Tambola prize calculator
Prize pool
₹2,000
Collected ₹2,000. All of it goes in prizes.
- Early five · 10%
- ₹200
- Top line · 15%
- ₹300
- Middle line · 15%
- ₹300
- Bottom line · 15%
- ₹300
- Full house · 45%
- ₹900
Tambola prize calculator: split the prize money for every dividend
Enter the ticket price and how many were sold, take out anything the host keeps, and pick the dividends. Every prize comes out in rupees, rounded the way you choose, and the prizes add up exactly to the pool.
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The short answer
To split Tambola prize money, multiply the ticket price by the tickets sold, take out the host's share, and divide the rest between the dividends. A common split is 10% for early five, 15% for each of the three lines and 45% for full house: 40 tickets at ₹50 make ₹2,000, which is ₹200 for early five, ₹300 for each line and ₹900 for full house. Round the smaller prizes down and give what is left to full house, so the total is exact.
Four steps to a fair split
Step 1: Enter the collection
Type the ticket price and the tickets sold, or the number of players and tickets each.
Step 2: Take out the host's share
If the host keeps money for snacks or the hall, enter it as a percentage or a fixed amount. Leave it at zero if every rupee goes in prizes.
Step 3: Pick the dividends
The standard five are ticked. Add four corners, second full house, breakfast, lunch and dinner or your own, and choose the split.
Step 4: Round and share
Choose ₹1, ₹5, ₹10 or ₹50. Smaller prizes round down and full house takes what is left. Copy the list for WhatsApp, or print it.
Tambola prize money for real games
Each row is what the calculator shows with the suggested split, rounded to ₹10, with the odd amount going to full house.
| Game | Collected | Prize pool | Prizes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitty party: 20 members, 2 tickets each | ₹2,000 | ₹2,000 | Early five ₹200, each line ₹300, full house ₹900 |
| The same, with four corners | ₹2,000 | ₹2,000 | Early five ₹180, each line ₹270, four corners ₹180, full house ₹830 |
| Society Diwali night: 50 tickets at ₹100, host keeps 10% | ₹5,000 | ₹4,500 | Early five ₹450, each line ₹670, full house ₹2,040 |
| Office party: 100 tickets at ₹20, second full house | ₹2,000 | ₹2,000 | Early five ₹160, each line ₹250, full house ₹760, second full house ₹330 |
More players, prices and extras are worked through in Tambola prize money for 20, 50 and 100 players.
What each dividend gets, and why
The standard five. Add an extra and it takes its own share, with every other prize shrinking in proportion.
| Dividend | Share of the pool | How it is won |
|---|---|---|
| Early five | 10% | The first player to mark any five numbers on their ticket. |
| Top line | 15% | All five numbers in the top row. |
| Middle line | 15% | All five numbers in the middle row. |
| Bottom line | 15% | All five numbers in the bottom row. |
| Full house | 45% | All fifteen numbers on the ticket. |
Why this order, and how to bend it for a kitty or an office, is in how to divide Tambola prize money. For gift prizes instead of cash, see Tambola prize ideas.
Four things worth agreeing
Read the split out before the first call
Everyone has paid in, so everyone should hear what each dividend pays before a number is drawn. Paste the list into the group chat or pin the printout where the caller sits.
Keep the three lines equal
No line is harder to win than another. With full house in play, the suggested split gives top, middle and bottom line the same amount, and so should any split you type yourself.
Round to ₹10 for cash games
Prizes in tens are easy to hand over from a cash box. The calculator rounds every smaller prize down to the step and gives the few rupees left to full house, so the totals still match.
Fewer dividends, bigger prizes
Each extra dividend takes money from the others. Six or seven is plenty for one game; with ten, the early prizes become too small to feel like a win.
Questions people ask
Anything we've missed?
How is Tambola prize money usually divided?
The common split is 10% of the pool for early five, 15% for each of the top, middle and bottom lines, and 45% for full house. That is the calculator's suggested split for the standard five. Extras such as four corners get their own share, and every other prize shrinks a little to make room.
What happens to the odd rupees after rounding?
Every prize except one is rounded down to the step you choose, and the rupees left over go to one stated place: the full house by default, or back to the host if you pick that. The prizes plus the host's share always add up to exactly what was collected.
Can the host keep some money for snacks or the hall?
Yes. Enter the host's share as a percentage of the collection or as a fixed amount, with a note of what it is for. It comes off the top before the prizes are worked out, and it appears as its own line in the copied summary.
Can I type my own percentages or amounts?
Yes. Choose My percentages or My amounts. Percentages that do not add up to 100 are scaled to fill the pool, and the calculator says so. With your own amounts, full house takes whatever the others leave.
Which dividends can I add?
Four corners, second full house, temperature, early seven, bull's eye, breakfast, lunch, dinner, star and pyramid are one tap away, and you can add any prize by name. The Tambola games list explains how each one is won.
Does it work for other currencies?
Yes. Switch the symbol to Rs, $, £, € or AED. The arithmetic is the same; only the symbol and the number grouping change.
Is anything sent anywhere?
No. The sums are done in your browser, and your last settings are kept only on this device so the page opens where you left it.
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