UAE Lottery Lucky Chance Explained: How the ID Works and What It Is Worth

Last updated: 15 November 2026

The UAE Lottery Lucky Chance is a free extra draw attached to every Lucky Day entry. Each ticket automatically gets a Lucky Chance ID of two capital letters and seven digits, such as AT1871843, and three IDs win Dh50,000 each in every Wednesday and Saturday draw, whether or not anyone matches the main numbers. You don't pick anything and you don't pay extra. It is the only five-figure prize on a Dh50 ticket, and on our estimate of ticket volumes it is easier to win than any bigger prize. This guide explains how the ID works, how to check it, what it adds to a ticket's value and how the prize has changed since 2024.

Key takeaways

• Every Lucky Day entry generates a Lucky Chance ID automatically, in the format of two uppercase letters followed by seven digits. There is no separate ticket and no extra cost.
• Three Lucky Chance IDs win Dh50,000 each in every Lucky Day draw. The operator calls them "3 guaranteed winners", so the prize is paid even when the jackpot is not.
• An entry can win a main-draw prize and a Lucky Chance prize in the same draw. The rules make an exception to the usual one-prize-per-entry limit.
• At about 64,000 entries per draw (our estimate), each ID has roughly a 1 in 21,000 chance of winning. That is better than the 1 in 58,902 odds of the Dh100,000 third prize.
• The prize has changed twice. The lottery launched with seven Dh100,000 Lucky Chance prizes per fortnightly draw, moved to three Dh100,000 prizes per weekly draw in December 2025, and has paid three Dh50,000 prizes per draw since twice-weekly draws began in April 2026.

What is Lucky Chance in the UAE Lottery?

Lucky Chance is a raffle that runs alongside every Lucky Day draw. The official rules, version 2.3, say that for each ticket you buy, "our system will generate a corresponding Lucky Chance ID to give you an additional chance of winning". During each live Lucky Day draw, a separate Lucky Chance draw picks three IDs, and the winning IDs are published on the official website.

The prize table lists Lucky Chance at Dh50,000 with "3 guaranteed winners". The Dh30 million jackpot and the Dh5 million second prize often go unwon, but Lucky Chance always produces three winners. The full Lucky Day prize structure is set out in our UAE Lottery rules explainer.

Only Lucky Day entries come with an ID, and it is included in the Dh50 price, as our guide to UAE Lottery ticket prices explains.

What does a Lucky Chance ID look like?

Two capital letters followed by seven digits. The rules give AZ1377268 as an example. Recent winning IDs from the official results include AG0598741, BX4739042 and CX7473077 (28 October) and AT1871843, DE8147800 and DS9586270 (31 October).

The operator does not say what the letters mean, so do not read anything into them. On 21 October two of the three winning IDs, BN3888066 and BN3849206, shared the same letters. That is a coincidence, not a pattern you can use.

Each ticket gets its own ID, so 20 entries in one order means 20 IDs and 20 chances in that draw's Lucky Chance.

How do I check my Lucky Chance ID?

Check the official results page at theuaelottery.ae after each draw. Every Lucky Day result lists the prize tiers and, below them, the three winning Lucky Chance IDs, each marked AED 50,000. You can search past draws by number. The draw number is the date in YYMMDD form, so the 31 October 2026 draw is 261031.

If you bought online, your IDs are in your account's ticket history. Khaleej Times and Gulf News also print the winning IDs in their results reports, usually the same evening. All nine sets for October 2026 are in our October results round-up.

For a Dh50,000 Lucky Chance win:

• Online: the operator's FAQ says online prizes under Dh100,000 are paid into the player's wallet automatically.
• Retail: prizes up to Dh2,500 are paid in cash in store, and larger ones are claimed through the operator's Award Centre.

You have 180 calendar days from the draw to claim. Our guide to claiming a UAE Lottery prize walks through the steps.

Can I win Lucky Chance and a main prize on the same ticket?

Yes. The Lucky Day rules say each entry can normally win only once per draw: if it qualifies for several prizes, it gets the biggest. The rules then add: "The only exception to this rule is when a player wins one prize in the main draw and another in the Lucky Chance draw. In this case, both prizes can be awarded." A ticket could therefore win, say, Dh100 for matching the Months number and Dh50,000 through its ID in the same draw.

What are the odds of winning Lucky Chance?

The operator does not publish them, because they depend on how many entries are in each draw and it does not publish sales. The prize tables allow an estimate. The Dh100 prize has published odds of 1 in 12.1, so multiplying the number of Dh100 winners by 12.1 gives a rough count of entries.

From July to October 2026, that method gives about 64,000 entries per draw on average, from roughly 34,000 in a quiet draw to roughly 96,000 in a busy one. On those figures:

Prize — Chance per entry — Prize

• Jackpot (6+1) — 1 in 8,835,372 (published) — Dh30 million
• Second (6+0) — 1 in 803,216 (published) — Dh5 million
• Third (5+1) — 1 in 58,902 (published) — Dh100,000
• Lucky Chance — about 1 in 21,000 (our estimate) — Dh50,000

So Lucky Chance is about 2.75 times as likely as the Dh100,000 third prize, for half the money. In a busy draw your chance falls and in a quiet one it rises, because the three prizes are fixed however many tickets are sold. The odds maths behind the other tiers is in our Dh30 million jackpot analysis.

How much is Lucky Chance worth on a Dh50 ticket?

About Dh2.34 per entry on average, by our estimate. That is Dh150,000 of prizes per draw spread across roughly 64,000 entries. It adds about 4.9 per cent to the ticket's return, measured against the Dh47.62 pre-VAT price.

That matters because the operator's published return to player for Lucky Day is "42.62% + Lucky Chance Prize", and the Lucky Chance share is not given as a number. Our estimate suggests the full return is around 47 to 48 per cent in a typical draw. It is higher when sales are low and lower when they are high. Even then, on average more than half of every ticket's price is not returned as prizes. Our UAE Lottery games RTP comparison puts that alongside the other games.

How has the Lucky Chance prize changed?

The official results archive shows three versions:

Period — Lucky Day format — Lucky Chance per draw

• Dec 2024 – Nov 2025 — Fortnightly, Dh100m jackpot — 7 × Dh100,000
• Dec 2025 – early Apr 2026 — Weekly, Dh30m jackpot — 3 × Dh100,000
• From 8 Apr 2026 — Wednesday and Saturday, Dh30m jackpot — 3 × Dh50,000

These are the patterns in the draws we checked from each period, including the first draw on 14 December 2024 and every draw from July to October 2026. Khaleej Times reported three Dh50,000 Lucky Chance winners in the first Wednesday draw, No. 260408, on 8 April 2026.

The weekly Lucky Chance money did not change in April: three Dh100,000 prizes once a week became three Dh50,000 prizes twice a week, Dh300,000 a week either way. What changed is that each prize halved while the number of winning chances doubled. If every draw followed the pattern we saw, the 60 draws from 8 April to 31 October paid Dh9 million through Lucky Chance. Our 100th draw analysis covers the full format history.

Is a message saying I won Lucky Chance genuine?

Check it against the official results before you do anything else. The winning IDs are published on theuaelottery.ae for every draw. The rules say Lucky Chance IDs come only with Lucky Day entries you have bought, so a message about an ID you never received is a red flag. Genuine online wins under Dh100,000 go straight to your account wallet, so there should be no reason to pay a "release fee" or share card details.

Our guides to fake UAE lottery and casino apps and to whether "Emirates Lottery" is real or fake cover common scams. Only adults aged 18 or over who are physically in the UAE can play the UAE Lottery. If spending on draws is becoming a problem, our responsible gambling guide lists support services.

FAQ

What is Lucky Chance in the UAE Lottery? A free raffle attached to every Lucky Day entry. Each entry gets an ID, and three IDs win Dh50,000 each in every draw.

Do I have to pay extra for Lucky Chance? No. The ID is generated automatically for each Dh50 Lucky Day entry.

Can I win Lucky Chance and a Lucky Day prize together? Yes. The rules make an explicit exception allowing both prizes on the same entry.

Where can I see the Lucky Chance winning IDs? On the official results page at theuaelottery.ae, under each draw's prize table. Khaleej Times and Gulf News also publish them.

Was Lucky Chance always Dh50,000? No. It was seven Dh100,000 prizes per draw at launch and three Dh100,000 prizes from December 2025. The three Dh50,000 prizes began with twice-weekly draws in April 2026.

Further reading

• UAE Lottery rules explained
• UAE Lottery results October 2026
• How to claim a UAE Lottery prize
• UAE Lottery ticket prices for every game
• UAE Lottery 100th draw: 12 millionaires

Sources

• The UAE Lottery, "How to Play: Lucky Day" (rules V2.3: Lucky Chance ID, prize, guaranteed winners, multiple-win exception, RTP, read 4 November 2026): https://www.theuaelottery.ae/how-to-play?key=How-to-Play
• The UAE Lottery, "Lucky Day Draws Results" (winning Lucky Chance IDs and prize amounts, draws 241214 to 261031, read 4 November 2026): https://www.theuaelottery.ae/lottery/luckyday/results
• The UAE Lottery, "FAQs" (claim period, read 4 November 2026; payment of online and retail prizes, read 17 October 2026): https://www.theuaelottery.ae/faq?key=FAQs
• Khaleej Times, "UAE Lottery announces winning numbers in first Wednesday Lucky Day draw" (8 April 2026): https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/lottery-first-wednesday-lucky-draw-results
• Gulf News, "Dh30m UAE Lottery: Three participants pocket Dh100,000 each" (31 October 2026): https://gulfnews.com/uae/dh30m-uae-lottery-three-participants-pocket-dh100000-each-check-the-results-1.500731004