£5000 Prize Pot Instants! £500 Star Prize!
Tartan Competitions' £5,000 prize pot is loaded with instant cash wins, topped off by a £500 star prize paid straight to the winner. Tickets are £2 each to take part. The competition closes on Tuesday 18 August 2026.
The quick answer
£5000 Prize Pot Instants! £500 Star Prize! is a UK prize draw run by Tartan Competitions Ltd. The headline prize is £5,000 cash prize pot, £500 star prize. Tickets cost £2.00 each, and with a maximum of 5,000 tickets the odds of winning with a single ticket are around 1 in 5,000. The draw takes place on 18 August 2026 at 20:00. Under UK law, a paid prize competition like this must offer a free entry route or a skill-based question with the same odds as a paid ticket; always check the operator's own terms for the free route — our free postal entry guide explains how to find it.
