People's Postcode Lottery is a subscription lottery which raises money for charities. Not only do our players win cash prizes, but good causes also receive essential support.
Our winning postcodes are selected via random draws using software which has been certified by a Gambling Commission-approved testing house. The software uses a random number generator to pick out winning postcodes from the postcodes players have bought a ticket to enter.
20 draws are conducted each month with an independent adjudicator present, usually on the first Wednesday of the month. The winning postcodes are then announced on a daily basis as shown in the Prize Draw Calendar. Only playing postcodes (or valid tickets) are entered into our draws. So, there's always a guaranteed winner for every prize.
The prizes advertised are drawn first. If, because of the number of players in the winning postcodes, this amounts to less than 40% of the money raised through ticket sales for that draw, we will usually keep drawing more postcodes to win more £15 prizes. On occasion after all advertised prizes have been drawn, any remaining money from the 40% of ticket sales is carried forward to be won in future draws by the same promoting society.
We announce winning postcodes every single day! Check out the Prizes you can win with your People’s Postcode Lottery ticket.
In 2024, 87% of players won a prize. These included our £30,000 Street Prizes, shares of the monthly Postcode Millions prize and our weekly Millionaire Street prize, £1,000 prizes, £12 and £10 prizes, Prize Vouchers and e-Gift Cards.
For £12.25 a month, players are automatically entered into all People's Postcode Lottery draws. The winning postcodes are announced every day of the month. Only playing postcodes are entered into the draws, so prizes are always guaranteed to be won. For more information on what you could win, check out our amazing Prizes.
If you sign up and play, you'll a win a prize if your postcode gets lucky.
It isn't possible to predict the likelihood of winning a prize in future draws as this depends on the number of postcodes and tickets entered into the draws, and this can vary.
As a guide, 20.51% of playing postcodes won a prize from June's draws.
People's Postcode Lottery is a subscription-based lottery where your postcode is your ticket. You pay £12.25 per month, and you are automatically entered into all our prize draws. Prizes are announced every day, and a minimum of 30% of each ticket price goes to good causes.
People’s Postcode Lottery manage society lotteries for 20 different Postcode Trusts. Have a look at our Prize Draw Calendar which highlights the Postcode Trust promoting the draws. Currently 32% of the cost of each ticket goes to the Postcode Trust promoting the draw, 40% is used for prizes and 28% is used for our lottery operating expenses. In 2024 our ticket sales were £691 Million. The percentages to the Postcode Trust and to lottery operating expenses may vary over time, but the percentage of each ticket going to the charity Postcode Trust promoting the draw will not be less than 30% and no more than 30% of the ticket price will go towards our lottery operating expenses. The 20 Postcode Trusts may use proceeds from their lotteries to give grants to beneficiaries who meet their aims. Information about how the grants are allocated and previous recipients can be found on their websites, which can be accessed from our Charities page.
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