Why is Brainwave running a weekly lottery? Expand A lottery is a fun and engaging way for Brainwave to raise funds. The lottery is promoted and run to help raise essential funds for Brainwave, the beneficiary charity. Profits from the lottery go to Brainwave
What is the Unity Lottery? Expand The Unity Lottery is an umbrella lottery platform which charities of all shapes and sizes can use to run their own fundraising lotteries. The Unity Lottery draw takes place every Saturday, and each ticket gives players the chance of winning one of four fantastic prizes. Each entry costs just £1.
Where does the money go, exactly? Expand For every £1 played, at least 50p goes straight to Brainwave. The other 50p is split between the prize pot and administration costs.
How can Brainwave offer £25,000 as a top prize? Expand When a player wins a prize, this is covered by the Unity prize pot. This means that charities using Unity for their fundraising lotteries can offer a £25,000 jackpot and smaller prizes to their players.
Who is behind Unity? Expand Unity lotteries are administered by Sterling Management Centre; experienced lottery administrators of over 30 years. Unity was developed by Sterling so that charities of all shapes and sizes are able to run their own fundraising lotteries.
What are the odds of winning a prize? Expand The odds of winning any prize in Unity is 1 in 63. Everyone in Unity has an equal chance of winning, no matter which charity they support or how many players that charity has. This is one of the main benefits for Brainwave in joining a scheme like Unity.
Can you guarantee the lottery is fair? Expand Yes, every entry has an equal chance of winning, and the winning numbers are drawn at random.
What can I win? Expand The Unity lottery prize structure is based on a 6 digit number match, in the correct sequence, as follows: 3 digit match = 5 entries into the next draw 4 digit match = £25 5 digit match = £1,000 6 digit match = £25,000
Why is it Unity writing to me and not Brainwave? Expand Unity is administered by Sterling. It is the platform powering Brainwave's lottery.
What are the lottery rules? Expand The lottery rules are available on our website www.unitylottery.co.uk. The purpose of these rules is to ensure you are informed about the terms of playing our lottery, and to promote responsible gambling.
Is the lottery legal? Expand Yes, we operate in compliance with all Gambling Commission (the UK regulatory body concerned with lotteries) requirements and the lottery is administered by a certified External Lottery Manager. For further information please see our rules page on www.unitylottery.co.uk
Who do I contact if I have any further questions? Expand For questions about the lottery or your lottery membership, please call the Unity Lottery Helpline: 0370 050 9240 (Mon – Fri 9am – 5pm) Alternatively, please fill in this contact form: http://www.unitylottery.co.uk/contact/