Kerala Christmas New Year Bumper Lottery: Top Prize Now 25 Crore Rupees
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Kerala's popular Christmas New Year Bumper lottery has announced a bigger first prize this year. The top prize is now 25 crore rupees, up from a smaller amount before. A crore equals ten million.
The number of prizes in the lottery has also been increased. This means more people will have a chance to win money. The total prize money for this year's bumper is 124.01 crore rupees, one of the largest amounts in the lottery's history.
Despite the higher prizes, the ticket price will stay the same as before. This is good news for regular buyers who worry about rising costs. Ticket sales for the Christmas New Year Bumper will begin on the 28th.
The Kerala state lottery is known for running several yearly bumper lotteries, and the Christmas New Year edition is one of the most awaited. Many people across the state buy tickets, hoping for a life-changing win.
With the new prize structure, 25 people will become crorepatis this year, meaning they will each win at least one crore rupees. This is seen as a major change for the bumper lottery.
Lottery officials have not given further details about other smaller prizes, but the overall prize pool shows a significant rise compared to previous editions.
People are already excited and are planning to buy tickets once sales open. The lottery has long been an important source of revenue for the Kerala government as well.
Vocabulary7 words
- lottery
- a game where people buy tickets to try to win money
- total prize money
- the full amount of money given as prizes
- ticket price
- the cost of buying one entry to the lottery
- bumper
- a special lottery with bigger prizes than usual
- crorepatis
- people who become rich by winning one crore rupees or more
- details
- small extra pieces of information
- revenue
- money that a government or business earns
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1. 25 crore rupees 2. It has stayed the same 3. 25
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Kerala's popular Christmas New Year Bumper _____ has announced a bigger first prize this year.
The top prize is now _____ crore rupees.
The number of _____ in the lottery has also been increased.
The total prize money is _____ crore rupees.
The _____ price will stay the same as before.
Ticket sales will begin on the _____.
The Christmas New Year edition is one of the most awaited _____ lotteries.
25 people will become _____ this year.
The lottery is an important source of _____ for the government.
Discussion questions
- Why do you think lotteries are popular in some places?
- Do you think increasing prize money encourages more people to buy tickets?
- What are the risks of playing lotteries regularly?
- How might lottery revenue benefit a state government?
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