Kerala Pooja Bumper: Rs 12 crore jackpot won by Karunagapally native
The Kerala State Lottery Department announced the much-awaited Pooja Bumper BR-100 lucky draw results on December 4 at Gorky Bhavan near Bakery Junction in Thiruvananthapuram. The grand prize of Rs 12 crores was won by ticket number JC 325526. It is now revealed that the ticket was bought by a person named Dinesh Kumar from Kollam, Karunagapally.
He purchased the winning ticket from Jayakumar Lottery Center in Kollam. According to the staff at the Jayakumar Lottery Center, Dinesh is a regular lottery buyer. Interestingly, back in 2019, he missed out on a Rs 12 crore jackpot by just two or three tickets. On November 22, he bought ten tickets, one of which turned out to be the grand prize winner.
This year, 39 lakh Pooja Bumper lottery tickets were sold. In addition to the grand prize, five individuals won Rs 1 crore each as the second prize, while each series had two third prizes worth Rs 10 lakh each.
The winner will get around Rs 7.6 crore (after deductions) and the agent will receive a commission of Rs 1.2 crore.
The second prize was awarded to the following ticket numbers:
- JA 378749
- JB 939547
- JC 616613
- JD 211004
- JE 584418
The third prize winners are as follows:
- JA 865014
- JB 219120
- JC 453056
- JD 495570
- JE 200323
- JA 312149
- JB 387139
- JC 668645
- JD 312202
- JE 128265
Pooja Bumper lottery details
The Pooja Bumper is one of the six major bumper lotteries organized annually by the Kerala State Lottery Department. Each lottery is designated by an alphabetical code, with "BR" representing the Pooja Bumper. This year, the ticket for the bumper lottery was priced at Rs 300.
For the 2024 draw, the department printed 108 lakh tickets across 12 different series, though the series may vary in subsequent draws. The Kerala State Lottery remains one of the most popular and eagerly awaited lotteries in the state, drawing millions of hopeful participants every year.