Kerala Karunya Plus KN-617 Draw Awards Rs 1 Crore to Kottayam Ticket
The Kerala State Lottery Department has revealed the results for the Karunya Plus KN-617 draw held on Thursday, April 2, 2025, with the top prize of Rs 1 crore going to ticket number PF 382980 sold in Kottayam. Agent Suresh Kumar M from agency K 5921 claimed responsibility for this winning ticket, available across multiple series from PA to PM. Official results appeared live at 3 PM, followed by the PDF on the Kerala Lottery website by 4 PM, drawing thousands of participants to verify their numbers.
Complete Prize Structure and Winners
The draw distributed prizes across nine categories, starting with the Rs 1 crore first prize shared commonly across all series for ticket PF 382980. The second prize of Rs 30 lakhs went to PH 112390 from Guruvayoor, sold by agent Sini of agency R 7358. Third prize of Rs 5 lakhs awarded to PG 354325 from Kollam, through agent B Usha Kumari of agency Q 448.
Lower tiers included multiple winners based on last four digits:
- Fourth Prize Rs 5,000: 0454, 0483, 1153, 1532, 3271, 3581, 3787, 3792, 4633, 7393, 7961, 8104, 8195, 8235, 8486, 8882, 9495, 9524, 9652 (19 times)
- Fifth Prize Rs 2,000: 3291, 3374, 5583, 5839, 7303, 9053 (6 times)
- Sixth Prize Rs 1,000: 0475, 0677, 1289, 1703, 2601, 3243, 3283, 3584, 3598, 3707, 4513, 4691, 4736, 6607, 6837, 7234, 7313, 8207, 8352, 9161, 9310, 9583, 9812, 9885, 9957 (25 times)
Lower Tier Winners Dominate Participation
Seventh prize of Rs 500 covered 76 tickets with ending digits such as 0042, 0256, 0274, and others up to 9996. Eighth prize Rs 200 reached 84 tickets, including 0041, 0075, 0155 through 9584. The ninth prize Rs 100 distributed to 156 tickets, from 0009 to 9839.
These extensive lower prizes reflect the lottery's design to reward broad participation, with draws supervised by government officials and public representatives for fairness.
Kerala Lottery's Enduring Government Framework
Established in 1967 by the Kerala government, this system operates as India's oldest state-run lottery, ensuring transparency through official oversight. Weekly draws like Karunya Plus join six others—Win-Win, Akshaya, Sthree Sakthi, Nirmal, and Karunya—published daily on the official site and newspapers.
The model sustains public interest by funding state welfare while offering verifiable results at sites like keralalotteriesresults.in and keralalottery.info, allowing quick claims for winners across districts.
