Quick start guide

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Here’s everything you need in one minute.Everything you need in one minute.

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Getting started

  1. Step 1: How entering works

    Pick a competition, choose how many tickets, add them to your basket and check out. Your ticket numbers are given the moment you pay. Buy more in one go and the price per ticket drops.

  2. Step 2: Instant wins

    Some competitions have instant wins. If one of your numbers matches a winning number, that prize is yours straight away, and your ticket is still in the main draw.

    Where to find itMenu›Instant wins
  3. Step 3: The draw

    Every competition shows when entries close and when it’s drawn. Many are drawn on screen: open the draw page to watch it live, or watch the replay any time.

    Where to find itMenu›Draws

Good to know

Free entry by post

You can enter any paid competition free by post, with the same chance per ticket as entering online.

Where to find itFree entry

Your tickets, prizes and paymentsTickets, prizes and payments

Everything you’ve entered is in My Tickets. Prizes are in My Prizes, payments in My Transactions.

Where to find itAccount›My Tickets

What happens if you winIf you win

  1. We tell you by email, and it shows in My Prizes.
  2. Open the claim link and confirm your details (and any checks we need).
  3. We send your prize, or pay you for a cash prize.

Claim within the time shown in the email, or the prize goes to a redraw.

Where to find itAccount›My Prizes

Fair draws

Every draw is done by computer, and anyone can check it afterwards with the Verify button.

Where to find itHow our draws work

Messages

Choose which emails and texts you get, in Settings.

Where to find itSettings›Messages

You’re in control of your spendIn control of your spend

Set your own spend limit, and we’ll stop you going over it. Need time out? Take a break and we’ll pause your account until you’re ready. Credit card spending is capped at £250 a month.

You must be 18 or over and live in the UK to enter. Play responsibly.