1/20,000 odds with 1 ticket
Closes Sun 15 Nov, 20:00
Same draw, same odds, no purchase necessary.
£100 Instant Wins
Instant winsWinner drawn
About this prize
Our weekly paid instant win game. Every prize is attached to a ticket number before entry opens, so the moment your numbers are issued you know what they hold. 700 of the 40,000 tickets carry a prize — about 1 in 57 — and the £100 jackpot sits on 2 of them, which is 1 in 20,000. Most tickets win nothing. A free postal route holds real ticket numbers from the same pool, on exactly the same terms as a paid one.
- £1,000 of cash prizes placed before entry opens
- Published odds: about 1 in 57 per ticket, 1 in 20,000 for the £100
- Prizes pinned to ticket numbers beforehand, and the placement published after close
- Free postal entry route on identical odds
- Cash paid by bank transfer; free entries land in your account
Key facts
- The prize
- £100 in cash
- Ticket price
- 11p per ticket, in minimum orders of 25
- Skill question
- You must answer the skill question correctly for your entry to count.
- Free entry
- Every draw can be entered free by post, with the same odds as a paid ticket. Free entry route
- Who can enter
- 18+ You must be 18 or over and resident in Great Britain to enter.
- The draw
- The draw runs automatically at 9pm on the closing date, sold out or not, using a provably-fair method. How draws work
- Verification
- Anyone can check a draw result independently. Verify a draw
- Full terms
- The full terms and conditions apply to every entry. Read the terms
Instant wins
Reveal instant prizes the moment you enter, and you’re still in the main draw.
696 instant prizes worth £1,000 are still hiding in the tickets, of 700 worth £1,000 at the start.
Your chance of an instant prize is 1 in 57 per ticket, from 696 prizes still unclaimed across 39,545 remaining tickets. It improves as prizes stay unclaimed and worsens as they are won.
Every instant prize is attached to a particular ticket number before entry opens, using a seed we publish a fingerprint of in advance and the seed itself once the competition closes, so the placement can be checked afterwards and cannot be changed once tickets are on sale. How instant wins work · Free postal entries win these too
£100 cash2 available0 claimed
£25 cash8 available0 claimed
£10 cash30 available0 claimed
£5 cash60 available0 claimed
5 free entries100 available0 claimed
1 free entry496 available4 claimed
How the draw works
- Answer the skill question correctly to qualify your entry.
- Your tickets are entered into the draw.
- With the result we publish the entry total, the revealed secret and the winning ticket, so anyone can check the draw.
- The winner is drawn Sun 8 Nov, 20:00 automatically, using a verifiable random method, the result is published and anyone can check it.
- The winner is contacted and published in our winners archive.
Prefer not to pay? Enter free by post, same odds, no purchase. See free entry route.
Independently verifiable This draw picks its winner from 40,000 tickets using a public randomness beacon nobody can predict, including us. Try the maths yourself.The draw
Competition rules & terms
- Entry
- 11p per ticket (the full price, including any VAT), minimum order 25 tickets, or free by post (no purchase necessary, identical odds). 18+, residents of Great Britain only.
- Tickets in the draw
- 40,000 maximum, limit 2,500 per person.
- Closing date
- Sun 8 Nov, 20:00
- Draw
- Sun 8 Nov, 20:00The winner is drawn automatically using a verifiable public randomness beacon. Verify it yourself.
- Checking the draw
- The entry total, the revealed secret and the winning ticket are published with the result. Your own ticket numbers are in your account. How to check this draw.
- Qualifying
- Answer the skill question correctly. Winners are contacted and published in the winners archive.
- If it doesn't sell out
- It is still drawn at 9pm on its closing date and the full prize is awarded. We never cancel, postpone or reduce a draw because of low ticket sales, and we never extend a closing date to sell more. Winners are selected at random from all qualifying entries, in accordance with the laws of chance, using a verifiable random draw.
Our full terms and conditions apply to every entry.
FAQs
What are the odds on the £100 instant win?
The £100 sits on 2 ticket numbers out of 40,000, so 1 in 20,000 per ticket. Any prize at all is about 1 in 57. The full board is published: 2 x £100 cash, 8 x £25 cash, 30 x £10 cash, 60 x £5 cash, 100 x 5 free entries, 500 x 1 free entry.
When is the result decided?
Before you enter. Every prize is attached to a ticket number before the competition opens, and we publish a commitment to that placement in advance. When your numbers are issued, the result is a lookup, not a draw. After the competition closes we publish the secret so the whole placement can be checked.
Can I enter for free?
Yes. The free postal route receives real ticket numbers from the same pool, on exactly the same terms and the same odds as a paid entry. It is not a lesser route, and it is what keeps this a prize competition rather than a lottery.
Why can I only buy in bundles?
Tickets are 11p and every card transaction costs us a flat fee on top of a percentage. A very small order gives nearly all of itself to that fee, so the smallest bundle is the point at which the competition still works. It is an honest floor, not a nudge.
How do I get paid?
Cash prizes are checked and paid by bank transfer to an account in the winner’s own name. Free entries are added to your account automatically and can be used on any open competition. There is never a fee to claim anything.
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