Every winner is picked at random

The £1,000,000 draw is run independently by PIMS-SCA, the specialist insurer of the £1,000,000 prize.

1. 1

   Entries are locked in

   When entries close, we send PIMS the full list of entries along with a cryptographic hash, a unique digital fingerprint of the file. If a single entry changed afterwards, the fingerprint wouldn't match.
2. 2

   PIMS runs the draw

   PIMS draws the winning numbers on its RNG, certified by Gaming Labs International (GLI) to UK Gambling Commission standards, using the fingerprint as its starting point.
3. 3

   The result can be checked

   The draw can be repeated with a full audit trail. Our staff have no access to the RNG and no control over the result.

Three letters are drawn every day by our draw system, independently tested and certified by RiskCherry as random and unbiased, to UK Gambling Commission standards. No one on our team can influence or change the letters.

Letters only count in the right place: your first letter has to match the first letter drawn, your second the second, and your third the third.

Winners are drawn automatically by the same RiskCherry-certified RNG. Every ticket in the competition has an equal chance, whether it was bought online or entered by post.

Each competition is drawn on its published closing date, even if not every ticket has sold. We never extend the closing date to sell more tickets. If a competition sells out early, we draw it at 8pm that evening.

Before an instant win competition opens, our RiskCherry-certified RNG decides at random which ticket numbers hold the instant prizes. The competition page shows every prize and how many are still to be found.

When you enter, your ticket numbers are picked at random from all the tickets still available. Every remaining ticket has the same chance of holding a prize, whether you enter early or late.