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.
On average, the chance of a ticket winning a prize is better than 1 in 5†. The chance of winning one of our biggest prizes - Postcode Millions, Millionaire Street and our £250,000 prize - is better than 1 in 250,000†† and the odds of winning a £1,000 prize are better than 1 in 2,000††. The odds of winning the jackpot in Lotto are 1 in 45 million and in the Euromillions are 1 in 139 million†††.
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.
As a guide, 18.30% of playing postcodes won a prize from July's draws.
† Based on a rolling average per draw month over the last twelve months of play. Wins include tickets winning £15 prizes, £1,000 prizes, shares of Millionaire Street and Postcode Millions prizes and other cash and non-cash prizes.
†† Based on average chance of winning per ticket per draw month based on current prize plan and number of entries.
††† As published by Allwyn in https://www.national-lottery.co.uk/games/lotto/game-procedures and https://www.national-lottery.co.uk/games/euromillions/game-procedures
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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