
The best UK competition and raffle sites
Our top-rated UK raffle and prize-draw operators for 2026, ranked by independent rating.
The best UK competition sites are the reviewed operators that publish a ticket cap, draw on a fixed date and offer a genuine free entry route. We rank 30 competition and raffle sites below, led by Dream Car Giveaways.
Below are the operators we've reviewed against our published methodology, ranked by our rating. Listings update as our reviews do — there's no pay-to-rank.
Last updated · 30 operators reviewed
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Dream Car Giveaways
4.6/ 5Excellent· ranked #1 of 30
Dream Car Giveaways is the top-rated operator in our ranking of 30 UK competition and raffle sites, running draws since 2018. High-value car competitions plus dream homes, cash, tech and instant wins — a large Worcester-based operator, now owned by listed lottery group Jumbo Interactive, running live RNG draws.
- Live now
- 47 draws
- Tickets from
- £0.03
- Best top-prize odds
- 1 in 899
Ranked by our independent rating — no pay-to-rank. 18+ UK only.
Compare the top UK competition and raffle sites
Showing 30 of 30 operators
| # | Operator | Focus | Our rating | Est. | Trustpilot | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dream Car Giveaways | High-value car competitions… | ★ 4.6 | 2018 | View | |
| 2 | 7Days Performance | Performance and prestige car… | ★ 4.6 | 2018 | View | |
| 3 | Jammy | High-volume live-draw… | ★ 4.6 | 2021 | View | |
| 4 | WinWink | Collectibles and gaming UK… | ★ 4.6 | 2020 | View | |
| 5 | Hittin It Big | Large-pool UK prize draws for… | ★ 4.6 | 2020 | View | |
| 6 | Good life plus | Monthly-subscription prize-draw… | ★ 4.6 | 2018 | View | |
| 7 | Caddy Comps | Golf-kit prize competitions… | ★ 4.5 | 2021 | View | |
| 8 | Click Competitions | UK prize competitions spanning… | ★ 4.5 | 2020 | View | |
| 9 | Bonkers Competitions | UK prize competitions across… | ★ 4.5 | — | View | |
| 10 | Carp Hunter Giveaways | Carp-fishing tackle draws (bait… | ★ 4.5 | 2020 | View | |
| 11 | The Prize Lab Ltd | Long-running, community-focused… | ★ 4.5 | 2020 | View | |
| 12 | Blaze Competitions | Cars, motocross and e-bikes… | ★ 4.5 | 2022 | View | |
| 13 | Guitar Gear Giveaway | Guitar, bass, amp and pedal… | ★ 4.5 | 2019 | View | |
| 14 | Golf Star Competitions | Golf-only prize competitions:… | ★ 4.4 | 2020 | View | |
| 15 | Storm Competitions | Dream and luxury car… | ★ 4.4 | 2019 | View | |
| 16 | Bright Competitions | High-volume, community-driven… | ★ 4.4 | 2020 | View | |
| 17 | Bounty Competitions | Broad-range prize-competition… | ★ 4.4 | 2020 | View | |
| 18 | Prize Paradise | Instant-win and big-cash-draw… | ★ 4.4 | 2020 | View | |
| 19 | Hot Comps | Transparent, national… | ★ 4.4 | 2020 | View | |
| 20 | Apex Competition | Isle of Wight community… | ★ 4.4 | 2021 | View | |
| 21 | Cosmetic Competitions Ltd | UK's cosmetics-focused… | ★ 4.4 | 2022 | View | |
| 22 | Phatlads | Big, lively, low-cost… | ★ 4.4 | 2021 | View | |
| 23 | Pitstop Prizes | F1 and motorsport prize draws… | ★ 4.4 | 2022 | View | |
| 24 | Waffle Competitions | UK's dedicated LEGO competition… | ★ 4.4 | 2024 | View | |
| 25 | Competition Bros | Low-cost cash draws from 25p… | ★ 4.4 | 2020 | View | |
| 26 | R Kings Competitions | Northern Ireland car and cash… | ★ 4.4 | 2018 | View | |
| 27 | FootyComps | Football prize draws: club… | ★ 4.4 | 2020 | View | |
| 28 | HD Competitions | Cheap-ticket tech and hobby… | ★ 4.4 | 2023 | View | |
| 29 | Elite Competitions | Big-ticket variety | ★ 4.4 | 2015 | View | |
| 30 | Hobby Comps | Radio-control cars, trucks and… | ★ 4.4 | 2024 | View |
- 1Dream Car GiveawaysVisit
High-value car competitions…Est. 2018Trustpilot
- 27Days PerformanceVisit
Performance and prestige car…Est. 2018Trustpilot
- 3JammyVisit
High-volume live-draw…Est. 2021Trustpilot
- 4WinWinkVisit
Collectibles and gaming UK…Est. 2020Trustpilot
- 5Hittin It BigVisit
Large-pool UK prize draws for…Est. 2020Trustpilot
- 6Good life plusVisit
Monthly-subscription prize-draw…Est. 2018Trustpilot
- 7Caddy CompsVisit
Golf-kit prize competitions…Est. 2021Trustpilot
- 8Click CompetitionsVisit
UK prize competitions spanning…Est. 2020Trustpilot
- 9Bonkers CompetitionsVisit
UK prize competitions across…Trustpilot
- 10Carp Hunter GiveawaysVisit
Carp-fishing tackle draws (bait…Est. 2020Trustpilot
- 11The Prize Lab LtdVisit
Long-running, community-focused…Est. 2020Trustpilot
- 12Blaze CompetitionsVisit
Cars, motocross and e-bikes…Est. 2022Trustpilot
- 13Guitar Gear GiveawayVisit
Guitar, bass, amp and pedal…Est. 2019Trustpilot
- 14Golf Star CompetitionsVisit
Golf-only prize competitions:…Est. 2020Trustpilot
- 15Storm CompetitionsVisit
Dream and luxury car…Est. 2019Trustpilot
- 16Bright CompetitionsVisit
High-volume, community-driven…Est. 2020Trustpilot
- 17Bounty CompetitionsVisit
Broad-range prize-competition…Est. 2020Trustpilot
- 18Prize ParadiseVisit
Instant-win and big-cash-draw…Est. 2020Trustpilot
- 19Hot CompsVisit
Transparent, national…Est. 2020Trustpilot
- 20Apex CompetitionVisit
Isle of Wight community…Est. 2021Trustpilot
- 21Cosmetic Competitions LtdVisit
UK's cosmetics-focused…Est. 2022Trustpilot
- 22PhatladsVisit
Big, lively, low-cost…Est. 2021Trustpilot
- 23Pitstop PrizesVisit
F1 and motorsport prize draws…Est. 2022Trustpilot
- 24Waffle CompetitionsVisit
UK's dedicated LEGO competition…Est. 2024Trustpilot
- 25Competition BrosVisit
Low-cost cash draws from 25p…Est. 2020Trustpilot
- 26R Kings CompetitionsVisit
Northern Ireland car and cash…Est. 2018Trustpilot
- 27FootyCompsVisit
Football prize draws: club…Est. 2020Trustpilot
- 28HD CompetitionsVisit
Cheap-ticket tech and hobby…Est. 2023Trustpilot
- 29Elite CompetitionsVisit
Big-ticket varietyEst. 2015Trustpilot
- 30Hobby CompsVisit
Radio-control cars, trucks and…Est. 2024Trustpilot
Under UK competition law, every operator here must offer either a genuine free entry route or a skill-based question — with the same odds as a paid ticket. Ratings follow our published methodology — there's no pay-to-rank, and Trustpilot links are the operator's own profile. Ties on rating are broken by how many draws the operator is running today, then by its best published odds.
Every UK competition website and raffle site we rate
- 1

Dream Car Giveaways
★ 4.6 / 5High-value car competitions plus dream homes, cash, tech and instant wins — a large Worcester-based operator, now owned by listed lottery group Jumbo Interactive, running live RNG draws.Established 2018- Live now
- 47 draws
- From
- £0.03
- Best top-prize odds
- 1 in 899
- +Backed since October 2025 by Jumbo Interactive, an established, stock-market-listed digital-lottery group — an unusually strong corporate trust signal for the sector.
- +Large, documented track record: over £155 million in prizes to more than 135,000 winners, with winners filmed collecting cars or cash.
- +Strong draw transparency: live social-media draws using a recognised random number generator, test runs beforehand, and clearly published odds and ticket caps.
- 2

7Days Performance
★ 4.6 / 5Performance and prestige car competitions, alongside tax-free cash, tech and watches, run as frequent low-cost instant-win and scheduled main draws.Established 2018- Live now
- 42 draws
- From
- £0.01
- Best top-prize odds
- 1 in 549
- +Established since 2018 as a registered, active UK company with a long, public track record.
- +Winning tickets are drawn live on Facebook and winners are published afterwards with photos and videos, so results can be independently watched.
- +Draws proceed with no rollovers or extensions, and go ahead even if a competition has not sold out — a winner is still announced.
- 3

Jammy
★ 4.6 / 5High-volume live-draw competitions — instant cash wins, free-to-enter comps and cheap tickets — with famously fast payouts and entertaining hosted streams.Established 2021- Live now
- 32 draws
- From
- £0.02
- Best top-prize odds
- 1 in 100
- +One of the largest records in the sector — a five-star Trustpilot rating across roughly 7,600 reviews.
- +Famously fast payouts — winnings often in your bank within minutes (sometimes seconds) of confirming details.
- +Entertaining hosted live streams, regular free-to-enter competitions, instant wins and "neighbour" prizes, at low ticket prices.
- 4

WinWink
★ 4.6 / 5Collectibles and gaming UK prize competitions — Pokémon cards, LEGO, Warhammer and consoles — plus cash spins, using a provably-fair sealed-commitment draw model with published ticket caps.Established 2020- Live now
- 29 draws
- From
- £0.05
- Best top-prize odds
- 1 in 260
- +Provably-fair, sealed-commitment draws that entrants can verify independently — unusually transparent.
- +Collectibles and gaming focus: Pokémon cards, LEGO, Warhammer and consoles, with a strong hobby community.
- +4.8 out of 5 on Trustpilot from around 1,670 reviews, with fast delivery of prizes praised.
- 5

Hittin It Big
★ 4.6 / 5Large-pool UK prize draws for cash, cars and property, plus arcade-style instant-win games, with per-competition odds panels and hash-logged automated draws.Established 2020- Live now
- 9 draws
- From
- £0.01
- Best top-prize odds
- 1 in 1,099
- +Competition pages show the total ticket pool, tickets sold, a per-person maximum and an odds panel giving your chance per ticket.
- +Documented draw system: automated draws use a cryptographic RNG with a pre-committed SHA-256 fingerprint of the ticket pool, and winners carry 'Verify draw' audit records.
- +Strong player controls: spend limits down to £0 with a cooling-off period on increases, time-outs, self-exclusion, and no credit cards since 20 May 2026.
- 6

Good life plus
★ 4.6 / 5A monthly-subscription prize-draw membership club — entries into car, cash, tech and holiday draws, plus lifestyle deals and instant wins, rather than one-off ticket purchases.Established 2018- +Legitimate and established: trading since 2018 as Good Life Plus PLC, with around £20 million in prizes awarded.
- +Very high Trustpilot score across more than 21,000 reviews, with many members praising the prizes and the staff.
- +Membership bundles prize-draw entries with lifestyle deals (cinema, coffee, takeaways) and instant-win games.
- 7

Caddy Comps
★ 4.5 / 5Golf-kit prize competitions (drivers, putters, rangefinders, launch monitors) plus Rolex, car and cash draws, drawn live on Instagram three nights a week.Established 2021- Live now
- 105 draws
- From
- £0.05
- Best top-prize odds
- 1 in 539
- +A 5.0 Trustpilot score on one of the largest review bases in the sector, nearly 3,900 of those reviews posted in the past year, and the profile states the company answers every negative review, usually within a day.
- +Prizes arrive quickly: October 2026 reviewers describe watches and clubs turning up within days of the draw, with instant-win winners emailed at once and contacted on WhatsApp.
- +Published caps and winners: every competition shows tickets sold against its cap, and the public winners page lists each winner with photo, prize, ticket number and draw time.
- 8

Click Competitions
★ 4.5 / 5UK prize competitions spanning performance cars, tax-free cash from £1,000 to £100,000, watches and tech, plus Pokémon and gold-bar instant wins, with tickets from 1p.Established 2020- Live now
- 33 draws
- From
- £0.04
- Best top-prize odds
- 1 in 165
- +Outstanding review record — 4.7 on Trustpilot with 98% of more than 4,400 reviews at five stars.
- +Reviewers consistently report genuine winners and quick payouts.
- +Very broad prize mix: performance cars, tax-free cash to £100,000, watches, tech and collectibles.
- 9

Bonkers Competitions
★ 4.5 / 5UK prize competitions across luxury watches, supercars, cash, designer goods, tech and gold, drawn weekly with a certified random number generator and a guaranteed-draw, no-extensions policy.- Live now
- 18 draws
- From
- £0.50
- Best top-prize odds
- 1 in 500
- +Signatory to the DCMS Voluntary Code, with self-serve spending limits down to £0 and a six-month suspension that cannot be lifted early.
- +The only operator in this group with a real complaints procedure — two working days to acknowledge, ten to answer — plus a DCMS escalation route.
- +Every published result carries a per-draw verification link, and pages show exact tickets sold against the cap plus the cash alternative.
- 10

Carp Hunter Giveaways
★ 4.5 / 5Carp-fishing tackle draws (bait boats, reels, bivvies, bite alarms, bait) plus site credit, Amazon vouchers and some cash alternatives, with instant wins.Established 2020- Live now
- 12 draws
- From
- £0.07
- Best top-prize odds
- 1 in 600
- +4.8 on Trustpilot from about 620 reviews (October 2026), 94% of them five stars; recent five-star reviews mention quick contact after a win and reasonable prices, and one (December 2025) says payout was on time.
- +Hunter Giveaways Ltd, incorporated 29 May 2020, is still trading with accounts filed to May 2025 and a confirmation statement in May 2026, and the site's Terms of Use quote the company number.
- +Each listing shows tickets sold against a published cap, and a previous-winners page names winners with their prize and ticket number across five pages.
- 11

The Prize Lab Ltd
★ 4.5 / 5A long-running, community-focused competition site — instant wins and daily/weekly live draws — with free quiz entries, multiple-winner fairness and caring service.Established 2020- Live now
- 5 draws
- From
- £0.25
- Best top-prize odds
- 1 in 2,750
- +A solid 4+ year track record (formerly Raffleistic) with a five-star Trustpilot rating across roughly 150 reviews.
- +Genuinely caring, personal service and transparent live draws — with a smaller, friendlier player base that improves the odds.
- +Free entries via quizzes, some multiple-winner competitions (more chances to win), cash alternatives and an app in the pipeline.
- 12

Blaze Competitions
★ 4.5 / 5Cars, motocross and e-bikes, tax-free cash and cheap instant wins from Louth, Lincolnshire, with live draws four nights a week on the Comps.gg platform.Established 2022- Live now
- 4 draws
- From
- £0.00
- Best top-prize odds
- 1 in 1,200
- +A 5.0 Trustpilot score (October 2026) with only six reviews in the 1 to 3 star filter, and none of them claims an unpaid prize.
- +Fast payment reported by 2026 reviewers: a cash alternative in the bank within minutes, a voucher emailed straight after an ID check.
- +Active UK company since September 2022, a postal entry route in the terms, published entry caps on each listing, live draws scheduled at 9pm four nights a week according to the FAQ, and a Verify link on each result.
- 13

Guitar Gear Giveaway
★ 4.5 / 5Guitar, bass, amp and pedal prize competitions from a Taunton music retailer, with twice-weekly live draws, instant wins and cash draws.Established 2019- Live now
- 2 draws
- From
- £0.99
- Best top-prize odds
- 1 in 899
- +5.0 on Trustpilot (October 2026), 98% five stars, with no review under four stars in the past year and no prize-payment complaint among the 13 low-star reviews.
- +An established Taunton company (12046357) since June 2019, with accounts to June 2025 and a June 2026 confirmation statement filed, and the same company and address in the footer and the terms.
- +Every competition page prints the ticket cap, tickets sold and the per-person maximum, live draws run twice a week on Facebook and YouTube, and the winners page names winners with prize and draw date.
- 14

Golf Star Competitions
★ 4.4 / 5Golf-only prize competitions: win clubs, drivers, putters, hybrids, GPS watches, electric trolleys and golf trips for the price of a ticketEstablished 2020- Live now
- 69 draws
- From
- £0.01
- Best top-prize odds
- 1 in 549
- +Golf-only specialism means a deep, relevant catalogue of clubs, equipment and golf experiences
- +Backed by a registered UK company (GolfStar Group Ltd, no. 10027851) and run by self-described PGA professionals
- +Strong ~4.6/5 Trustpilot rating across thousands of reviews
- 15

Storm Competitions
★ 4.4 / 5Dream and luxury car competitions — including classic and older vehicles with better odds — alongside motorhomes, tech and cash, all drawn fully live.Established 2019- Live now
- 28 draws
- From
- £0.09
- Best top-prize odds
- 1 in 499
- +One of the largest review bases anywhere: five stars across more than 38,000 Trustpilot reviews.
- +Fully live draws on Facebook using Google's random number generator, with live winner calls and live handovers — strong, open verification.
- +Exceptionally fast payouts — winners repeatedly report cash alternatives landing within minutes of a claim.
- 16

Bright Competitions
★ 4.4 / 5High-volume, community-driven competitions from Manchester — instant wins, scratch cards, a winners wheel and lots of free games — with very fast payouts.Established 2020- Live now
- 25 draws
- From
- £0.05
- Best top-prize odds
- 1 in 1,500
- +Five-star Trustpilot rating across roughly 1,900 reviews (95–96% five-star), with a multi-year track record since around 2020.
- +Excellent payout speed — winners report cash within 5–30 minutes of the draw, often with a confirming phone call.
- +Lots of variety and value — instant wins, scratch cards, quizzes, a winners wheel, free games and freebies — with tickets from 5p.
- 17

Bounty Competitions
★ 4.4 / 5A broad-range prize-competition site — supercars, cars, motorhomes and even houses down to everyday household items — run as a Scottish family business with live draws.Established 2020- Live now
- 11 draws
- From
- £0.40
- Best top-prize odds
- 1 in 600
- +Transparent and well-liked: a five-star Trustpilot score across more than 20,000 reviews, with owners who front the brand openly on social media.
- +Registered family company (Bounty Competitions Ltd, April 2020) with named owners — a clear accountability signal.
- +Very broad prize range, from supercars, motorhomes and houses to everyday household items, at low ticket prices.
- 18

Prize Paradise
★ 4.4 / 5Instant-win and big-cash-draw competitions with very fast payouts, cheap entries and free competitions on the app.Established 2020- Live now
- 10 draws
- From
- £0.10
- Best top-prize odds
- 1 in 576
- +Five-star Trustpilot rating across roughly 3,000 reviews, with a multi-year track record since around 2020.
- +A standout for payout speed — winnings often in your account within minutes of winning.
- +Instant wins plus bigger cash draws (£6,000–£30,000), cheap entries from single pence, and free competitions on the app.
- 19

Hot Comps
★ 4.4 / 5A transparent, national prize-competition site — instant wins and main draws — with published entry lists, guaranteed winners and explicit responsible-play messaging.Established 2020- Live now
- 10 draws
- From
- £0.25
- Best top-prize odds
- 1 in 599
- +Standout transparency — publishes its entry lists so you can see every entry is genuine.
- +Guaranteed winners regardless of ticket sales, never extends, and promises to always award the prize.
- +Three guaranteed live draws a week since 2020, instant cash autodraws paid instantly, and entries from under 50p with low ticket numbers.
- 20

Apex Competition
★ 4.4 / 5An Isle of Wight community competition site — cash, instant wins and everyday prizes — with a strong local-charity focus and transparent live draws.Established 2021- Live now
- 10 draws
- From
- £0.10
- Best top-prize odds
- 1 in 2,026
- +Five-star Trustpilot rating across roughly 436 reviews, with reviewers praising transparency and fairness.
- +Strong charity and community focus — weekly donations to Isle of Wight and mainland charities, including wish-list items.
- +Friendly live draws, with instant wins and bigger weekly prizes (cash, shopping cards, Lego, a Nintendo Switch and more).
- 21

Cosmetic Competitions Ltd
★ 4.4 / 5The UK's cosmetics-focused competition site — luxury beauty, spa days and holidays alongside cash — with guaranteed live draws and very fast payouts.Established 2022- Live now
- 6 draws
- From
- £0.25
- Best top-prize odds
- 1 in 9,164
- +Five-star Trustpilot rating across roughly 565–590 reviews, from a registered limited company with a friendly, named team that replies to reviews.
- +A standout for payout speed — reviewers repeatedly report cash within minutes of winning.
- +Guaranteed live draws, phone-and-email win confirmation, and prizes often delivered next working day.
- 22

Phatlads
★ 4.4 / 5A big, lively, low-cost competition site — scratch-style instant wins plus car and cash draws — with a strong charity ethos.Established 2021- Live now
- 4 draws
- From
- £0.02
- Best top-prize odds
- 1 in 7,500
- +A large, established operator — a five-star Trustpilot rating across roughly 5,200–6,300 reviews.
- +Genuine charity and community ethos — a percentage of revenue goes to care packages and good causes.
- +Very cheap, fun, multi-game play (scratch-style instant wins, car and cash draws) from 5p, with an app and weekly freebies.
- 23

Pitstop Prizes
★ 4.4 / 5F1 and motorsport prize draws from Kent: race weekends for two with cash, signed memorabilia and team merch, with large instant-win pools behind each draw.Established 2022- Live now
- 4 draws
- From
- £0.10
- Best top-prize odds
- 1 in 14,999
- +4.7 on Trustpilot from about 140 reviews (October 2026), 94 per cent of them five stars, with recent winners describing payment the next day, a transfer straight after the draw ended and a £500 cash alternative paid without fuss.
- +The company behind it, Big Trading Limited (13850703), has accounts to 31 January 2026 already filed, and the terms name it as promoter with the Kent registered office.
- +Cheap entry for big-ticket prizes: 59p for the 2027 Monaco weekend plus £1,000 (or £3,500 cash), 65p for Austria, 99p for a £5,000 guaranteed cash draw, with tickets sold shown against the cap on every card.
- 24

Waffle Competitions
★ 4.4 / 5The UK's dedicated LEGO competition site — instant wins and four-times-weekly live draws — with cash alternatives, prize swaps, free giveaways and responsible-gambling features.Established 2024- Live now
- 3 draws
- From
- £1.00
- Best top-prize odds
- 1 in 6,000
- +Reviewer-confirmed transparency and fairness, plus responsible-gambling features on the site — rare for a small operator.
- +An exceptionally responsive owner (replies to negative reviews within 24 hours; once gave an above-value prize), with a vibrant WhatsApp community.
- +Cash alternatives, prize swaps, free giveaways and free-entry options, with prompt tracked Royal Mail delivery.
- 25

Competition Bros
★ 4.4 / 5Low-cost cash draws from 25p with instant-win tickets, drawn live on Facebook by a Solihull-registered company incorporated in 2020.Established 2020- Live now
- 2 draws
- From
- £0.25
- Best top-prize odds
- 1 in 4,595
- +97% of the 149 Trustpilot reviews are five-star; a February 2025 reviewer cites fast payments and nobody in the review history says a prize went unpaid.
- +Caps and per-person limits are printed on each competition page, with the odds shown next to every ticket bundle, for example 1,532 to 1 for three tickets on the 4,595-entry £10,000 draw.
- +The winners page backs up the payouts with ticket numbers for each named winner, and the main draws are streamed live on the Facebook page.
- 26

R Kings Competitions
★ 4.4 / 5Northern Ireland car and cash competitions for UK and Irish entrants: performance, classic and JDM cars or cash, phones, TVs and big instant-win cash games.Established 2018- Live now
- 2 draws
- From
- £0.19
- Best top-prize odds
- 1 in 549,999
- +Payment record: 84 per cent of Trustpilot reviews are five star, none of the 33 critical ones claims an unpaid prize, and July 2026 winners report money in the bank the day after verification.
- +A company with a track record: the Northern Ireland promoter dates from October 2018, is current with its filings, and Golden Matrix Group, listed on Nasdaq, has held a controlling stake since November 2021.
- +Every listing shows tickets sold against a published cap, for example 22,327 of 54,999 on the Skyline and 144 of 199 on the iPhone Duo, and the winners page lists around 1,180 wins since 2023 with the prize, the date and the ticket price it was won for.
- 27

FootyComps
★ 4.4 / 5Football prize draws: club shirts, signed memorabilia, England and Lionesses hospitality, Topps card boxes and small cash prizes, with tickets from 25p to £10.Established 2020- Live now
- 1 draw
- From
- £1.00
- Best top-prize odds
- 1 in 2,500
- +Trustpilot is near-unanimous: 59 of about 60 reviews are five stars, none reports a missing or late prize, and the company replies under most of them.
- +Free postal entry is written into section 3 of the terms with the same chance of winning as a paid ticket, instant wins included, and no cap on how many postcards you send.
- +Prizes are guaranteed whether or not a raffle sells out (terms section 5 and the FAQ), delivery is aimed for within 30 days of the draw, and one reviewer describes an England shirt arriving within two days.
- 28

HD Competitions
★ 4.4 / 5Cheap-ticket tech and hobby draws from Bournemouth: Bambu Lab 3D printers, DJI drones, graphics cards and retired LEGO sets, plus cash instant wins.Established 2023- Live now
- 1 draw
- From
- £0.25
- Best top-prize odds
- 1 in 72,000
- +A 4.9 Trustpilot score, with winners describing a cash alternative paid within half an hour and a Bambu Lab P1S delivered in two working days.
- +HD Comps Ltd is an active Bournemouth company incorporated in June 2023; its registered office matches the site's contact page and its two directors are the pair who sign the about page.
- +Every competition shows tickets sold against a fixed total, and the winners page lists about 80 winners, most with town and prize, dated 24 August to 26 October 2026.
- 29

Elite Competitions
★ 4.4 / 5Big-ticket variety — £1m dream homes, supercars, luxury watches and cash, plus low-cost everyday draws and instant wins — with guaranteed live draws and its own iOS/Android app.Established 2015- +A verifiable, decade-old company: Hydro Solutions Fylde Ltd (t/a Elite Competitions), Companies House number 09612888, trading from Blackpool since 2015 — with a 4.5-star Trustpilot rating across roughly 17,000 reviews.
- +Guaranteed draws in the terms: every prize is awarded in full regardless of how many tickets sell — no rollovers, no extensions.
- +Live draws as standard, a clearly specified free postal entry route, and a dedicated iOS/Android app.
- 30

Hobby Comps
★ 4.4 / 5Radio-control cars, trucks and parts, plus LEGO, Pokemon cards and gaming kit, drawn live on Facebook every Monday and Thursday with paid tickets from 99p.Established 2024- +A 4.9 Trustpilot score, with reviewers repeatedly describing prizes delivered within 24 to 72 hours of the draw.
- +Small ticket caps (125 to 1,450 on 30 October 2026) with a live tickets-remaining counter, and a draw that goes ahead even when a competition does not sell out.
- +Live Facebook draws every Monday and Thursday, entry lists posted at least an hour before, and a public results page naming each recent winner by ticket.
Also rated 4.4/5: Winner Winner Chicken Dinner. It shares the cut-off rating but sits outside the top 30 today because ties are broken by how many draws an operator is running, then by its best published odds.
Competition sites vs raffle sites vs prize draws
They are three names for much the same thing, and UK operators use them interchangeably. A competition site normally sells paid entries and adds a question or skill element, which is what keeps the draw outside gambling law. A raffle site sells numbered tickets against a published cap, so you can work out your odds before you enter. A prize draw is the broadest term and covers any draw offering a genuine free entry route. Almost every site on this page runs all three formats under one roof, which is why we review and rank them together rather than splitting them into separate lists.
The label matters far less than the mechanics underneath it. Four checks tell you more about a site than what it calls itself: is there a published ticket cap, a real free postal route carrying the same odds as a paid entry, a fixed draw date, and a winners record you can actually verify? Every review linked above answers those four questions for that operator.
Are UK competition sites legit and legal?
Legal ones meet the Gambling Act 2005 tests, and you can check which test a site uses. The Gambling Commission says a prize competition must be decided by skill, judgement or knowledge, and the challenge has to deter some entrants or stop some of them winning. Multiple choice questions rarely meet that bar. A free draw that also sells paid entries needs a free route that costs no more and is no less convenient than the paid one, shown as prominently. A paid draw with neither may be an unlicensed lottery. The Commission's own page, free draws and prize competitions, sets this out in plain English.
Online raffles sit in a different box. A raffle that sells tickets to raise money for a good cause is a lottery in law. Small society lotteries register with their local authority, larger ones need a Gambling Commission licence. Lotteries that need neither can only sell tickets at the event or to a closed group, never to the public. The competition and raffle sites ranked here are commercial prize competitions and free draws, so check which kind of draw you are entering and read the terms for the free entry route.
What makes a UK competition site one of the best?
A high ranking on this page isn't about who shouts loudest — it's about how little risk a site carries for you, the person handing over a few pounds for a ticket. When we compare UK raffle and prize-draw sites, six things do most of the work:
- A real, accountable company. A named business with a Companies House record and a findable owner is reassuring. A site with no registered company and no way to contact a human is a reason for caution.
- Transparent draws. The best operators show ticket numbers and odds, run draws live or with an independently verifiable random method, and publish a winners wall you can actually check.
- Draws that go ahead regardless of ticket sales. Ask what happens if a competition doesn't sell out. The better operators draw anyway, re-roll onto a smaller prize or refund entries, and say so up front. An operator that can quietly postpone a draw until it has sold enough tickets is shifting its risk onto you.
- Evidence of real, paid winners. Live draws, named winners and payout times that reviewers consistently confirm matter far more than marketing promises.
- A genuine free entry route. By law a paid UK competition must offer either a free way in (usually a free postal entry) or a skill-based question, with the same odds as paying. A clear, easy-to-find free route is a strong trust signal; a buried one is a red flag.
- Healthy customer feedback. We read Trustpilot properly — not just the headline score but how many reviews there are and what the one- and two-star reviews actually say.
- Player protections. Sites with instant wins, daily leaderboards or subscriptions can start to feel like gambling; the better ones add spending limits, self-exclusion and responsible-play messaging.
Why BOTB and Omaze aren't in our top 30
Because we rank by how little risk a site carries for the person buying a ticket, not by how well known it is. Neither falls short on trust — both are established, accountable companies with verifiable winners. They simply score below the 4.4/5 needed to reach the list above, and each review sets out exactly where. Where they stand:
- BOTB — we rate it 4.3/5. BOTB is one of the most established and demonstrably legitimate operators in the market. Read our full BOTB review.
- Omaze — we rate it 3.9/5. Omaze is a registered UK company (Omaze UK Limited, company number 12056935) with verified, named winners and a legally required free entry route, so it is not a scam. Read our full Omaze review.
Best UK competition sites by prize type
"Best" depends on what you actually want to win. The operators above span every category, but if you have a specific prize in mind it's usually quicker to browse the live draws by type:
- Cars & bikes — high-volume specialists with frequent live draws. Browse live car raffles or read best car competition sites.
- Cash — instant wins and big guaranteed cash draws, often at the lowest ticket prices. See live cash draws.
- Houses & property — the headline "win a home" draws, including Omaze alternatives. See house competitions or best win-a-house raffle sites.
- Tech — iPhones, consoles and gadgets, usually cheap to enter. See tech giveaways.
Red flags to watch for
Even on a fast-growing site, a few things should make you slow down: no findable company or registered address; draws with no published odds or entry list; a free-entry route that's hidden or made deliberately awkward; subscriptions that are hard to cancel; and pressure tactics or countdowns that push you to buy more tickets than you meant to. None of these prove a site is dishonest, but together they're a reason to be careful — and a reason a site scores lower with us, however glowing its Trustpilot page looks.
How to choose the best competition site for you
The best UK raffle site for you comes down to three things: the prize you actually want, the budget you're comfortable risking, and how much transparency you need to feel safe. Work through them in that order and the shortlist above gets a lot shorter.
- Start with the prize, not the brand. If you're set on a specific car, a house, a tech bundle or straight cash, go to the operators that specialise in it — they run those draws most often and tend to price them keenest. Browse live car raffles, house competitions, tech giveaways or cash draws, or read our category round-ups of the best car competition sites and the best cash competition sites.
- Set a ticket budget before you look. Ticket prices swing from a few pence to several pounds and change from draw to draw, so there's no single "cheap" operator — there are cheap draws and dear ones on the same site. Decide what you're willing to spend in a month first, then judge each draw's price against the odds and the prize, never the other way round.
- Pick your draw style. Some sites run a handful of big, scheduled draws with a fixed end date; others run constant instant-wins, daily leaderboards and spin-to-win mechanics that feel a lot more like gambling. Neither is wrong, but if you want to enter occasionally and walk away, the scheduled-draw operators are the calmer choice.
- Decide how much you'll lean on the free route. Every paid UK competition must offer a free way in. If you'd rather never spend, prioritise operators whose free postal entry is easy to find and use — we flag the ones that bury it.
If you're brand new to all this, our beginner walk-throughs — what "comping" actually means and how to give yourself the best chance of winning — are the quickest way to get your bearings before you spend a penny.
How we test every site — and who "we" are
We're an independent review team — we don't run any draws ourselves, so we've no reason to talk up a site that doesn't deserve it. Every operator review on this page is written and signed off by our editor, Chanakya Goyal, and carries its own last-updated date so you can see how current it is. That's the difference between a real review and an automated trust badge: there's a named human behind it who you can hold to account.
A review means we read the full terms and conditions — not the marketing — and find the free entry route to confirm it exists and is described clearly. We check the company at Companies House, look for a real registered address and a findable owner, and watch the winners wall over time to see whether prizes are genuinely handed over. We read Trustpilot properly too: not just the headline score, but how many reviews there are and what the one- and two-star ones actually complain about. When an operator changes its terms, launches a subscription, or something shifts at Companies House, we revisit the review rather than leaving a stale verdict up.
The full breakdown of what we weigh and how we score it is on our review methodology page, and you can read more about the team and our independence on the about page. We never take payment for a higher ranking, and we never invent a rating, a winner count or a prize value — if we can't verify something, we leave it out.
Understanding competition odds and value for money
The single most useful number on any prize draw is the ticket cap — the maximum number of tickets that can be sold. If a draw caps at 5,000 tickets, your realistic odds with one ticket are about 1 in 5,000, full stop. Sites that only say "limited tickets" or "selling fast" are hiding the one figure that tells you what you're really buying. For the draws we list we show that cap, so you can read your odds as a plain "1 in N" before you decide. Our UK Prize Draw Odds Index sets those caps side by side: median odds, ticket prices and what a one-in-a-thousand chance costs, category by category.
Value for money is just that cap weighed against the ticket price and the prize. A £2 ticket into a 1-in-2,000 draw for a £15,000 car is a very different proposition from a £2 ticket into a 1-in-50,000 draw for the same car — same price, twenty-five times the risk. Watch the cash alternative too: a sensible operator will tell you what they'll pay instead of handing over the physical prize, and that figure is a useful reality check on what the prize is genuinely worth. We don't publish our own cash value for a prize — if an operator doesn't state one, we don't make one up. For a deeper look at which sites offer the keenest odds, see our guide to the best-odds competition sites, or just browse the live draws and compare the caps yourself.
Paid entry vs the free route — how it really works
Here's the part that surprises most people: you never legally have to pay to enter a UK prize competition. To stay the right side of the Gambling Act 2005 without a gambling licence, a paid competition must offer either a genuine free entry route — almost always a free postal entry — or a real skill-based question, and that free route must carry exactly the same odds as a paid ticket. Buying a ticket is simply the convenient way in; it doesn't improve your chances over someone who entered for the price of a stamp.
The trade-off is effort, not odds. Free postal entry means writing out your details and posting them in by the deadline, usually one entry per envelope, which is slower than a click. A trustworthy operator makes that route easy to find and accepts it without fuss; one that buries the postal address ten clicks deep, or makes the wording deliberately awkward, is telling you something about how it treats its entrants. Our full guide to the free postal entry route walks through exactly how to do it for the major sites. Not every operator takes an envelope, though: some want your details on an open postcard. Our list of free postal entry rules by operator shows which.
Raffle sites vs the National Lottery and Omaze
"Raffle site" gets used loosely, so it helps to know what these operators are and aren't. They're not the National Lottery, which is licensed gambling with open-ended, unknowable odds; the capped-ticket model used by the sites here is what lets you see your odds up front. And they're not all Omaze, which is a single large prize-draw brand that funds charity through its house draws — many of the operators here are smaller, cheaper-to-enter alternatives that publish a ticket cap, so the real choice is often between one famous house draw and a wider field with clearer odds.
If the distinctions matter to you, our explainer on the difference between a prize draw, a raffle and a lottery lays it out plainly. And if Omaze is your reference point, compare it against the field in our guides to the best Omaze alternatives and Omaze vs BOTB, or read whether Omaze itself is legit.
Staying safe: scams, subscriptions and responsible play
The biggest risk to most entrants isn't the legitimate sites on this page — it's the fakes that impersonate them. A real operator contacts winners through the same account they entered with, and will never ask for a "release fee", your card details or a gift-card code to hand over a prize you've already won. If a message like that lands out of the blue, it's a scam every time; our guide to fake "you've won" prize-draw scams shows exactly how to spot and report them, and how to tell a legitimate raffle site from a clone.
Two things to watch even on legitimate sites. First, subscriptions: some operators default you into a recurring weekly or monthly payment, so check the basket before you pay and confirm you can cancel in a couple of clicks. Second, the gambling-style mechanics — instant wins, leaderboards and spin-to-win features can make spending creep up without you noticing. If entering ever stops feeling like fun, set a limit and step back. Our responsible play page lists free, confidential UK support including GamCare, GamStop and GambleAware. (The good news on winnings: genuine UK prize-draw prizes are tax-free — the detail is in our guide to tax on prize-draw winnings.)
What to do if a draw goes wrong
Most entries on reputable sites pass off without a hitch, but it's worth knowing your options before you need them. If a prize doesn't arrive, a draw is postponed without explanation, or the terms seem to have changed after you entered, start by contacting the operator directly and keep a record of everything — your order confirmation, screenshots of the original terms and odds, and any replies. A clear paper trail settles most disputes on its own.
If that gets you nowhere, you have real backstops. Where you paid by card, your bank's chargeback scheme may let you reclaim the money — and if you paid £100 or more on a credit card, Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act can make the card provider jointly liable. Misleading promotions and unfair terms can be reported to the Advertising Standards Authority and to Citizens Advice (which feeds Trading Standards), and if you believe a site is running an unlicensed lottery rather than a lawful competition, the Gambling Commission is the body to tell. Leaving a factual, specific review on Trustpilot also warns the next person — and it's exactly the kind of signal we read when we revisit a rating. If something happens to you on an operator we list, tell us too: it directly feeds the next update of that review.
A quick glossary of UK competition and raffle terms
- Ticket cap (total entries)
- The maximum number of tickets that can be sold for a draw. It sets your realistic odds — a 10,000-ticket cap means roughly 1 in 10,000 per ticket. The headline figure to look for on any draw.
- Free entry route
- The no-cost way to enter a paid competition, required by UK law — usually a free postal entry, occasionally an online form — with the same odds as a paid ticket.
- Skill question
- A genuine question requiring knowledge or judgement that some operators use instead of a free route to keep a paid competition legal without a gambling licence.
- Instant win
- A prize revealed the moment you buy a ticket, separate from the main draw. Fun, but the mechanic that most resembles gambling — pace yourself.
- Cash alternative
- The amount an operator will pay a winner instead of the physical prize. A useful sanity check on what a prize is genuinely worth.
- Winners wall
- A public record of past winners. The best operators name winners and show the draw, so you can verify prizes are really handed over.
- Guaranteed draw
- A draw that goes ahead on its closing date whether or not every ticket sells, as opposed to one the operator can extend or refund. Always check which applies.
How we rank UK competition and raffle sites
Every operator on this page has been reviewed against our review methodology — we weigh transparency, value for money, prize delivery, the quality of their terms and real customer feedback. We never accept payment for a higher ranking, and we link to operators through our own pages so you always enter on their official site.
Prefer the long read? See our guide to the best prize draw sites in the UK, or check whether prize draws are legal in the UK. You can also browse live draws by type — car raffles, cash draws and house competitions.
Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between a competition site and a raffle site?
Very little in practice — UK operators use the terms interchangeably. A competition site usually adds a question or skill element to paid entries; a raffle site sells numbered tickets against a published cap so you can calculate your odds; a prize draw is the umbrella term for any draw with a genuine free entry route. Most sites run all three formats, so judge them on ticket caps, free entry, fixed draw dates and verifiable winners rather than on the label.
Which are the best UK competition sites right now?
The table above ranks every UK competition and raffle site we have reviewed, ordered by our independent rating rather than by commission. Ratings change whenever something material shifts at an operator — new terms, a new subscription, or a change in how draws are run — so the order reflects the most recent review of each site rather than a fixed annual list.
What is the best competition site in the UK?
Dream Car Giveaways currently ranks first of the 30 UK competition and raffle sites we rate, with 4.6 out of 5. "Best" depends on what you want to win and how much risk you accept, so read the operator's review for its ticket caps, free entry route and winners record before you buy.
Which competition site has the best odds?
Odds come from each draw's ticket cap: one ticket has a 1 in cap chance of the main prize. Among the 30 sites ranked here, the shortest cap open today is 100 tickets at Jammy, across 524 live draws. A short cap usually comes with a smaller prize, so compare the cap against the ticket price, and treat this as a snapshot because caps change as draws open and close.
Are UK competition sites legit?
Many are, and you can check. A legitimate site is a registered company, publishes its terms and draw dates, and offers either a genuine skill question or a free entry route. The Gambling Commission says that free route must be no more expensive and no less convenient than the paid one. A paid draw with neither may be an unlicensed lottery. Our review of each operator covers these checks.
What is an online raffle and how does it work?
An online raffle sells numbered tickets against a published cap and draws a winner on a set date. With a single ticket your chance of the main prize is one divided by the cap. Commercial raffle sites run as prize competitions or free draws. A raffle that raises money for a good cause is a lottery in law. A small society lottery registers with its local authority, and the Gambling Commission says a society needs a Commission licence once ticket sales pass £20,000 for one draw or £250,000 in a year. Incidental, private society, work and residents' lotteries need neither, but their tickets can only be sold at the event or to a closed group, never to the public.
What makes a UK raffle site trustworthy?
Look for clear published terms, a named company and registered address, transparent draw dates and odds, a free postal entry route, and independently verifiable winners. Operators that publish their results and respond to winners tend to be the most reliable.
Are UK raffle and prize-draw sites legal?
Yes. Free-entry prize draws and properly run paid prize competitions are legal in the UK without a gambling licence, provided they meet the Gambling Commission's rules — including a genuine free entry route or a question requiring skill or knowledge.
How do you rank the best raffle sites?
We rate each operator against our published review methodology — covering transparency, value, prize delivery, customer feedback and how clearly they run their draws. This page lists the operators we've reviewed, ordered by that rating.
Do I have to pay to enter UK raffles?
No. By law, reputable UK prize draws must offer a free entry route — usually a free postal entry. Paid tickets are optional and simply another way to enter the same draw.
Why is your rating sometimes lower than a site's Trustpilot score?
Trustpilot measures how happy past entrants are; our rating measures risk to you. A site can have thousands of five-star reviews and still carry structural concerns — hard-to-cancel subscriptions, draws you can't independently verify, gambling-style mechanics, or a buried free-entry route. Where we score below Trustpilot, the operator's review explains exactly why.
How often is this ranking updated?
The table updates whenever a review changes — we revisit operators when something material shifts, such as new terms, a new subscription, a change in how draws are run, or a change at Companies House. Each operator's review carries its own last-updated date.
Are prize-draw winnings taxed in the UK?
No. Winnings from genuine UK prize draws and competitions are tax-free, because they aren't classed as income. Tax can only become relevant later — for example, if you invest the money and earn interest, or your estate grows. See our full guide on tax and prize-draw winnings for the detail.
What's the catch with a 'free' entry route?
There usually isn't one beyond the effort — by law the free route must have the same odds as a paid ticket. The trade-off is convenience: free entry is normally by post, so it costs you a stamp and a little time rather than the ticket price. Reputable operators make the free route easy to find; ones that bury it are a red flag.
Which UK raffle site is best for beginners?
If you're new, start with a long-established operator that runs scheduled, capped draws rather than constant instant-wins — the kind near the top of the table above. A published ticket cap means you can see your real odds before you spend, draws happen on a fixed date so there's no pressure to keep buying, and a clear winners record lets you check that prizes are actually handed over. Enter one cheap draw, see how the process feels, and only spend more once you trust it.
How much should I spend on prize-draw tickets?
Only ever what you'd be happy to lose, because most entries don't win — that's the nature of a draw. Ticket prices range from a few pence to several pounds and vary draw by draw, so set a monthly limit before you start and treat it like the cost of entertainment, not an investment. If you find yourself topping up to chase a draw or buying more than you planned, that's the moment to use the free postal route instead, or to step back entirely.
What happens if a prize draw doesn't sell all its tickets?
It depends on the operator's published terms, so read them before you enter. Many run on a guaranteed-draw basis — the prize is awarded on the date whatever happens — while others reserve the right to extend the closing date, award a smaller cash alternative, or refund tickets if a minimum number isn't sold. The best operators state exactly which of these applies in plain English; vague or missing terms on this point are a reason to be cautious.
Can I trust a brand-new raffle site with no reviews yet?
Not automatically — a thin Trustpilot history isn't proof of a scam, but it does mean you have less to go on, so lean harder on the verifiable facts. Check for a real registered company at Companies House, a findable owner, clearly published draw dates and odds, an easy free entry route, and at least one completed draw with a named winner you can confirm. Until a new site has a track record, keep your spend small and treat every unprompted 'you've won' message as a scam.