HK$80m Mark Six New Year Snowball to be drawn on Wed

The Mark Six New Year Snowball draw will be held on Wednesday, with the first division prize fund for a single winning unit reaching up to HK$80 million.

The draw will be held at 9.30 pm on January 3 (Wed) , with tickets on sale up until 9.15 pm on the same day.

Many punters were seen trying their luck at the Stanley Street betting station, which produced the most winners, this afternoon.

A tourist from Shenzhen said he wanted to try and buy a Mark Six ticket, as he was still unfamiliar with the practice, and is planning to try more Hong Kong cuisine if he wins.

A local who had been buying Mark Six for years said he had never won the first or second prize, but he is not going to be disappointed as he treats this as just having some fun.

He added that more people are buying Mark Six as the economic outlook is bleak and they hoped to get a windfall.

According to Jockey Club statistics, the number “8” was the most frequently drawn in the past ten New Year Snowball draws, for a total of four times, while the numbers "25", “32”, “35”, “36”, "39", and "46" were drawn three times each. These numbers could be considered “lucky numbers.".

In addition, seven past winners won the first prize with multiple entry tickets in the recent seven Snowball draws, including the New Year Snowball draw 2023.