UAE Lottery Draw Schedule 2026: Days, Times and Ticket Deadlines

Last updated: 6 August 2026

The UAE Lottery now runs draws somewhere in its portfolio almost constantly, from the flagship Lucky Day game twice a week to a quick-fire game that settles every two minutes. The schedule is spread across several games with different days, times and ticket deadlines, and much of what ranks in search results still describes the old weekly format. Here is the current, confirmed line-up as of August 2026, with one wrinkle in the history flagged at the end.

Key takeaways

• Lucky Day, the flagship Dh30 million jackpot game, is drawn every Wednesday and Saturday at 9.30pm UAE time. Ticket sales close at 8pm on draw days.
• Pick 3 and Pick 4 are daily draws, held each evening; coverage of the games puts the draw at 9.30pm with sales closing two minutes before.
• Quick 5 is drawn every two minutes around the clock; Color Prediction is drawn every minute.
• Every Lucky Day ticket also enters the Lucky Chance raffle, which guarantees three winners of Dh50,000 in every draw.
• The twice-weekly Lucky Day schedule dates from April 2026, not from the December 2025 rule change as some coverage loosely implies.

When is the next UAE Lottery draw?

The next Lucky Day draw falls on the upcoming Wednesday or Saturday at 9.30pm UAE time, with ticket sales closing at 8pm on the draw day. The game has run on this twice-weekly schedule since April 2026.

• Draw numbers are date codes: draw 260718 was held on 18 July 2026, so the operator's results page shows the exact date the upcoming draw covers.
• Sales for each draw reopen after the previous draw, so a ticket bought on a Thursday goes into the Saturday draw.
• For anything sooner, Quick 5 draws every two minutes and Color Prediction every minute, around the clock.

What time is the UAE Lottery draw today?

On Wednesdays and Saturdays the Lucky Day draw is broadcast live at 9.30pm UAE time, and tickets stay on sale until 8pm that day. On any other day of the week there is no Lucky Day draw.

• Pick 3 and Pick 4 draw every evening, seven days a week; coverage of the games puts the daily draw at 9.30pm with sales closing two minutes before.
• Quick 5 and Color Prediction run continuously, so the next of those draws is never more than two minutes away.

The main draw: Lucky Day on Wednesdays and Saturdays

Lucky Day is the game with the Dh30 million grand prize, and it now runs twice a week. Draws take place every Wednesday and Saturday, with the live draw broadcast at 9.30pm UAE time. Ticket sales for each draw close at 8pm the same day, then reopen after the draw for the next one. That is the operator's own published sales window, and it matches the schedule reported when the change took effect in April 2026.

Each entry costs Dh50 including VAT. Players pick six numbers from 1 to 31 in the "Days" section and one number from 1 to 12 in the "Months" section; matching all seven wins the grand prize, which rolls over and splits if there are multiple winners. Draw numbers follow a simple date code: draw 260718 was held on 18 July 2026, draw 260722 on 22 July, and so on, which makes any draw easy to date at a glance.

For the full prize tiers, odds and splitting rules, see our guide to UAE Lottery rules, and for a worked example of a recent draw, our report on draw 260718's winning numbers and odds.

The daily games: Pick 3 and Pick 4

Pick 3 and Pick 4 are the lottery's daily number games. Both are drawn once a day, every day, with the operator's results page showing fresh results for each calendar date, including Fridays. Coverage of both games puts the daily draw at 9.30pm, with ticket sales closing two minutes before at 9.28pm.

Pick 3, launched in June 2025, costs Dh5 per entry: pick three digits from 0 to 9 and match them in exact order for the Dh2,500 top prize. Pick 4, launched in September 2025, also costs Dh5 and extends the format to four digits, with a top prize of Dh25,000 for an exact match and smaller prizes for matching the digits in any order.

The rapid games: Quick 5 and Color Prediction

Two games run on continuous cycles rather than scheduled draws. Quick 5, launched on 13 February 2026, is drawn every two minutes, with tickets from Dh2 and a top payout of 550 times the entry amount. Color Prediction, launched on 15 September 2025, is drawn every minute, with tickets from Dh1 and a top prize of Dh60,000. Both are online-only, and there is no deadline to catch: a draw is always about to start.

Scratch cards and eInstants complete the portfolio but have no schedule at all, since results are instant. Tickets for the draw games are sold on the operator's website and at a small number of physical outlets, covered in our guide to UAE Lottery retailers.

How the Lucky Chance raffle works

Every Lucky Day entry automatically generates a Lucky Chance ID, a code of two letters followed by seven digits. It is not optional and costs nothing extra: buying a Dh50 ticket enters you into both the main draw and the raffle. In every draw, three Lucky Chance IDs are picked as guaranteed winners of Dh50,000 each, announced during the live broadcast and published on the operator's website alongside the winning numbers.

"Guaranteed" is the operative word. Unlike the jackpot, which rolls over when nobody matches all seven numbers, the Dh50,000 raffle prizes are won in every single draw, because the winning IDs are drawn from tickets actually sold. One caveat from the rules: an entry can win only one prize in the main draw (the highest it qualifies for), but a Lucky Chance win can come on top of a main-draw prize.

Worth knowing: at the December 2025 relaunch the raffle prize was Dh100,000 for three guaranteed winners. Draw reports from May 2026 onwards consistently describe three winners of Dh50,000, so Dh50,000 is the current figure.

Where to watch and check results

The Lucky Day draw is broadcast live as a streamed show, with a presenter, on draw nights; the winning numbers and the three winning Lucky Chance IDs are published on the operator's official results page immediately after each draw. Pick 3, Pick 4, Quick 5 and Color Prediction results appear on the same results hub, which the operator says is updated right after each draw. If you are checking a ticket, the safest habit is to use the official site only, since third-party results pages frequently lag or carry stale schedules.

How the schedule got here, and the discrepancy worth knowing

The history matters because outdated versions of it still rank. The UAE Lottery launched in late 2024 with fortnightly Saturday draws at 8.30pm and a Dh100 million jackpot. On 6 December 2025 the game was revamped: the jackpot dropped to Dh30 million, and draws became weekly, still on Saturdays at 8.30pm, with sales suspended from 7pm on draw nights.

The move to twice-weekly came later. Focus Gaming News reported on 7 April 2026 that Lucky Day was expanding to Wednesdays and Saturdays with an 8pm sales close and a 9.30pm broadcast, and its follow-up coverage dates the change precisely: the new Wednesday draw ran from 8 April 2026. Gaming Intelligence covered the change the same week. Against that, a Gulf News report in May 2026 loosely stated the twice-weekly format "has been running since" the December 2025 revamp. That is imprecise: the December change brought weekly Saturday draws, and the Wednesday draw arrived four months later. What is confirmed beyond dispute is the current schedule: Wednesdays and Saturdays, 9.30pm, sales closing at 8pm.

FAQ

What days is the UAE Lottery Lucky Day draw? Every Wednesday and Saturday, at 9.30pm UAE time.

When do UAE Lottery ticket sales close? For Lucky Day, sales close at 8pm on draw days and reopen after the draw for the next one. For the daily Pick 3 and Pick 4 games, sales close shortly before the evening draw, reported as two minutes prior.

What time is the next UAE Lottery draw? Lucky Day is next drawn on the upcoming Wednesday or Saturday at 9.30pm. Quick 5 draws every two minutes and Color Prediction every minute, around the clock.

What time is the UAE Lottery draw today? If today is a Wednesday or Saturday, the Lucky Day draw is at 9.30pm UAE time and sales close at 8pm. On other days the Pick 3 and Pick 4 games still draw this evening, and Quick 5 and Color Prediction run continuously.

What is the Lucky Chance ID? A free raffle entry attached to every Lucky Day ticket: two letters plus seven digits. Three IDs win Dh50,000 each in every draw, guaranteed.

Where can I watch the UAE Lottery draw live? The Lucky Day draw is streamed live on draw nights, and all results are published on the operator's official results page straight after each draw.

Who is allowed to play the UAE Lottery? Per the operator's stated rules, only UAE residents aged 18 and above can play, win and claim prizes. Visitors should read our guide to whether tourists can gamble in the UAE. The operator, The Game LLC, holds the country's only lottery licence from the federal regulator, the GCGRA.

Further reading

• UAE Lottery rules explained
• UAE Lottery draw 260718: winning numbers and odds
• UAE Lottery retailers explained
• The Game LLC and the UAE's lottery licence
• UAE Lottery vs Big Ticket vs Dubai Duty Free
• Can tourists gamble in the UAE?

Sources

• Focus Gaming News, "UAE Lottery expands Lucky Day draw to twice-weekly schedule" (7 April 2026): https://focusgn.com/uae/uae-lottery-expands-lucky-day-draw-to-twice-weekly-schedule
• Focus Gaming News, "UAE Lottery records 4,034 winners as twice-weekly Lucky Day draws gain momentum" (20 April 2026): https://focusgn.com/uae/uae-lottery-records-4034-winners-as-twice-weekly-lucky-day-draws-gain-momentum
• Gulf News, "Dh30 million UAE Lottery announces new rules" (5 December 2025): https://gulfnews.com/uae/dh30-million-uae-lottery-announces-new-rules-how-to-win-jackpot-when-to-split-prizes-1.500369957
• Gulf News, "Dh30m UAE Lottery: Two players walk away with Dh100,000" (18 July 2026): https://gulfnews.com/uae/dh30m-uae-lottery-two-players-walk-away-with-dh100000-check-the-winning-numbers-1.500612548
• Gulf News, "UAE Lottery reveals first name of first Dh30 million grand prize winner" (May 2026): https://gulfnews.com/uae/uae-lottery-reveals-first-name-of-first-dh30-million-grand-prize-winner-on-eid-al-adha-2026-1.500555367
• Gulf News, "UAE Lottery launches new game Quick 5" (13 February 2026): https://gulfnews.com/uae/uae-lottery-launches-new-game-quick-5-win-550-times-entry-amount-starting-from-dh2-1.500441910
• Gulf News, "UAE Lottery launches instant game: Spend from Dh1, win up to Dh60,000 every minute" (15 September 2025): https://gulfnews.com/uae/uae-lottery-launches-instant-game-spend-from-dh1-win-up-to-dh60000-every-minute-1.500269987
• Gaming Intelligence, "The UAE Lottery launches new Pick 3 daily draw game" (6 June 2025): https://www.gamingintelligence.com/sectors/lottery-sectors/214822-the-uae-lottery-launches-new-pick-3-daily-draw-game/
• Gaming Intelligence, "The UAE Lottery launches new Pick 4 daily draw game" (23 September 2025): https://www.gamingintelligence.com/markets/asia/220032-the-uae-lottery-launches-new-pick-4-daily-draw-game/
• The Filipino Times, "Lucky Day Draw Crowns Second AED 30 Million Winner" (9 July 2026): https://filipinotimes.net/community-news/2026/07/09/another-wednesday-another-millionaire-lucky-day-draw-crowns-second-aed-30-million-winner/
• The UAE Lottery, official how-to-play page: https://www.theuaelottery.ae/how-to-play
• The UAE Lottery, official results page: https://www.theuaelottery.ae/lottery/results