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Competition Odds

Pick a type of prize, then sort every live UK competition by best odds, biggest prize, ending soon, cheapest ticket or best value. Every card shows your real chance of winning per ticket.

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Can’t find one? Use the odds calculatorShowing 12 of 123 live competitions

Odds are per ticket, based on the most tickets each draw can sell. “Best value” compares the prize value with the total the draw takes if every ticket sells.

Can’t find a competition? Work out the odds yourself

Every competition page shows the maximum number of tickets. Put that in with how many you are buying. Add the price and how many have sold so far if you want the full picture.

Your chance if it sells out1 in 4,0000.025%
If it closed right now–add tickets sold
You would spend–add the ticket price

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About these odds

Every competition site works differently. Capped raffles publish a fixed maximum number of tickets, so the odds of winning are clear before you enter. Other sites — including some of the biggest house-draw operators — don't publish entry numbers, so true odds can't be calculated. Each site's odds page shows the live picture competition by competition, and expired draws are removed automatically.

How competition odds work

How are competition odds worked out?

Most UK prize competitions cap the number of tickets they will sell. Your odds per ticket are one in that maximum. A draw capped at 20,000 tickets gives each ticket a 1 in 20,000 chance. Buy 10 tickets and your chance is 10 in 20,000, or 1 in 2,000.

Are my odds better if a competition does not sell out?

Yes. The odds we show assume every ticket sells. If only half the tickets sell, each ticket has double the chance. Many sites show how many tickets have sold, so check that before the draw closes.

Which competitions have the best odds right now?

Of the 123 live draws we are tracking, the best odds are on Sundays £2,000 for £99 from Pristine Competitions at 1 in 35 per ticket. The list above updates as draws open and close.

Do competitions without a ticket cap have odds?

Not fixed ones. Sites that sell unlimited entries, such as some big house and car draws, cannot give exact odds because your chance depends on how many entries are sold. We only show a “1 in X” figure where a draw has a ticket cap.

Is there a free way to enter?

UK prize competitions must offer a free entry route, usually by post, to stay within gambling law. A free entry has exactly the same chance of winning as a paid ticket.

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