The Nagaland State Lottery Department has scheduled its popular weekly Sambad draws for Thursday, 22 October 2026. Under this government-administered framework, three independent lottery draws take place across morning, evening, and night slots. Each scheduled session provides participants with an opportunity to win substantial cash payouts, highlighted by an eye-catching grand bumper award valued at Rs 1 crore. Regulated directly under official state guidelines, this initiative operates under structured statutory oversight to ensure fair execution.
Overview of the Thursday Draw Schedule
The Thursday lottery program is systematically arranged into three separate daily events. The initial draw of the day is designated as the Dear Morning Star 1 PM. The afternoon transitions into the second session, titled the Dear Day Supreme 6 PM. The daily lineup concludes with the third scheduled event of the night, known as the Dear Night FAME 8 PM. These distinct sessions begin precisely at 1:00 PM, 6:00 PM, and 8:00 PM respectively.
Each designated window functions as an independent lucky draw, providing ticket holders with three distinct chances throughout the day to test their fortunes. The administration adheres strictly to the declared timeline, maintaining standard procedural timing for ticket pools and winner selections across all three editions.
Six Prize Categories and Rs 1 Crore Grand Prize
The prize matrix designed for the Thursday Dear Sambad lotteries encompasses a total of six tiers. The premier category features an extraordinary bumper prize worth Rs 1 crore. This top-tier jackpot is made available across all three daily editions, meaning the 1 PM Morning Star, the 6 PM Day Supreme, and the 8 PM Night FAME draws each carry their own Rs 1 crore bumper opportunity.
In addition to the headline top award, five subordinate categories offer varying payout scales down to the entry-level prize of Rs 120. Spanning from Rs 120 at the lowest tier to Rs 1 crore at the apex, this tiered payout distribution provides multiple layers of returns across a wide segment of participating ticket numbers.
PDF Publication Timeline and Administrative Control
The operational draw procedure commences at the designated hour, followed shortly by the issuance of the verified documentation. For the 1:00 PM Dear Morning Star session, the complete official result PDF is formally made accessible by 1:10 PM. Similarly, the 6:00 PM Dear Day Supreme draw concludes with its finalized result sheet published by 6:10 PM.
The concluding draw of the day, Dear Night FAME, initiates proceedings at 8:00 PM sharp, with its exhaustive list of winning numbers released by 8:10 PM. Releasing the verified documentation within ten minutes of draw commencement allows participants to quickly compare their ticket numbers against verified records. The entire process is executed under the official authority of the Nagaland government-backed lottery department.
