Lottery rules

The RSPB Weekly Lottery is a fun way to support the RSPB abd the vital work we do. Here you can find out about the terms & conditions of playing. 
 

1. Underage gambling is an offence and it is illegal for anyone under the age of 16 to purchase tickets or enter a lottery. Applications for the RSPB Weekly Lottery must be from players aged 18 years old or over. No person under the age of 18 is allowed to enter the RSPB Weekly Lottery. Players will be asked to provide their date of birth and to confirm they are 18 or over when signing-up to enter via the website or telephone. RSPB reserves the right to require proof of identity and age.
    
2. Any person who has entered the RSPB Weekly Lottery who is under 18 years old will automatically forfeit any prize and will be excluded from future entries. If a child under 18 years old is found to have participated in a lottery after the lottery draw has taken place, then a full refund will be made to that person and any prizes which might otherwise have been due to them will not be paid out. If prizes have already been paid out, all reasonable attempts will be made to recover them.
3. The RSPB reserves the right without notice or reason to cancel or refuse entry to the raffle. The RSPB decision on all matters affecting the draw is final and legally binding. No correspondence regarding the results of the draw will be entered into.
    
4. The draw will take place every Friday except when a Friday falls on a Bank Holiday, then the draw will take place on the next working day.
    
5. Winners notification letters will be dispatched within 7 days post draw. A list of winning ticket numbers will be published on the RSPB website at www.rspb.org.uk/helping-nature/support-the-rspb/rspb-lottery/winners as soon as possible on a working day after the draw.
    
6. The cost of each entry (Chance) is £1. Players can take a maximum of 7 chances and payment must be received (and cleared) before entry to the weekly draw.
    
7. The rollover jackpot runs between December and December for a maximum of 52 weeks. The rollover jackpot, if not won, will increase by £155 each week. If the rollover is won, the rollover value will revert to £155. If nobody wins the rollover prize before the first week of December each calendar year the prize fund will be £8,060. Our computer will then run the rollover draw until one lucky lottery player wins the rollover prize. 
    
8. In the calendar year 2025, RSPB received £274,452 in Lottery ticket sales. 47% of money raised by the RSPB Lottery went directly towards supporting the RSPB’s work with wildlife, including managing and expanding our nature reserves. 35% was used for prizes and the rest was reinvested into our gaming fundraising activities, enabling us to raise more money in the long term.
    
9. In the calendar year 2025, the estimated chance of a ticket winning a prize in the RSPB Weekly Lottery was approximately 1 in 151 (based on the total number of tickets sold and the total number of available prizes). Actual figures may vary.
    
10. The RSPB reserves the right to publish the names of winners.
     
11. There are 35 prizes each week (36 if there is a rollover prize-winner). The first prize is £1,000, the second prize is £250, there are three prizes of £100, and there are 30 prizes of £10.
     
12. The RSPB accepts no liability for loss, theft or delay due to post or for any interest for late items. The RSPB is not liable for any late bank payments.
     
13. The draws are conducted by our External Lottery Manager, The Woods Group Limited trading as Woods Valldata, using a random number generator, tested and approved by a Gambling Commission certified test house. Prizes will be drawn in order – the first prize will be drawn first, second prize second, third prizes next and so on until all prizes have been allocated.
     
14. RSPB staff, trustees and their families are excluded from playing all RSPB raffles and lotteries. Volunteers may participate in raffles and lotteries unless they are involved in the administration of that raffle/lottery in which they must be excluded. This applies to the volunteers' immediate family. Woods Valldata employees are excluded from playing the RSPB Weekly Lottery.
     
15. No detail in the application may be changed in any way once it has been submitted except for change of address.
     
16. The RSPB Weekly Lottery is open to residents of England, Wales and Scotland. No entrants are allowed from Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.
     
17. This Lottery is subject to the laws of England and Wales. 
     
18. These Terms and Conditions are the RSPB Weekly Lottery Rules. By entering the RSPB Weekly Lottery, players agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. Any entries not complying with these terms and conditions will not be valid.
    Prizes are subject to availability, and the Society reserves the right to substitute any prize with another prize of equal value. There are no alternatives to the cash prizes and no interest is payable.
    Cash prizes will be paid within 30 days of the draw by cheque or bank transfer. 
    Each Player is allocated a unique number generated by the system for each Chance they play.
    The RSPB may amend these terms and conditions at any time. The RSPB will notify all participants of any significant changes to these terms and conditions via this website or by contacting entrants directly using the contact details provided on entry to the RSPB Weekly Lottery. The RSPB reserves the right without notice or reason to cancel or refuse entry to the RSPB Weekly Lottery and to modify, cancel or terminate the RSPB Weekly Lottery in whole or in part at the RSPB's sole discretion.
    The RSPB or their ELM reserves the right without notice or reason to suspend the Lottery for any period of time at the Society’s or ELM’s sole discretion.
    During such period the RSPB shall:
    a) suspend Direct Debit payments from your bank or building society account as soon as practicable; 
    and b) retain any amounts which were paid prior to such suspension taking effect that have not been used to pay for Chances in previous Draws.
    You will be notified of further details regarding the resumption of the lottery or otherwise as soon as reasonably practicable after the date of suspension in writing.  
    
    The RSPB or Woods Valldata's decision on all matters affecting the draw is final and legally binding.
    No correspondence regarding the results of the draw will be entered into.
     
19. The RSPB Weekly Lottery is intended to be a fun way to support the RSPB's charitable aims and the vital work it does. If you feel that you have a problem with gambling and wish to be self-excluded from the RSPB Weekly Lottery, please telephone 0330 002 0314 to speak to a member of our team.
    • You will be opted out from the RSPB's lotteries for a minimum period of 6 months.
    • During your self-exclusion your direct debit will be cancelled, and any funds held on your behalf will be returned to you.
    • If you wish to opt back into the RSPB Weekly Lottery after the minimum period of self-exclusion you will need to telephone 0330 002 0314 to re-enable your account.
    • You will also be opted out of all marketing material during the self-exclusion period to ensure you are not sent any gambling related marketing material during this period.
    • If you need to talk to someone about problem gambling, then please contact GambleAware who provide confidential support and counselling to anyone who is affected by problem gambling. Visit GambleAware’s website where you can get help and advice (www.gambleaware.org) or contact the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133, lines or live chat are open every day of the year, 24 hours a day.
       
20. Complaints will be handled in line with complaints procedure found within RSPB Policy & Procedure. Complaints which cannot be resolved by the RSPB including personal attention from the Promoter will be escalated to a third party - the Independent Betting Adjudication Service Ltd (IBAS)
     
21. The RSPB Lotteries and Policy document containing our remote and non-remote gambling policies can be found on our main website at this page: www.rspb.org.uk/helping-nature/support-the-rspb/rspb-lottery/lottery-rules. These policies are a requirement for maintaining a Society Lottery Operating Licence from the Gambling Commission.
    This PDF document contains the RSPB remote and non-remote gambling policies: RSPB Lotteries Policy And Procedure
    These policies are a requirement for maintaining a Society Lottery Operating Licence from the Gambling Commission. 
     
22. The person responsible for the RSPB Weekly Lottery is Paul Birmingham at the RSPB, UK Headquarters, The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 2DL.

The RSPB is licensed by the Gambling Commission, licence number 4704, and this lottery is run under the rules laid down by the Gambling Act 2005. 

The RSPB Weekly Lottery is intended to be a fun way to support the RSPB and the vital work we do. Are you gambling more than you really want to? If you feel you have a problem with gambling please visit GambleAware’s website for help and advice, or contact the National Gambling Helpline between 8 am and midnight on 0808 8020 133. 

The person responsible for the RSPB Weekly Lottery is Paul Birmingham at RSPB UK Headquarters, The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 2DL.

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