BOTB vs Raffle House: where should you stick your tenner?

Pick BOTB. It beats Raffle House on breadth, transparency and price — 8 vs 6.8 overall, tickets from 20p versus £10.

Raffle House still has a place if you’re house‑mad and happy to pay for it, but this matchup isn’t close for most punters.

Value: cheap lines vs dear punts

Winner: BOTB. BOTB’s value score is 7.2 against Raffle House’s 6. Tickets start at 20p (Easy Wins) and go to at least £1.35 on Lifestyle, with Dream Car lines from 90p. That’s proper flexibility for your tenner. Yes, Spot the Ball has no published odds — they say value is hard to gauge — but the rating still clears Raffle House.

Raffle House starts at £10 and runs up to £75 a ticket, with subscriptions from £30. There’s a weekly £1,000 Early Bird for subscribers, but you’re still paying more per go.

Prizes and play styles

Winner: BOTB. Variety is 9 vs 6.5. BOTB stacks formats: a weekly judged Dream Car, weekly Lifestyle draws, a monthly Dream Home, plus Instant Wins. Raffle House is about the property draw, run per campaign, with that weekly subscriber perk on the side. Instant wins aren’t stated.

How they draw — and who checks

Winner: BOTB. Transparency is 8.5 vs 6. Dream Car is Spot the Ball judged by an independent panel with a lawyer present. Lifestyle/Pass/House are random draws independently verified by PromoVeritas. Instant Wins use RNG ticket‑number matching at checkout. Schedules are clear: Dream Car Sun–Sun (judged Monday, reveal Tuesday); Lifestyle Wed–Wed (draw within 48 hours, typically Friday); Dream Home monthly. Raffle House uses Civica Election Services to administer independent draws and runs each house campaign on its own timetable, with the weekly £1,000 subscriber draw.

Both offer a free postal entry route.

Paying, apps and ease

Split decision. Site score edges to BOTB at 7.8 vs 7.5, and it takes Amex, Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal and Pay by Mobile — more ways to fire in a quid. Apps: BOTB has iOS & Android (their cons note some Android/app UX niggles), while Raffle House offers Android. Raffle House’s payment stack is solid — Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal — but narrower.

Service and trust signals

Service winner: Raffle House at 8 vs BOTB’s 7.5. If you prize support scores, that tips their way. On wider trust, both sit at a Trust Index of 50. BOTB’s the old hand (founded 1999) with independent verification and published judging, and their own verdict calls out a credible archive and fast payouts. Raffle House is newer (2017), uses Civica, and has had past ASA/Which? scrutiny and cash‑alternative outcomes flagged in their cons — read the small print.

Who should pick which

• Pick BOTB if you’re a skill fan chasing supercars (their own “best for”), want weekly action and big variety (variety 9), and like cheap lines (from 20p; value 7.2). Also you want iOS support and the broadest payment options.
• Pick Raffle House if you’re a house‑draw subscriber and optimist (their “best for”), rate customer service highest (service 8), and don’t mind £10–£75 tickets plus subscriptions from £30 for that weekly £1,000 Early Bird.