Stories, Guides & Behind the Scenes
How our prize draws work, how UK competition law affects you, and plain-English answers to the questions our players actually ask.
Budgets, Limits and Taking a Break from Competitions
Keep competition spending under control: choosing a monthly limit, using free routes, spotting the early signs to pause, and where to find free support.
Tech Prize Competitions UK: Phones, Consoles and How to Enter
A plain guide to UK tech competitions: phones and consoles, what to check about models, storage and warranty, and how winners receive their prizes.
How Do Prize Competition Sites Make Money? The Business Explained
Where the money goes on a prize competition site: how ticket sales fund fixed prize pools, what the margin pays for, and the checks worth running.
Car Competitions in the UK: How They Work and What to Check
How UK car competitions run, what to check in the terms before you enter, and what happens after a win, from checks to delivery and cash alternatives.
Do More Entries Improve Your Chances? The Maths, Plainly
How extra entries change your odds in a fixed prize pool: the simple share maths, why certainty never comes, and how budgets fit around entries.
Do Instant Wins Have Hot Streaks? Timing, Myths and the Truth
Why instant win streaks feel real, how results are actually settled, why timing does not change your odds, and what to check before you play.
Do Competition Sites Call Winners? Missed Calls and the Real Rules
How competition sites really contact winners, why some calls are genuine and others are scams, and how to verify a win safely through official channels.
Ten Mistakes New Compers Make (and How to Avoid Them)
The ten mistakes new UK compers make most, from voided entries and missed closing dates to budget drift, with a quick fix for each one.
Postcode Lottery Winners: How Winning Postcodes Actually Work
How postcode lottery draws work, how prizes are shared between neighbours, where the ticket money goes, and the checks to make before you play.
The Biggest UK Lottery Wins on Record and What Happened Next
The biggest UK lottery wins on record, what happened next, the tax position, and how prize competitions compare when odds are published upfront.
New to MrRaffle? Sign Up, Free Tickets and Your First Game
How to set up a MrRaffle account, claim free tickets as a new player, enter your first competition and understand the house rules before you play.
Live Raffles Explained: Draws, Tickets and How to Watch
How live raffles work in the UK: entry windows and cut offs, how the winning entry is drawn and announced, and the checks to make before you enter.
Cheap Scratch Cards UK: How 10p, 25p and 50p Games Work
Cheap scratch cards explained: what 10p, 25p and 50p games are, how their odds work, what you can win, and how they compare with £1 shop scratchcards.
Plinko in the UK: How the Game Works and How to Play
How a plinko game settles, what the prize table shows, and how to play free first: the checks to make before you spend, and where free rounds come from.
Coinflip Games Explained: How They Work and How to Play
How coinflip games work: the heads or tails mechanic, what double or nothing rounds mean, and how to check the rules and payouts before you play.
Free Daily Games: How to Play Every Day Without Paying
Free daily games on UK competition sites: how the daily reset works, what the prize tables show, the limits to know, and how to start without paying.
Watch Competitions UK: How They Work and How to Read the Odds
Watch competitions explained: how UK luxury watch draws work, what to check before you enter, how the odds compare with lotteries, and the free routes in.
Instant Wins vs Scratch Cards: How the Two Instant Games Differ
Instant wins vs scratch cards compared: price points, how the odds work in each format, prize pools, and how to choose between online and shop games.
Expected Value: Are Prize Competitions Worth It? The Honest Maths
Expected value explained for UK prize competitions: how to work out the average return per entry, why negative EV is normal, and what fun is worth.
You Won a Competition: What Happens Next, Step by Step
What happens when you win a UK competition: how winners are notified, the identity checks that follow, and how cash prizes reach your bank account.
Free Instant Win Competitions UK: How They Work and Where to Find Them
How free instant win competitions work in the UK: genuinely free games, free entry routes, where to find them, and how to read the odds before you play.
Comping for Beginners: How to Start Entering UK Competitions
Comping for beginners: what comping means, how to start entering UK competitions for free, how to organise entries, and the beginner mistakes to avoid.
Why UK Competitions Have Skill Questions (and How They Work)
Why UK prize competitions ask a skill question: what the Gambling Act 2005 says about lotteries, chance and skill, and what happens if you get the answer wrong.
What Happens When You Win a Car Competition? Step by Step
What really happens when you win a car competition in the UK: how winners are contacted and verified, delivery, tax, insurance and the cash alternative option.
How Many Competitions Should You Enter? Build a Budget That Works
How many competitions should you enter? Set a monthly competition cap you can afford, use free routes, track your spend and know when to take a break.
Is MrRaffle Legit? How Our Draws, Odds and Payouts Work
Is MrRaffle legit? Who runs the company, how the draws and odds work, what is published about fairness, and how prize payouts are made in the UK.
How to Win Competitions in the UK: The Complete Guide
How to win competitions in the UK: what genuinely improves your chances, how free entry routes work, how many draws to enter, and mistakes to avoid.
How Do You Know a Prize Draw Is Fair? What to Check Before You Enter
How to check a UK prize draw is fair before you enter: the terms, fixed prize pools, selection methods, red flags and what MrRaffle publishes.
What Are the Odds of Winning the Lottery? Every UK Game (2026)
Jackpot and any-prize odds for Lotto, EuroMillions, Set For Life, Thunderball, Powerball, the Health Lottery and Postcode Lottery, from official rules.
Do You Pay Tax on Lottery or Competition Winnings in the UK?
No: UK lottery, betting and prize competition wins are tax-free for individuals. The HMRC exceptions explained: interest, gifts, foreign wins, work prizes.
Win a Free Car Competition UK: How to Win a Car for Free (2026)
Every legitimate way to win a car for free in the UK: brand giveaways and free postal entry, plus the tax, insurance and scam checks to make first.
Free Postal Entry Competitions: How to Enter UK Competitions by Post
How free postal entry works in UK prize draws: the law behind it, how to enter by post step by step, and the mistakes that get entries rejected.
Scratch Card Odds: Which Scratchcards Have the Best Odds? (2026)
What 1 in 3.3 on a scratchcard really means, the top-prize odds hiding behind it, whether dearer cards win more, and how to check prizes left.
Free Competitions to Win an Electric Car in the UK (2026 Guide)
Where free electric car competitions come from, how to check one is genuine, and what an EV really costs once you win: tax, charging and insurance.
Which Lottery Has the Best Odds? Every UK Game Ranked (2026)
Every major UK lottery ranked twice: by jackpot odds and by odds of winning any prize, plus ticket prices, £1 million odds and value for money.
How to Win the Lottery in the UK: What Actually Changes Your Odds
No system can pick winning numbers. What really changes your UK lottery odds, what does not, and how to play on a budget, using the official odds.
Christmas Competitions UK 2026: Advent Calendars, 12 Days and More
Christmas competitions in the UK explained: advent calendar and 12 days of Christmas giveaways, where to find them and how to avoid fake festive scams.
Premium Bonds Odds: How Likely Are You to Win, and Are They Worth It?
Premium Bonds odds are 21,000 to 1 per £1 Bond each month. Your real chances with £1,000, £10,000 or £50,000, and how Bonds compare with savings.
What Are the Odds of Winning the Postcode Lottery? (2026)
Postcode Lottery odds explained: better than 1 in 4 for any prize and 1 in 2,000 for £1,000. How the postcode draw works and how it compares with Lotto.
Win a PS5, iPhone or Nintendo Switch 2 in the UK: 2026 Guide
How to win a PS5, iPhone or Nintendo Switch 2 in the UK: free brand giveaways, tech competitions with free entry, and what to check before you enter.
Is a Raffle Gambling? Raffle vs Prize Draw vs Lottery in the UK
Is a raffle gambling? Yes, it is a lottery under UK law. See how raffles, prize draws, lotteries and prize competitions differ, in one clear table.
Odds of Winning Set For Life: Your Real Chances of £10,000 a Month
Set For Life odds for every prize tier: 1 in 15.3 million for £10,000 a month for 30 years and 1 in 12.4 for any prize. Plus lump sum rules and tax.
Win a Motorbike: How to Win a Motorcycle in the UK (2026)
How to win a motorbike in the UK: free giveaways, paid draws and free postal entry, plus the licence, insurance and tax checks to make before you enter.
Competition Scams UK: How to Spot a Legit Prize Competition
Competition scams in the UK: a 10-point checklist to tell a legitimate prize competition from a scam or a badly run one, and what to do if you get caught.
MrRaffle Jackpots Explained: How Every 10p Earns a Jackpot Ticket
How MrRaffle's Daily, Weekly and Monthly jackpots work: how you earn tickets, when each draw closes, how winners are picked and how to enter free.
How to Run a Raffle Legally in the UK: Rules, Licences and Limits
How to run a raffle legally in the UK: which raffles need no licence, when to register with your council, online raffle rules and a step-by-step checklist.
Spin to Win: How Wheel Games Really Work
What spin to win games are, how the odds actually get decided, and how to spin for free in the UK. A plain-English guide from the team that publishes every game's odds.
Competition Odds vs Lottery Odds: We Crunched the Numbers (2026)
We analysed all 52 live MrRaffle instant win games against National Lottery odds: top-prize, any-prize and cash odds, side by side and dated.
Low Odds Competitions: How to Find Them and Work Out Your Odds
What low odds competitions really are, how to work out your odds from the ticket cap, the trade-off with prize size, and the red flags to walk away from.
Are Instant Win Competitions Fixed? How the Ticket Pool Works
An honest answer: what is fixed in an instant win game, what is random, why some prizes can go unwon, and how to check a competition site is legit.
How Instant Win Games Work: Inside a MrRaffle Prize Table
Our game-design team explains how an instant win game is built: ticket pools, prize ladders, how 1 in X odds are set, testing and what happens at close.
Odds of Winning Thunderball: Every Prize Tier and How It Works
Thunderball odds for all nine prize tiers, from 1 in 29 up to 1 in 8,060,598 for £500,000, plus price, draw days and how it compares with Lotto.
How Do Scratch Cards Work? Online Scratch Cards Explained (UK)
How scratch cards really work: the fixed ticket pool, why your result exists before you scratch, how odds are shown, and the UK rules for playing online.
Ruud Gullit on PSG, Arsenal and What's Wrong at Chelsea
The Dutch legend joined MrRaffle to talk Champions League semis, Arsenal's chances in the final, the Dutch World Cup squad, Chelsea's missing philosophy, and why every team copying Pep is getting it wrong.