Winter Draw – now closed

Frequently Asked Questions - Winter Draw

• What does it cost to play?

  Each entry costs just £1.

• Ways to buy your tickets
  • Buy in any of our retail shops
  • Phone us on 01908 303065 to buy tickets by debit card
  • Look out for your allocated numbers in our recent mailing and return them to us with your cheque payment.
  • Didn’t receive a mailing? Update your contact preferences here.
• How does it work?

  Each ticket you buy gives you one chance in our Winter Draw.

  The closing date is 4 February 2022 and the draw takes place on 10 February 2022. Winners will be announced within 7 days.

• What happens if I win?

  If you win the main prize, we will try to contact you by phone to let you know.

  Always be sure to check your numbers here on our Winter Draw  page. If you bought your ticket in a shop, please see the posters in their windows after the draw date, and get in contact with us.

  You will have six months to claim your prize.

• Responsible Fundraising

  Responsible fundraising

  Willen Hospice is a member of the Hospice Lotteries Association. Both organisations are committed to using Lotteries to fundraise in a responsible way, encourage responsible gambling and access to support if needed. Gambleaware and Gamcare provide support if required. Please click here for our Winter Draw 2022 Terms Conditions.

  Willen Hospice Ventures Limited is licensed and regulated in Great Britain by the Gambling Commission under account number 4988.

  Lottery promoted by Lynn O’Gorman. Registered Office: Willen Hospice Ventures Ltd, Manor Farm, Milton Road, Willen Village, Milton Keynes, MK15 9AB. Registered with the Gambling Commission under the Gambling Act 2005. All proceeds donated by deed of covenant to Willen Hospice which is registered Charity number 270194.

  On average our Lottery gives Willen Hospice around £263,000. You can feel good knowing that in 2019/2020 52% of every £1 went directly towards providing patient care. The remaining 48% went towards direct and indirect running costs, including the prizes. In 2019/2020 we gave out over £95,000 in prizes across our weekly Lottery, Grand Draws and Scratchcards. We consistently review our costs to keep them as low as possible.

• How to contact our Lottery office

  If you have any queries, please speak to a member of the Willen Hospice Lottery team on 01908 303065 or email lottery@willen-hospice.org.uk  

  Address: Lottery Office, The Well, Newport Road, Willen, Milton Keynes, MK15 9AA

• Prize structure and chances of winning

  Prizes available:

  1st prize: £3,000, 2nd prize: £500, 10 £50 prizes.

  Chances of winning: 25,427 tickets were entered into our last Winter Draw (Feb 2021) with the option of winning 12 prizes

• How old do I need to be?

  You must be 16 years or over to buy Winter Draw tickets

• What your support means to us

  The regular donations we receive from our loyal Lottery and Winter Draw players helps us to future-proof our Hospice, whilst also giving us a chance to give back to you, our amazing supporters.

  When the pandemic hit, we had to cancel or postpone our fundraising events and close our shops for months on end, but alongside our regular givers, our Lottery and prize draws gave us the financial security we needed.

  A huge THANK YOU to all of our players, past, present and future, for helping us to be there for local families.

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