Hongkongers will have a shot at winning up to HK$80 million (US$10.3 million) in the Mark Six Mid-Autumn Festival snowball draw on Tuesday.
Tickets will be available for purchase until 9.15pm on Tuesday, with the draw held at 9.30pm.
“As the draw will carry a snowball of HK$55 million, it is estimated that the first division prize fund for a single HK$10 winning unit can reach HK$80 million,” the Hong Kong Jockey Club said.
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The Mid-Autumn Festival snowball draw has been held 38 times, according to the club. Numbers “7” and “15” have been drawn 10 times, while “12” and “40” have been come up nine times.
The luckiest off-course betting branch was the one on Stanley Street in Central, where 47 Mark Six first prizes were won, the club said.
The Tuen Mun Town Plaza branch followed with 44 wins, while the one on Castle Peak Road in Tsuen Wan had 40.
Four people had won the first prize in the five snowball draws held this year, the club added.
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