Ticket Series Explained, Nagaland State Lottery

What Is Ticket Series Explained?

Every Nagaland State Lottery ticket carries a series code: a one- or two-letter prefix printed directly above the six-digit ticket number, for example BA 234567 or CF 001234. The Nagaland State Lotteries Department divides each draw's print run into blocks of 1,000 tickets per series, assigning codes from A through ZZ to manage distribution across districts such as Kohima, Dimapur, and Mokokchung. A single draw like Dear Morning Monday may run anywhere from 30 to 80 active series.

The series code is decisive for two prize tiers only: the 1st prize (₹1 Crore) and the consolation prize (₹1,000). If the 1st prize is BA 234567, every ticket numbered 234567 in any other series, A 234567, C 234567, BC 234567, wins the consolation amount. For 2nd prize (₹9,000) downwards, only the six-digit number matters; the series prefix is completely irrelevant. Thousands of players in Assam, Nagaland, and West Bengal discard consolation winners annually because they misread this rule and assume a non-matching series means no prize at all.

Ticket Series Explained on Mobile

Open nagalandstatelottery.org on Chrome or Safari and navigate to your draw, Dear Morning, Dear Day, or Dear Evening. The 1st prize entry appears at the top of the result table in [Series] [Number] format, for example BF 456789. Pinch-zoom if the series letters appear small on a budget Android device. Never verify from a WhatsApp-forwarded screenshot; images frequently circulate with edited or incorrectly transcribed series codes.

You can also check via the official Nagaland government portal at nagalandlotteries.gov.in or through the Nagaland Lottery app on Google Play. Both sources publish series codes alongside ticket numbers within minutes of each draw closing. If you purchased your ticket through an authorised retailer who accepts PhonePe, Google Pay (GPay), or BHIM UPI, your digital payment receipt will record the series and number, cross-reference it directly against the official result page rather than relying on the retailer to notify you.

Ticket Series Explained Step by Step

1. Find your series code: Look at the top-left corner of your physical ticket. The one- or two-letter prefix before your six-digit number is your series, for example, the C in C 789012.
2. Open the official result page: Visit nagalandstatelottery.org. Results publish at 1:00 PM (Morning), 6:00 PM (Day), and 8:00 PM (Evening) IST on the draw date.
3. Read the 1st prize entry: Note both the series and number, for example, BA 789012. If your series and number both match exactly, you hold the ₹1 Crore jackpot.
4. Check the consolation prize row: If your number is 789012 but your series differs from BA, you win ₹1,000. Claim it, do not discard the ticket.
5. Scan 2nd, 8th prize rows: Your series is irrelevant here. Only your six-digit number needs to appear in the relevant prize column to qualify.