The Draw Guarantee: What Happens If a Raffle Doesn't Sell Out

The advertised draw date on a raffle page is a target for when it should sell out, not a promise that a draw will happen on that day regardless of sales. This is deliberate, and it's worth explaining properly rather than leaving it buried in the terms.

The rule: it must sell out before it's drawn

Every raffle must sell out before it is drawn. If a raffle hasn't sold out by its advertised draw date, it automatically continues and remains open for ticket sales for a further 30 days. If it still hasn't sold out after that, it's extended for another 30 days, and this repeats for as long as it takes to sell out.

This extension is automatic. It isn't a decision we make case by case, and it's never left to our discretion whether a given raffle gets extended, every raffle follows the same rule.

What this means for your ticket

A raffle running past its original draw date under this rule is not a cancellation, so it doesn't itself entitle you to a refund. Your ticket stays exactly as valid and stays in the same draw; the only thing that changes is when that draw happens.

The one exception

The only circumstance in which a raffle is cancelled outright, rather than extended, is if we withdraw it prior to the draw in genuinely exceptional circumstances, for example prize unavailability or suspected fraud. If that happens, everyone who entered that raffle is offered a full refund of their ticket purchases. Outside of that, a raffle is never cancelled and never quietly replaced with a refund in place of an actual draw.

In short: buy a ticket, and you're guaranteed either a draw or your money back, just not a fixed date for which one it'll be.