Draw mechanics
Entering one of our competitions is easy. You just need to register and open your account, then follow the easy 3 steps.
- Pick your Raffle
- Select how many tickets you want
- Receive your ticket(s) and wait for the Draw.
Our competitions last for a fixed period. However, the draw will take place once all tickets are sold, if before the end of the fixed period. Notification of each draw date will be published on our social media page.
Details for each draw are featured on the Live Competition page on our website.
The closing date of each competition is fixed and will take place regardless of the absolute number of tickets sold for each competition. However only 70% if the prize may be awarded (please read T&Cs). If the draw reveals a number that has not been selected the draw will take place again until we have a winner.
The prize draw will take place 3 days after the date stated in each raffle. The draw itself will be available to view on social media channels. Winners will then be contacted and a record of the winner of each prize placed on the website.
The competition is open to all residents in the UK and Republic of Ireland, aged 18 years or over, except board members & paid staff of the charity.
Tickets
The maximum number of tickets for each raffle is displayed in the draw details. This maximum number is fixed and will not change.
Both the maximum number of tickets for sale, and the total of tickets sold so far, are displayed in the draw details.
Once the payment process has been completed you will receive an email containing your ticket details.
Each competition has a fixed number of available tickets for purchase. Your chances of winning can be calculated from the number of tickets you have purchased from the overall number of tickets sold for each competition. The maximum number of tickets available for each competition is fixed and will not change once the competition is live.
You can view your tickets and transactions in the My Account section of the website.
Unfortunately not, the purchase of a ticket is final and cannot be either amended or withdrawn.
Please use the forgot my password feature on our website
Payment
The cost of each ticket is clearly stated by each rffle and won’t change during the sale period.
As a charity we work with partners across the network for donations etc. However, with raffle tickets we only use PayPal secure payments, this is becuase we know it is secure, it protects both you and us and they charge the least for transactions. Meaning more of your money is going to great causes.
We use PayPal secure payments, and encrypted connections across our website and do not hold your card details on our servers.
You are right, quite a few payment sites, including PayPal, don’t work with competition sites. However, we are NOT a competition site.
Four Pillars is a registered charity and offers raffle tickets to those that want to play as a way of generating income for the charity whilst giving you a chance to Win big prizes. These are classed as lottery sites and many charities across the country also do these raffles/lotteries.
Prize mechanics
Winners will be contacted using the email address and mobile number associated with your registered account. Please also check back on the website after each prize draw where the winner will also be featured.
We will arrange for delivery of your prize with you
To ensure transparency and compliance, we may ask to take a photo of you and your prize to go onto the winners page of our website. We will discuss this with you beforehand. That’s all we need from you.
You are free to promote your winnings on your personal social media accounts, if you wish.
We will contact all winners using the registered email and mobile number on their account, so please ensure these are kept up to date. If we are unable to reach you within 28 days we reserve the right to award that Prize as a bonus in a different promotion. The prize may not be claimed by a third party on your behalf.