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The fight card

Pick your fighters. We score it round by round — same yardstick, no favourites — and call it on points.

8.5 /10 Elite Competitions Champion tier
8.0 /10 BOTB Contender

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Round by round

Round 1

Value for money

8.4
7.2
Round 2

Competition variety

9.0
9.0
Round 3

Draw transparency

8.2
8.5
Round 4

Payouts & service

8.3
7.5
Round 5

Website & app

8.6
7.8

The judges’ totals

Elite Competitions
Our score 8.5/10 Trust 50/100 Readers — Live comps 3
BOTB
Our score 8.0/10 Trust 50/100 Readers — Live comps 0

On points: Elite Competitions (8.5–8.0)

The tale of the tape

Founded 2016 1999
Ticket range £0.01 – £1.00 From 20p (Easy Wins) to at least £1.35 (Lifestyle); Dream Car tickets start at 90p
Draw method Random ball machine live on Facebook and YouTube; occasional verified automated RNG Dream Car: Spot the Ball judged by an independent panel with a lawyer present; Lifestyle/Pass/House: random draws independently verified by PromoVeritas; Instant Wins: RNG ticket-number matching at checkout
Draw schedule Daily draws at 10pm; larger draws at advertised times (often 9pm) Dream Car runs Sun–Sun with judging Monday and winner reveal Tuesday; Lifestyle runs Wed–Wed with draw within 48 hours (typically Friday); Dream Home runs monthly (1st–last day) with winner announced at the start of the following month; Instant Wins are continuous/instant
Payments Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, Google Pay Amex, Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Pay by Mobile
Mobile app iOS & Android iOS & Android
Free postal entry ✓ ✓
Instant wins ✓ ✓

Elite Competitions

  • Huge headline prizes, including a £1.4m bundle and £1m cash wins
  • Very low ticket prices and frequent daily and InstaWin draws
  • Transparent live draws with random ball machine and clear free‑post route

Elite Competitions is one of the big hitters: low ticket prices, daily momentum and blockbuster prizes right up to million‑pound house bundles and seven‑figure cash. The combination of live‑streamed ball draws, fast pay‑outs and a busy app makes it a confident pick for punters who like frequent shots at life‑changing wins.

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BOTB

  • Longest‑running brand with weekly judged Dream Car and big‑ticket prizes
  • Independent verification (PromoVeritas) and published judging for transparency
  • Huge variety including Lifestyle, Instant Wins and monthly Dream Home

The granddaddy of UK prize comps still sets the pace: a polished, well-audited Spot the Ball for Dream Car, stacked prize draws and a credible archive of winners. Value depends on your appetite for skill-based play without published odds, but the verified draws, charity record and fast payouts make BOTB a safe bet for seasoned punters.

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