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The questions people actually ask about prize competitions, answered properly, including the ones most sites would rather you didn’t ask.
Do you pay tax on competition winnings in the UK?
UK prize competition winnings are not taxed as income. Here is what that means in practice, what can still be taxed, and the one thing worth checking before you enter.
4 min readAre prize competitions gambling?
Skill-based prize competitions are not gambling under UK law and need no Gambling Commission licence. Here are the two rules that decide it, and how to check any site meets them.
5 min readFree postal entry, explained
How to enter a UK prize competition free by post, why the odds are identical to a paid entry, and what a site has to do for the free route to be lawful.
4 min readHow we prove our draws are fair
Most competition sites ask you to trust a video. Ours can be recomputed by anyone, using a public randomness beacon that nobody can predict, including us.
5 min readCompetition odds, explained honestly
How to work out your real odds in a UK prize competition, why a capped ticket count matters, and the odds language that should make you suspicious.
4 min readBe first when we open
Grand Draws opens September 2026. Create a free account for first pick of tickets, free welcome rewards and launch-day alerts. 18+.