Mark Six birthday combo

For those who like to buy Mark Six with their birthday and those of their loved ones, the latest draw might boost your confidence.

The birthday combination where all seven drawn numbers are within the number of days in a calendar month is as follows: 1, 4, 8, 12, 22, 24, and 26.

Numbers 22 and 24 are also among the top five most drawn numbers in the past 12 years since records began, which were drawn 465 times and 466 times respectively.

This prompted a total of 214,000 people to win a prize in the latest lottery, with nearly 180,000 citizens winning the seventh prize, where they bought three of the seven drawn numbers. The 393 citizens who won the third prize were only paid the lower prize limit of HK$19,200 for every HK$10 of their bet.

With a turnover of around HK$71.7 million, after taxes and charity contributions, plus the snowball was HK$72.5 million. However, the Jockey Club had to pay HK$77.1 million, which meant the club had to use HK$4.54 million from its financial reserves.