Updated 20 September 2026 · refreshed hourly from live data
Most competition sites want you on their page entering their draws. We don't run any — we just do the maths. Below are the 30 best-value UK prize competitions live right now, ranked by our Value Ratio: the lower the number, the more of every pound spent is going back into the prize rather than the operator's margin.
Tap any competition to open its full breakdown in the Showroom, where you'll find the real odds (1 in N tickets) alongside the value — because the “best odds” comp is the one that gives you a genuine chance and fair value for your ticket.
Ranked best Value Ratio first — the same default ordering as the Showroom. Tap any card for the full breakdown, including your max odds (1 in the total ticket allocation) and current odds (1 in the tickets sold so far). Always check each operator's draw terms before entering.
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What a ticket costs, and what it buys
Across the 955 live competitions we rank, this is how ticket price and value line up right now. The median Value Ratio is the honest comparison — lower means more of your money is going into the prize rather than the operator's margin.
| Ticket price | Live draws | Median Value Ratio | Shortest odds in band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under £1 | 530 | 2.32 | 1 in 149 |
| £1 – £2.50 | 230 | 2.50 | 1 in 99 |
| £2.51 – £5 | 94 | 2.49 | 1 in 85 |
| £5.01 – £10 | 33 | 2.14 | 1 in 85 |
| Over £10 | 68 | 2.00 | 1 in 35 |
Best value on average right now is the over £10 band, at a median ratio of 2.00 across 68 live draws. That is a snapshot, not a rule — a single well-priced draw in a worse band still beats a poorly-priced one in this one, which is what the ranking above is for.
How to read these listings
- Value Ratio — total ticket revenue ÷ prize value. Closer to 1.0 is exceptional; above ~4.0 means a heavy operator margin. Every competition here is ordered best Value Ratio first, exactly as the Showroom sorts by default.
- Tickets sold — how much of the allocation has gone, live. A draw closing soon with barely any tickets sold is where the short odds hide.
- Ticket price and cash value — what one entry costs, and what the prize is actually worth. Cheap tickets aren't always good value, which is exactly why the Value Ratio exists.
- Max odds — your chance if the competition sells out, shown as 1 in N (the total ticket allocation).
- Current odds — your chance right now, based on tickets sold so far (assuming the winner is drawn from entries sold). Because most draws haven't sold out, this is usually far shorter than the max odds — the number that genuinely reflects your chance today. Open any competition above to see both.
Want to dig deeper into a single draw? Run the numbers yourself with our odds calculator, or read the full methodology behind how we score every operator.
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