Mark Six is one of the biggest Chinese lottery games where – like other lotteries from around the world – players need to match numbers drawn from the lottery machine. Like many traditional lotteries players need to match six of forty-nine numbers to win the first division prize.
How to Play Mark Six China
To play in the Mark Six Chinese lottery players need to choose six numbers from a possible 49. Tickets for the draw cost 5HKD for each line of numbers and each draw sees seven balls drawn, six main balls and the last one known as the ‘extra number’ or ‘half number’ to Cantonese players, this ball is effectively the bonus ball as winning the jackpot requires matching the first six balls drawn.
Prize Structure for Mark Six China
Prizes for the Mark Six Chinese lottery are awarded as follows:
- Jackpot match – all six numbers drawn
- 2nd division prize – five numbers and the extra number
- 3rd division prize – five numbers drawn
- 4th division prize – four numbers and the extra number
- 5th division prize – four numbers drawn
- 6th division prize – three numbers and the extra number
- 7th division prize – three drawn numbers
Prize funds for the first to third division depend on jackpots and the snowball feature shown below, lower division prizes are fixed. The jackpot for the Mark Six China is always guaranteed to be HK$5 million.
Jackpot structure and Snowballs for Mark Six China
To win the jackpot on the Mark Six China you need to match all six numbers drawn to the six chosen by you. If no one wins the 1st or second division prize then lottery rollovers come into play, pushing the jackpot up higher much in the same way as other lotteries around the world.
The Match Six China also has something called a Snowball Pool. For every draw a small percentage of entry money is taken aside and placed into a Snowball Pool, on selected Snowball draws the Snowball Pool is added to the 1st division prize creating a special Snowball draw. Snowball draws take place on special public holidays such as Easter and Christmas.
Jackpots are known to get high, and the odds of winning the Mark Six Chinese lottery stand at around 14 million to one.