Nagaland State Lottery Draws Results and Winners List
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The Nagaland State Lottery Sambad held its usual draws on October 19, with results published at 1 PM, 6 PM, and 8 PM. These daily lottery draws are popular across India.
The 8 PM draw, called Dear Magic Sunday, included a major jackpot prize of Rs 1 Crore, which equals ten million rupees. Winners of this large prize were announced after the draw.
Following each draw, officials release a full winners list so ticket holders can check their numbers against the official results. These lists are usually published online shortly after each draw finishes.
Thousands of people buy tickets for a small amount each day, hoping to match the winning numbers for smaller prizes or the top jackpot.
Alongside the October 19 results, Nagaland Lottery also announced its schedule for an earlier draw on October 17. This included details about prize amounts for different categories of winners.
Lottery draws like Sambad run multiple times a day, every day, and remain one of the most closely followed state-run lotteries in India. Many fans track live updates to see if their ticket matches a winning number.
The format of publishing live results alongside printed winners lists has become standard for Nagaland's lottery system, helping buyers quickly confirm whether they have won.
Vocabulary8 words
- Lottery
- a game where tickets can win money
- jackpot
- the largest prize offered
- Crore
- a unit equal to ten million
- winners list
- an official list showing who won
- results
- official numbers announced after a draw
- schedule
- a plan showing times and dates
- categories
- different groups, here of prize winners
- lotteries
- games run to give money prizes
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1. 1 PM, 6 PM, 8 PM 2. It included a Rs 1 Crore jackpot 3. True
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The Nagaland State _____ Sambad held its usual draws on October 19.
Results were published at 1 PM, 6 PM, and _____ PM.
The 8 PM draw was called Dear Magic _____.
It included a major jackpot prize of Rs 1 _____.
Officials release a full _____ list after each draw.
People check their numbers against the official _____.
Thousands of people buy _____ each day.
Nagaland Lottery announced its _____ for October 17.
This included prize amounts for different _____ of winners.
Many fans track live _____ to check their tickets.
Discussion questions
- Why do you think lotteries like Nagaland's Sambad are popular?
- What might people do with a large jackpot prize like Rs 1 Crore?
- Do you think playing lotteries is a good way to try to win money? Why or why not?
- How do you think technology helps people check lottery results quickly today?
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