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The four men had reportedly taken three tickets from Palakkad's Walayar on September 18.
If the prize crosses the border, there are some hurdles in securing it. Since there is a ban on the sale of lottery tickets in certain states the tickets cannot be sold there. The prize winners should convince the Lottery Department that they bought the tickets when they were in Kerala.
The Rs 25 crore first prize offered for the Thiruvonam Bumper is the highest prize in any lottery in the country.
Kerala Tourism Minister P A Mohamed Riyas, who gave the inaugural address of the event at Nishagandhi Auditorium, said the government has envisaged a Rs 6 crore worth project for the development of historic Kanakakunnu Palace.
Ayyanthole secured prizes in four other categories including Best Drummers.
This year's pulikali has the participation of men, women and children.
The float, put together by renowned artist Dr J D Gopan shows both the Earth and the Moon, along with the orbits used by the Chandrayan spacecraft.
Revenue Minister K Rajan was speaking on Friday after visiting the Pulimada (where the tigers get ready for the performance) of various deshams.
The two women will perform for the Sitaram Mill Desham that is making a comeback after 11 years.
This year, all five teams have 51 tigers each. The "tigresses" are from Viyyur Desam.