Goa State Lottery
The southwestern coastal state of Goa is famous for its beautiful beaches, and it's also one of the 13 Indian states where lotteries are legal.
Goa's Directorate of State Lotteries was established on 23 February 1995 to create and oversee games and draws in the state. On 1 April 2006 it was merged with the National Savings Organisation to form a new department, the Directorate of Small Savings and Lotteries (DSSL).
The department finances social welfare schemes in the state via grant-in-aid assistance to the Institute of Public Assistance (Provedoria), which runs programs including assistance for the underprivileged, old age homes, and the Sanjay School for special education. The department also conducts the Small Savings Schemes, with three agencies operating in this area.
Dear Shubhlaxmi Lottery
In November 2020, DSSL and chief minister Pramod Sawant announced the creation of a new lottery, Dear Shubhlaxmi. Each ticket will cost Rs 10, with a weekly draw held at the directorate's office in Panaji. A draw machine will randomly choose the game's winning numbers in accordance with the various Goa Lottery regulations.
Discontinued Goa Lotteries
The Goa State Lottery previously held regular draws for games including Rajshree and Everest that were open to both residents and visitors. Seasonal bumper lotteries also took place throughout the year. The average cost of a ticket was 5-10 rupees. However, all of these games are no longer active.
Rajshree Lottery
The Rajshree Lottery was drawn three times every day:
- Rajshree Morning Lottery was drawn at 11:55 AM
- Rajshree Day Lottery was drawn at 4:00 PM
- Rajshree Evening Lottery was drawn at 8:00 PM
Players in Goa had the chance to win exciting prizes in each draw:
- 1st prize: 20.02 Lakh rupees
- 2nd Prize: Rs. 8000/- for 10 winners
- 3rd Prize: Rs. Rs. 400/- for 15 winners
- 4th Prize: Rs. 200 /- for 10 winners
- 5th Prize: Rs. 100/- for 100 winners
- Consolation Prize: Rs. 1000/
Everest Lottery
The Everest Lottery (also called Rajshree Everest Budh) was drawn once per day, seven days a week, with prizes of 3 lacs to 11 lacs. The results of the draw were announced by the Directorate every Saturday at 4:30 PM.
- 1st Prize: ₹ 3 lakhs for 1 winner
- 2nd Prize: ₹ 10,000 for 5 winners
- 3rd Prize: ₹ 5,000 for 10 winners
- 4th Prize: ₹ 3,000 for 10 winners
- 5th Prize: ₹ 2,000 for 10 winners
- 6th Prize: ₹ 1,000 for 10 winners
- 7th Prize: ₹ 500 for 100 winners
- 8th Prize: ₹ 100 for 1000 winners
- 9th Prize: ₹ 40 for 10000 winners
Rajshree Monthly Lotteries
Goa's Rajshree Monthly Lottery and Rajshree Royal Monthly Lottery were both drawn once per month. For both games, the prize scheme was as follows:
- 1st Prize: Rs 1 crore
- 2nd Prize: Rs 10 Lakh
- 3rd Prize: Rs 2 Lakh for 5 winners
- 4th Prize: Rs 9000 for 50 winners
- 5th Prize: Rs 7000 for 50 winners
- 6th Prize: Rs 5000 for 50 winners
- 7th Prize: Rs 2000 for 1000 winners
Rajshree Diwali Bumper Lottery
The Rajshree Diwali Bumper Lottery was one of the regular bumper draws held by the The Goa State Lottery. The game featured 2 lakhs tickets with two series A/B and each series including tickets numbered 00000 to 99999. Players could look forward to the following prize scheme:
- 1st Prize: Rs 5 crore
- 2nd Prize: Rs 10 Lakh for 10 winners
- 3rd Prize: Rs 5 Lakh for 20 winners
- 4th Prize: Rs 9000 for 400 winners
- 5th Prize: Rs 7000 for 1000 winners
- 6th Prize: Rs 5000 for 1000 winners
- 7th Prize: Rs 3000 for 1000 winners
- 8th Prize: Rs 2000 for 4000 winners
Rajshree Festival Bumper Lottery
The Rajshree Festival Bumper Lottery featured 5,00,000 tickets numbered from A/B/C/D/E from 00000 to 99999 and these exciting prizes:
- 1st Prize: Rs 2 crore
- 2nd Prize: Rs 1 crore
- 3rd Prize: Rs 5 Lakh for 5 winners
- 4th Prize: Rs 9000 for 50 winners
- 5th Prize: Rs 8000 for 50 winners
- 6th Prize: Rs 7000 for 50 winners
- 7th Prize: Rs 5000 for 500 winners
- 8th Prize: Rs 3000 for 500 winners
- 9th Prize: Rs 1500 for 500 winners
- 10th Prize: Rs 500 for 10000 winners
Rajshree Holi Bumper Lottery
The Rajshree Holi Bumper Lottery had 3,60,000 tickets numbered from A/B/C/D/E/G from 40000 to 99999, and offered the prize scheme below:
- 1st Prize: Rs 2 crore
- 2nd Prize: Rs 20 Lakh
- 3rd Prize: Rs 2.50 Lakh for 6 winners
- 4th Prize: Rs 9000 for 60 winners
- 5th Prize: Rs 8000 for 60 winners
- 6th Prize: Rs 7000 for 60 winners
- 7th Prize: Rs 5000 for 360 winners
- 8th Prize: Rs 3000 for 360 winners
- 9th Prize: Rs 1500 for 360 winners
- 10th Prize: Rs 1000 for 3600 winners
How to claim Goa Lottery prizes
Winners had 60 days from the draw date to claim their prize; how to claim depended on the amount won. Tickets worth up to ₹10,000 lakh could be paid out by lottery retailers. Winners of more than ₹10,000 were required to visit the office of the Director of State Lotteries, Goa.
Players needed the correct documents to collect their winnings, including the original ticket with the winner's name, address, and signature filled out on the back.
For prizes above ₹10,000, winners also had to provide a completed claim form. To claim by registered post, the winner was required to submit a claim form and a copy of the winning ticket.
Other documents required to claim a prize included four passport-sized photographs of the winner, attested by a Notary or 1st Class Magistrate, a copy of the winner’s PAN card, and other proof of identity.