How we chose the sites on this list
The UK has hundreds of competition websites, and the good ones deserve credit for building a market where people genuinely win cars, houses, holidays, and cash every week. This round-up reviews eight well-known UK sites against the same checklist: published odds, ticket counts, free entry routes, draw methods, and winner records. One disclosure up front: Odds Up is our own platform. We have included it on the list because it scores well on the criteria, but we apply the same standards to every site here, and we encourage you to judge us by exactly the same checklist.
The checklist every site was judged on
- UK company registration, verifiable on Companies House.
- Published odds and total ticket counts visible before you enter.
- A transparent draw process, ideally auditable or cryptographically verifiable.
- Publicly displayed winners.
- A free entry route on paid competitions, as UK law requires.
- Secure card payments through an established processor.
- Clear terms covering entry, the draw, and prize claims.
1. Odds Up, best for short odds and verifiable draws
Our own platform, so judge this entry with that in mind. Odds Up caps every competition at a low ticket count and publishes the exact odds before you enter, with most draws at 1 in 50 or better. Every draw uses a published cryptographic commitment that anyone can verify in their browser after the result, paid competitions carry a free postal entry route, payments run through Stripe, and winners are published. As a newer site our prize values are smaller than the household names below, which is the honest trade-off for shorter odds.
2. Omaze, best for house draws
Omaze is the best-known name in UK house draws, offering multi-million pound properties alongside guaranteed charity donations from every draw. The production quality is excellent, the free postal entry route is clearly signposted, and the charity partnership model means entries support good causes whatever the result. Entry volumes are very large, so the odds are long, but for a chance at a house with a charitable upside it is the established choice.
3. BOTB, best for dream car competitions
BOTB has been running dream car competitions since 1999, which makes it one of the longest-standing operators in the market. Its flagship game is skill-based spot-the-ball rather than a random draw, it is a UK-registered company with a long public track record, and it has handed over thousands of cars. The long history and visible winner record are exactly the trust signals this guide looks for.
4. 7days Performance, best for frequent car draws
7days Performance is one of the biggest car competition sites in the UK, with a large community and draws running constantly. Draws are streamed live on social media, winners are published prominently, and ticket prices are often low. Ticket volumes per competition are correspondingly high, so check the published entry numbers on each competition to understand your odds before entering.
5. Elite Competitions, best for prize variety
Elite Competitions covers a wide spread of prizes, from cars and cash to tech and holidays, with live-streamed draws and a large social following. The breadth means there is nearly always something running that matches what you want to win, and the live draw format makes the selection process easy to watch and rewatch.
6. Rev Comps, best for performance cars
Rev Comps focuses on performance and modified cars and has been running for years, building a loyal following among car enthusiasts. If your dream prize is a specific performance model rather than a generic hatchback, its prize list tends to be the most interesting of the specialist car sites, and winner handovers are documented publicly.
7. Dream Car Giveaways, best for cash alternatives
Dream Car Giveaways runs car and cash competitions with live draws and routinely offers a cash alternative to the headline prize, which is worth a lot if you would rather have the money than the metal. Winners are published with photos and the draw schedule is busy, so there are regular chances to enter.
8. Click Competitions, best for instant wins
Click Competitions mixes standard prize draws with instant win competitions, where certain ticket numbers win immediately rather than waiting for a draw date. If you enjoy the instant win format it is one of the better-known UK operators offering it, alongside a regular schedule of cars, cash, and tech draws.
How to pick between them
The right site depends on what you want to win and how you weigh odds against prize size. The household names above offer life-changing prizes with long odds, and the smaller platforms offer shorter odds on more modest prizes. Car enthusiasts are best served by the specialists, house hunters by Omaze, and if you care most about knowing your exact chances and being able to verify the draw, that is the gap Odds Up was built to fill. Whichever you choose, the checklist above applies equally, and our comparison checklist page walks through how to score any site against it.
UK competition aggregator sites explained
Competition aggregator sites collect and list competitions from many platforms in one place. They are useful for discovery, but they do not run their own draws, so you still enter on the original platform, and listings are not always vetted or current. Our competition aggregator guide explains how they work and what to check. However you discover a competition, run the source platform through the checklist before paying.
Free entry competition websites
Under UK law, any paid prize competition must offer a free entry route, typically by post, with the same chance of winning as a paid entry. Every site in this round-up should signpost that route clearly, and it is a strong signal when one does. Some platforms also run entirely free competitions alongside paid ones. Our guide to free postal entry explains how to use these routes step by step.
Quick evaluation checklist
Before entering any new platform, search the company on Companies House, read the terms, check that odds are published, and look for recent winner announcements. This takes two minutes and can save you from a bad experience.
Red flags on competition websites
The sites above all have visible track records, but new sites appear constantly and a few warning signs should make you think twice about any platform:
- No company registration or business address anywhere on the site.
- Competitions with no published ticket count or odds.
- No free entry route for paid competitions.
- No evidence of previous winners.
- Vague or missing terms and conditions.
- Payment only via bank transfer or cryptocurrency.
- Unrealistic prizes with no explanation of how they are funded.
Use this checklist on any platform
The signals above are the same ones we hold ourselves to. Run through them on any platform you are thinking of entering, and the trustworthy ones become obvious quickly. For a side-by-side scoring template, see our comparison checklist, where the same criteria are applied with current numbers.