When Is the Thai Lottery Drawn?
The Thai Government Lottery runs on a simple, reliable schedule — twice a month — but the exact dates and times trip up a lot of people, especially around holidays. Here is everything you need to know about when draws happen.
The 1st and the 16th
Draws are held twice every month, on the 1st and the 16th. That gives 24 regular draws in a typical year. The schedule is the same in every month, which makes the lottery easy to plan around: buy in the days before the 1st or the 16th, and check results that afternoon.
What time is the draw?
The draw takes place in the afternoon, Bangkok time (ICT, UTC+7). It is broadcast live as a programme that runs through the early-to-mid afternoon, with the prize numbers drawn one tier at a time and the headline results revealed close to 4:00 PM. If you are checking from another time zone, remember Thailand does not observe daylight saving, so the offset from UTC is always +7.
Holiday shifts
The fixed schedule has a few exceptions. When the 1st or the 16th falls on certain public or major Buddhist holidays, the draw can be moved — usually by a day or two — so it is always worth confirming the date around holiday periods rather than assuming. Because these shifts are decided by the GLO, the official site is the place to confirm an exact date.
Year-end dates
The end of the year is the most common time for a shift. Rather than drawing on 1 January, the calendar is often adjusted so that a draw lands on 30 December instead. You can see this in our own archive: several years record a 30 December draw in place of an early-January one. If you are tracking the very start or end of a year, double-check which date applies.
How many draws happen in a year?
In a normal year there are 24 draws. The total occasionally varies — for example, draws were disrupted in 2020 — which is one reason our statistics are based on the actual recorded draws rather than an assumed two-per-month. You can browse every recorded draw, filtered by year, in the results archive.
Never miss a result
The fastest way to stay current is to check back here on the afternoon of the 1st and 16th, or use our Did I Win? checker once results are in. Our home page also shows a live countdown to the next scheduled draw. Whatever the date, remember that each draw is independent — the timing has no bearing on which numbers come up.
When Is the Thai Lottery Drawn?
The Thai Government Lottery runs on a simple, reliable schedule — twice a month — but the exact dates and times trip up a lot of people, especially around holidays. Here is everything you need to know about when draws happen.
The 1st and the 16th
Draws are held twice every month, on the 1st and the 16th. That gives 24 regular draws in a typical year. The schedule is the same in every month, which makes the lottery easy to plan around: buy in the days before the 1st or the 16th, and check results that afternoon.
What time is the draw?
The draw takes place in the afternoon, Bangkok time (ICT, UTC+7). It is broadcast live as a programme that runs through the early-to-mid afternoon, with the prize numbers drawn one tier at a time and the headline results revealed close to 4:00 PM. If you are checking from another time zone, remember Thailand does not observe daylight saving, so the offset from UTC is always +7.
Holiday shifts
The fixed schedule has a few exceptions. When the 1st or the 16th falls on certain public or major Buddhist holidays, the draw can be moved — usually by a day or two — so it is always worth confirming the date around holiday periods rather than assuming. Because these shifts are decided by the GLO, the official site is the place to confirm an exact date.
Year-end dates
The end of the year is the most common time for a shift. Rather than drawing on 1 January, the calendar is often adjusted so that a draw lands on 30 December instead. You can see this in our own archive: several years record a 30 December draw in place of an early-January one. If you are tracking the very start or end of a year, double-check which date applies.
How many draws happen in a year?
In a normal year there are 24 draws. The total occasionally varies — for example, draws were disrupted in 2020 — which is one reason our statistics are based on the actual recorded draws rather than an assumed two-per-month. You can browse every recorded draw, filtered by year, in the results archive.
Never miss a result
The fastest way to stay current is to check back here on the afternoon of the 1st and 16th, or use our Did I Win? checker once results are in. Our home page also shows a live countdown to the next scheduled draw. Whatever the date, remember that each draw is independent — the timing has no bearing on which numbers come up.