£5,000 cash, from 25p a ticket. No more than 33,330 tickets can be sold, and the winner is drawn from every ticket after the close on Friday 25 December at 8pm, whatever sells. Entries open on Tuesday 1 December.
The prize
£5,000 paid to the winner in cash.
Tickets and chances
- Ticket price: 25p.
- Most tickets that can be sold: 33,330. One ticket’s chance of the main prize is 1 in 33,330 at worst, and better if fewer sell.
- Closes: Friday 25 December at 8pm. A public drand random number published 30 minutes later picks the winner from the locked list of tickets.
The competition’s own summary: Win £5,000 cash on Christmas night. 25p a ticket, 33,330 tickets. One winner is drawn from every ticket at 20:00 on Christmas Day by a public random number, whatever sells. Free entry by post has the same chance: a letter must arrive before the close, so post it by Friday 18 December.
The competition page is the final word: it shows every prize and its chance before you enter.
Enter free by post
A postal entry has the same chance as a paid ticket. Your letter must arrive before the close on Friday 25 December at 8pm, and December post is slow, so send it early. How to enter by post.
How the draw is checked
Entries lock at the close, before the random number exists, so nobody can pick the winner. Anyone can redo the maths on Fairness.
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Last checked 28 October 2026.
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