BOTB — How It Works
The complete guide to entering on Botb — prices, draws, free entry and payouts.
At a glance
Overview
BOTB (Best of the Best) is the UK's original dream-car competition, running since 1999 and formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange. Its signature is skill-based entry: Spot the Ball, judged by a panel of professionals rather than a random draw.
Over £150m in prizes has been awarded, with guaranteed weekly dream-car and lifestyle winners plus newer instant-win and prize-draw formats added since a 2023 change of ownership.
Who runs it
BOTB has run since 1999 — the UK's original dream-car competition, founded by William Hindmarch, formerly listed on London's AIM market, and acquired by Winvia Entertainment in 2023. You may remember its stands at airports.
How to enter
Pick a car (or lifestyle prize), study the Spot the Ball photo, place your crosshair where you judge the centre of the ball to be, and pay per play — from around 90p, or via the BOTB Pass subscription from £9.99/month.
Draws & winners
It's judged, not drawn: a panel of professional referees and ex-players decides the ball's true position each week, filmed with an independent lawyer present, and the closest entry wins. Newer instant-win games use pre-allocated numbers instead.
Odds & transparency
The judged format is documented end-to-end: a panel of professional referees and ex-players determines the ball's true position on camera with an independent lawyer present, and the winning entry is the provable closest.
Prizes
Dream cars and supercars, dream homes and villas, watches, holidays, tax-free cash and instant wins. Car wins include free delivery, and servicing/insurance perks.
Payouts & claiming
Winners are surprised on camera each week; cash alternatives are offered on cars (often six-figure sums, tax-free).
Free entry route
Free-ticket promotions run regularly for new and existing players; because entry is skill-based, the mechanics differ from raffle-style postal routes.
Responsible play
18+; the skill element genuinely differentiates it from random draws. Watch the credit expiry — game credit now lapses after one week — and manage the BOTB Pass subscription in your account.
Support & contact
A long-established support operation befitting a 25-year-old company, with a full help centre; weekly winner surprises are handled by the famous in-person reveal team.
Community & live draws
The weekly winner-surprise videos are an institution — 25 years of them — and the skill-game community trades Spot the Ball technique the way poker players trade strategy.
Extras worth knowing
Game credit now expires after one week (it used to last a year) — use it promptly. The skill element means practice genuinely matters, unlike random draws.
Frequently asked questions
The ball is removed from a match photo; you place your entry where you judge its centre was. A panel of professional judges determines the correct position, and the closest entry wins — it's skill, not luck.
Since 1999 — it's the longest-established competition operator in the UK and was formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market.
Yes — credit now expires after one week, a change from the previous twelve months, so plan to use it quickly.
Winvia Entertainment Group acquired BOTB in 2023 (it also owns Click Competitions); the founder-era format and weekly dream car winners continue.
Yes — and it matters: because winners are judged on distance from the panel's position, experienced players study body language and sightlines rather than guessing.