What Team Sassy Would Do If We Won The Mark Six Lottery

This year, one lucky Hong Konger took home $193 million in prize money after winning the Mark Six lottery. Here’s how we’d spend the money…

The chances of winning first prize in Mark Six may be one in 13,983,816, but that hasn’t stopped the city from hedging their bets year after year. In fact, since its inception in 1976, Mark Six has raised more than $37 billion for the Hong Kong government — a pretty sweet deal when you consider that most punters don’t take home a dime. Nevertheless, one Hong Konger struck gold in February 2025 with a whopping $193 million ticket, marking the largest take-home winnings in the lottery’s history. Here’s your Mark Six cheat sheet on how to bet, plus Team Sassy fantasises about how we’d spend the dough!

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What Is Mark Six? Game Rules, Prize Divisions, How To Bet & More

The Mark Six is Hong Kong’s official, twice-weekly exercise in optimistic delusion. Run by the Hong Kong Jockey Club, the game is simple: try to predict six numbers drawn from a pool of 49. With seven prize divisions, you can win big by matching all six, or snag smaller fixed prizes. The jackpot starts at a tempting $8 million and rolls over to truly absurd amounts, creating a city-wide daydream that deflates quicker than a blimp at the Hot Air Balloon Festival (too soon?). 

For a mere $10, you can fill out a slip with your lucky numbers or, for the less superstitious, just opt for a ‘Quick Pick’ and let a machine choose your random digits for you. You can bet at any Jockey Club branch or online before the draw closes. The beauty is you don’t even need to win the jackpot to technically ‘win’: matching just three numbers nets you $40, which might just be enough to buy you a celebratory drink — through perhaps not enough to drown your sorrows about missing out on millions.

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Team Sassy’s Mark Six Winnings Wish List

“If I won, I’d buy myself the best of both worlds! My own island in the Philippines for endless summers and a French chateau for wine-filled winters. #ParadiseOnRotation”
— Ira, Client Engagment Manager

“I would retire early to travel and enjoy the freedom of never having to think about money. I would also buy an apartment with a big playroom for my pets (in the future scenario, two cats and a dog, and possibly more since I could afford it). Also, a really high-tech dishwasher because I hate doing dishes.”
— Jessica, Editor

“I’d make a ‘qualifying investment’ in Portugal to get a Golden Visa, then buy a beautiful big house there (with at least four bedrooms and a big garden, ideally near a lake or some pretty body of water) and live there on-and-off for five years to qualify for a passport.

I’d also get an Innovator Founder visa in the UK which requires a £50,000 investment, then buy a big plot of land in the countryside and design my own house (big dream of mine). Then get an Indefinite Leave To Remain citizenship and travel as much as I wanted, taking my dogs with me wherever I go because I could afford Business/First class on Emirates!

I’d buy a share of a publishing house (Penguin, HarperCollins, Macmillan or Hachette), and a share in Apple (if possible).
I’d buy a flat somewhere in Hong Kong too, probably in Mid-Levels, with two or three bedrooms so I’d have somewhere to stay when I’m not in Portugal, the UK or Phuket.”

— Veena, Editorial Coordinator

“I’d buy a massive house in the countryside, or by the beach, and get a Porsche Carrera convertible. I’d also purchase a few random affordable flats and rent them out.”
—Megan, Digital Marketing Coordinator