lottery Department.
The Kerala Thiruvonam Bumper, with a ticket price of Rs 500, offers a staggering first prize of Rs 25 crore. From the Rs 25 crore prize for the bumper winner, the agent will receive 10 per cent, which amounts to Rs 2.5 crore. The lottery also includes a second prize of Rs 2 crore for 20 winners and a third prize of Rs 50 lakh for 20 people. There are a total of nine prizes. The total prize money to be distributed is Rs 125.54 crore.
A total of 71.41 lakh tickets have been sold until Wednesday. Palakkad recorded a sale of 13.02 lakh Thiruvonam bumper lottery tickets, touching the highest sale figures as per the information available until 11 am. Thiruvananthapuram came second with the sale of 9.5 lakh tickets, followed by Thrissur with 8.61 lakh tickets. Sales will continue until just before the draw.