How Emirates Draw prize tiers work for EASY 6, FAST 5 and MEGA 7 — what each match wins and why prize values change. Independent blog; for exact amounts, see the official site.
| Match | Prize tier |
|---|---|
| Match 6 | Grand prize tier |
| Match 5 | Second tier |
| Match 4 | Mid tier |
| Match 3 | Small prize |
| Match 2 | Entry-level prize |
| Match | Prize tier |
|---|---|
| Match 5 | Grand prize tier |
| Match 4 | Second tier |
| Match 3 | Mid tier |
| Match 2 | Entry-level prize |
| Match | Prize tier |
|---|---|
| Match 7 | Grand prize tier |
| Match 6 | Major prize |
| Match 5 | Second tier |
| Match 4 | Mid tier |
| Match 3 | Small prize |
| Raffle ID | Weekly guaranteed raffle |
Tiers shown for reference. Exact prize values are set by Emirates Draw and depend on the number of winners per tier.
Every Emirates Draw game pays out across several prize tiers rather than on a winner-takes-all basis. The top tier — matching every drawn number — wins the grand prize, while each step down the ladder (matching one fewer number) wins a smaller cash prize, all the way to an entry-level tier for the minimum qualifying match. This tiered structure is the reason a single draw can have thousands of winners: most of them are winning the lower tiers for partial matches.
Because we are an independent blog and not the operator, we describe the structure of the tiers here and link you to Emirates Draw for the exact, current prize values. Those values can change from draw to draw, mainly because some tiers are shared: if many people match the same tier in one week, the pool for that tier is split between them, so the individual payout is smaller. In a week with fewer winners, the same tier can pay more.
As a rule of thumb, the grand prize requires a perfect match — six of six in EASY 6, five of five in FAST 5, or seven of seven in MEGA 7 — and is the rarest outcome. The tiers just below it (one short of perfect) are major prizes, and the lower tiers reward smaller partial matches. MEGA 7 also includes a raffle-ID prize, a separate guaranteed weekly raffle attached to each entry, giving it an extra route to win on top of the number match.
The more numbers a game asks you to match, and the larger the pool you pick from, the longer the odds of the grand prize — but the more attractive the jackpot. EASY 6 (six from forty-nine) and FAST 5 (five from forty-nine) offer relatively friendlier odds for the top tiers than MEGA 7 (seven from fifty), which is part of why each game appeals to a different kind of player. To see the actual numbers drawn each week, visit the winning numbers hub, and to learn the checking process, read how to check results.
