Dear 1 PM prizes
A Dear 1 PM ticket costs ₹7. Dear 1 PM is drawn every day at 1 PM Indian Standard Time.
How a ticket is written
A two-digit serial, one series letter and five digits, like 34A 03784.
Dear 1 PM uses serials 34 to 99 and the series letters A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J, K, L. F, I, M and O are never printed.
| Prize | How it is won | Amount | After tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Prize | The whole ticket, series and all | ₹1,00,00,000 + ₹5,00,000 seller | ₹68,80,000 |
| Consolation Prize | The first-prize number on any other serial and series | ₹1,000 + ₹500 seller | paid in full |
| 2nd Prize | The last 5 digits, any serial and series | ₹10,000 + ₹500 seller | paid in full |
| 3rd Prize | The last 4 digits, any series | ₹500 + ₹50 seller | paid in full |
| 4th Prize | The last 4 digits, any series | ₹250 + ₹20 seller | paid in full |
| 5th Prize | The last 4 digits, any series | ₹120 + ₹10 seller | paid in full |
Prizes above ₹10,000 have 31.2% deducted at source: 30% under section 393(3) of the Income-tax Act 2025, plus the 4% health and education cess. The deduction applies to the whole prize, not only the part above the threshold, so a prize of exactly ₹10,000 is paid in full and one rupee more is taxed on all of it.