Lottery FAQ's

The Macmillan Cancer Support weekly lottery is a way to raise vital funds to support the growing number of people living with cancer in the UK. It’s a weekly draw that takes place every Friday, and each entry costs £1 per week. Every entry gives you the chance of winning 1,000 cash prizes, with the top prize of £1,000. Plus, you’ll automatically be entered into our quarterly SuperDraws for the chance to win the £10,000 jackpot. .

1 entry per week = £4.34 per month, 2 entries per week = £8.68 per month. The lottery is played weekly rather than monthly but the monthly ask level reflects the varying number of weekly draw days in each calendar month.

A weekly lottery entry costs £1 and we will collect monthly payments of £4.34 by Direct Debit. You may choose to round up your donation to £5.00 per month per entry with the additional funds collected ensuring you never miss a draw where there are 5 weeks in the month and any excess funds are then donated to Macmillan.

We will send you an email outlining your subscription details, including your Direct Debit Guarantee and confirmation of lottery numbers. If you do not provide your email address, we will send you a letter confirming all the details in the post.

The number of people diagnosed with cancer is growing, and every one of them needs the best support to meet their unique needs.

The money raised from our lottery means we can do whatever it takes to help everyone with cancer get the best care the UK has to offer, whoever and wherever they are.

We provide around-the-clock cancer information and support for millions of people with cancer and their loved ones through our Macmillan Support Line, our website, our Online Community and Macmillan Centres across the UK.

Weekly prizes:
• 1st Prize - £1,000
• 2nd Prize – £100 (x 2)
• 3rd Prize - £50 (x 5)
• 4th Prize £20 (x 4)
• 5th Prize £10 (x 130)
• Plus 852 x £5 prizes

SuperDraw Prizes (every quarter)
• 1st Prize - £10,000
• 2nd Prize – £2,500
• 3rd Prize - £1,000
• 4th Prize £50 (x 5)
• Plus, over 1,700 other cash prizes

Macmillan Cancer Support is licenced and regulated in Great Britain by the Gambling Commission under account number 4633. We run our lottery in accordance with the Gambling Commission’s licence conditions and codes of practice.

Every £1 entry has an equal chance of winning and the winning numbers are drawn by our External Lottery Manager using a random number generator.

The minimum age to enter the Macmillan weekly lottery is 18.

You can find the rules here Macmillan Cancer Support | Terms and Conditions

The draw will take place every Friday (unless (i) the Friday is a bank holiday, in which case the draw takes place on the next working day, or (ii) there are exceptional circumstances). We will list the lucky winners on our winner’s page within 3 working days following a weekly lottery draw and within 7 working days from the draw of a Superdraw (Raffle).

Winners will be notified by post and will receive a cheque to the value of the prize won. See terms and conditions for full details.

We are unable to claim Gift Aid on lottery payments. However, we can claim Gift Aid on any donations you make to Macmillan. If you have chosen to round up your entry to £5 or £10, we can claim Gift Aid on the excess funds donated to Macmillan after ensuring you never miss a draw.

If you have lost your lottery numbers, don’t worry. You’ll be automatically notified if you win. To retrieve your numbers, you can call our lottery helpline on 01524 753277, or email admin@macmillanlottery.org.uk. Remember to keep your address details up to date with us, as we’ll post your winning cheque to you.

If you are worried about your gambling or that of someone close to you, GambleAware is the UK's leading authority on the provision of support, advice and counselling to people affected by gambling related harm. If you or someone you know needs help or advice, call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 (lines open 24 hours a day) or visit www.gambleaware.org

Macmillan operates a self-exclusion policy, so you can opt out of playing our Lottery and Raffle if you feel you may have a gambling problem.

You can self-exclude using our self-exclusion form Macmillan Cancer Support | Online Self-exclusion

You can find out more here Macmillan Cancer Support | Responsible Gambling

You can cancel your entry into the Macmillan Weekly Lottery at any time. To cancel contact our lottery helpline on 01524 753277, or email admin@macmillanlottery.org.uk. See terms and conditions for full details.