How It Works
RaffleRadar helps you see, at a glance, which prize competitions offer genuine value and which don't. We bring together live competitions from across the UK's biggest operators, work out how good each one really is, and show you the numbers the operators don't put front and centre. Here's exactly what we measure, what we don't, and how we put it together.
Where Our Data Comes From
Every figure you see on RaffleRadar is drawn directly from the operators' own websites. We read each live competition — the ticket price, the total number of tickets, how many have sold, the prize, the closing time — straight from the source, and refresh it regularly throughout the day. Nothing is invented or estimated where a real figure exists. When you look at a competition on RaffleRadar, you're looking at the operator's own live data, gathered in one place and made easy to compare.
The information displayed on our website may occasionally differ slightly from that shown on an operator's website. Our systems are designed to collect data responsibly rather than aggressively, ensuring we respect each operator's platform by using a fair and balanced update schedule. For the latest competition details, ticket availability, and any changes, we always recommend checking the operator's website directly.
Radar Insights
Top Opportunities - Helps you spot competitions that look like good value at a glance. We use our own value calculator to look at a few things together. How many tickets are still unsold. How soon the competition ends. How big the prize is. The average historical fairness of the operator. We’re looking for competitions that appear to offer a better mix of value, timing, prize size, and fairness. The list can change as tickets sell or closing dates get closer, so it’s worth checking back regularly.
Most Undersold - Highlights competitions that are ending soon and still have a lower number of entries compared with the available tickets. These competitions may offer better odds than highly sold-out draws, helping users discover opportunities where they could have a stronger chance of winning. To keep the listings useful and realistic, our system also filters out competitions that appear to inflate the number of available tickets to make them look more undersold than they really are. This means the section focuses on genuinely undersold competitions across multiple operators, giving users a clearer view of the draws that may offer better value and better odds before they close.
Recent Draws - Competitions that have just finished so you can how they sold before the draw.
Top Prizes - The biggest and most exciting competition prizes from across multiple operators in one easy-to-browse place. From dream homes and luxury cars to large cash prizes, holidays, tech bundles and other high-value giveaways, this section is designed to help users quickly find the standout competitions currently available.
Selling Fast - Competitions that are close to selling out and getting a lot of attention. These are the draws where tickets are going quickly, often because the prize is popular, the ticket price is attractive, or people simply do not want to miss out. By putting them all in one place, users can quickly see which competitions are in high demand before they sell out. It’s a simple way to spot popular draws across multiple operators and catch them before they close.
Ending Today - Competitions that are about to close, with the ones ending soonest shown first. It’s useful if you want to quickly see what’s nearly finished before you miss the chance to enter. All the closing competitions are brought together in one place, making it easy to browse last-minute draws across different operators. If something catches your eye, this is your final opportunity to take a look and enter before time runs out.
Live Odds
Your chance of winning based on how many tickets have actually been sold so far. Our Live Odds slider lets you see how your chances change depending on the number of tickets you choose to buy. You can move the slider from 1 ticket up to the maximum number of entries allowed for that competition.
As you adjust the slider, your odds update in real time, along with the total cost of the tickets you have selected. This makes it easy to see how your chances improve as you increase your number of entries, while also showing how the cost changes at the same time.
Prize Value
The market value of what's on offer. Where an operator states a value we use it; where they don't, we estimate it conservatively and mark it clearly as an estimate, so you always know which is which.
Operator Value Ratio
How much on average an operator is taking compared to the value of the prize they are giving away. A higher OVR means the operator is taking more money compared to the prize values over time. Rather than judging a single competition on its own, we average OVR across all of the operators competitions to give a fairer picture of how they usually runs their draws.
To make VR easy to understand, we use a traffic light system: Green: OVR up to 3 — more player-friendly Amber: OVR from 3 to 8 — worth noting Red: OVR 8 and above — players may want to take a closer look OVR is designed to make operator takings more transparent, easier to compare, and fairer for players. It is not the only thing to consider, but it gives users a quick way to understand value.
It is important to note that each operator will have their own overheads, which can vary significantly from one business to another. These costs may affect how much they need to take before a competition becomes profitable.
Sales Vs Prize Value
Compares the prize value against the live sales value of each competition. This means users can see, in real time, whether a competition is currently running at a loss, breaking even, or moving into profit for the operator before any costs are taken into account.
Searches & Alerts
Search across all operators to find the prizes you’re actually interested in, whether it’s a Mustang, a Rolex, Pokémon cards, a holiday, or something completely different. You can also save your favourite searches and set alerts, so when a matching competition goes live, you’ll be the first to know.
The Ticket Sales History Chart
One of the things operators never show you is how a competition is actually selling over time. We do. Our sales history chart plots the percentage of tickets sold across the life of the competition, so you can see the shape of demand , whether sales are creeping along or accelerating towards the close.
It's the difference between guessing and knowing: a competition sitting quiet for days behaves very differently from one selling fast in its final hours, and the chart makes that visible at a glance.
Ticket Calculator
Choose how many tickets you're thinking of buying, and we show your live odds, total cost, and win chance instantly, so you can weigh the spend against the realistic return before you commit.
Operator Reviews
Because we track every operator's competitions continuously, we build up a genuine picture of how each one behaves over time, not from opinion, but from their own numbers across dozens of competitions.
That's what powers our operator reviews: a fair, evidence-based read on how good the value tends to be, and how much of what an operator advertises actually reaches winners. Where we don't yet have enough competitions from an operator to judge fairly, we say so plainly rather than pretend.
Our Articles
Tracking this market closely, day in and day out, gives us a depth of understanding you don't get from the outside. We share it. Our articles break down how competitions really work, what to look for, common pitfalls, and how to spot genuine value versus clever marketing. Written by people who read this data every single day.
In Short
RaffleRadar exists to put the visitor, not the operator, in the strongest position. We gather the real numbers, calculate the things that matter, show you how each competition is actually selling, and give you honest tools and honest reviews to decide for yourself. No hype, just the data made clear.