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BOTB invented the dream car competition. It also makes you wait a week to find out. Here’s the honest comparison.

BOTB is legit and has been since 1999, but it’s built around one ritual: place your Spot the Ball entry from 90p, then wait for Tuesday. MrRaffle works the other way round. Pick a game from 10p, play it, and know in seconds, with the wheel spin, the scratch, the Plinko drop, the whole show. Cash wins are paid in full (no 70% haircut) and reach your bank in 1 to 3 working days, and every 10p you stake also drops a ticket into our Daily, Weekly and Monthly Jackpot draws.

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MrRaffle vs BOTB at a glance

FeatureMrRaffleBOTB
Entry priceInstant wins from 10pDream Car tickets from 90p; other competitions roughly 10p to £6
The experienceYou play your ticket: drop the Plinko ball, spin the wheel, scratch the card. Or reveal instantly if you can’t waitPlace your Spot the Ball entry, then wait for the weekly judging
How winners are decidedVerifiable random number generation on every draw and instant winSpot the Ball judged weekly by a panel; other draws use certified RNG
Jackpot entry includedEvery 10p staked earns a ticket in the Daily, Weekly and Monthly Jackpot draws at no extra costNo equivalent; separate BOTB Pass subscription from £9.99/month
Cash alternativeCash prizes are cash, paid in full to your bank account70% of the UK RRP of the prize (T&Cs clause 13.12)
Payout speedWithdrawals by Faster Payments, typically 1 to 3 working daysInstant Win cash paid by bank transfer within 21 calendar days
Odds transparencyMaximum ticket count shown on every draw page, so worst-case odds are visible before you enterNo entry totals or odds published for Spot the Ball competitions
Free entry routeFree postal entry on every draw, identical odds to paid ticketsPostal entry only where a competition permits it; Spot the Ball is entered by purchased ticket
Prize deliveryCash to your verified bank account; physical prizes arranged after KYCCar delivery can take up to, or even exceed, 12 months for certain cars (T&Cs 13.7-13.9)
OperatorTrue Haven Group Ltd, UK company no. 16782179Winvia Entertainment Plc (formerly Best of the Best), founded 1999, private since 2023

Verified against BOTB's public site and terms on 11 July 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

BOTB earned its reputation

Let’s be fair to them first. BOTB has run for 26 years, gave away supercars from stands at Gatwick and Heathrow before online prize draws existed, and says it has awarded over £162 million in prizes. It signed the DCMS voluntary code for prize draw operators. If the weekly supercar shot is your thing, they’re the specialist and there’s no point pretending otherwise.

But read the terms before you decide. Dream Car tickets start at 90p. Spot the Ball entry totals aren’t published, so you never know how many people you’re up against. Take the money instead of the car and you get 70% of its RRP. And the car itself can take a year to arrive.

What playing on MrRaffle feels like

This is the bit that’s hard to put in a table. On MrRaffle you don’t buy a ticket and wait, you play it. Drop the ball down the Plinko board. Spin the wheel and watch it slow down. Scratch the card. Open the box. Every game shows its full prize table and odds before you spend a penny, and if you’re impatient you can skip the theatre and reveal your tickets instantly. Your call.

Cash wins hit your wallet the moment they land, withdrawals go by Faster Payments (typically 1 to 3 working days), and every draw page prints its maximum ticket count so the worst-case odds are never a mystery. Every draw takes free postal entries at identical odds. And each 10p staked earns a ticket in each open Jackpot draw, Daily, Weekly and Monthly, on the house.

New players get a 25% first deposit match plus 10 free spins. There’s a free daily game once you’re playing. The operator is True Haven Group Ltd, a registered UK company, winners pass KYC before payout, and we publish real bank-transfer payout proof.

So which one?

If Tuesday’s reveal is the highlight of your week, BOTB does that better than anyone. If you’d rather your 90p bought nine plays you actually get to play, with full-value cash and visible odds, come try MrRaffle. Plenty of people run both. They’re different products that happen to share a prize.

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Written by the MrRaffle team. MrRaffle is operated by True Haven Group Ltd. Facts about other operators were last verified on 11 July 2026 and may change — always check the operator's own terms before entering. 18+ only. Please play responsibly.