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Play Make a Smile Lottery

Foothold has partnered with Make a Smile Lottery - you can support engineers whilst also being in with a chance of winning fantastic prizes!

Foothold has partnered with Make a Smile lottery to give you, our fantastic supporters, a new way to support engineers, whilst also offering you the chance to win fantastic prizes! (GB residents only)

What is make a smile lottery?

Make a smile lottery is a weekly fundraising lottery. A fun and exciting way to help Foothold raise vital funds that will secure our future.

It only costs £1 per play, and you can choose to play every week or whenever you feel like taking a chance and doing something good.

Prizes

Each week you could be in with the chance to win one of 282 guaranteed cash prizes that are up for grabs!

1 x £1000, 1 x £200, 10 x £10, and 270 x £5, plus a rollover of £500, that if not won each week rolls over to a maximum of £25,000.

Regular lottery players on the £5 subscription (providing they make all the scheduled payments) will accumulate extra plays for the Super Draws in June and December where they will have a chance to win an additional £5,000 on top of all the other draw prizes that week.

You can also try your luck by purchasing additional Single Tickets to increase your odds of winning even more! 

To find our more about Super Draws click here.

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How make a smile lottery works

  • One play in the weekly draw is £1. You can purchase multiple plays if you wish.
  • You will be allocated a unique lottery number.
  • Your number(s) will be entered into the draw each week, you can also purchase additional Single Tickets to increase your chances of winning.
  • You will be sent a notification should you win, and your winnings will be transferred into your lottery account. You will have to sign up for a lottery account to withdraw your winning funds. If you don’t have an email, a cheque will be posted to the address we have for you, so please make sure that we have your updated address.
  • You must be 18 or over to join make a smile lottery.

Play make a smile lottery

Sign up online today by clicking here!

  • Direct Debit – You can set a subscription to play every week and pay by a monthly direct debit. To play 1 number each week it costs £5 per month, 2 numbers per week would cost £10, and 3 numbers per week would cost £15. The additional pence from your subscription will build up over the year and enable any supporters who have built up enough credit (providing they make all the scheduled payments) to be entered onto our Super Draw where you will have the chance of winning an additional £5,000!
  • Debit Card – You can pay by debit card to purchase one off tickets, or tickets for multiple week entries each week, charged all at once.
  • Cheque- You can play by cheque. This can be done quarterly for £15, bi-annually for £30 or annually for £60.
  • Single Tickets - You don’t have to play every week; you can play any draw you feel like by purchasing Single Tickets. Whether you are feeling lucky and want to increase your chances of winning, or simply want to give a little something back to the hospice of your choice. You can also purchase tickets for the Super Draw to increase your chances of winning the top prize.
  • As we are a lottery, we don’t accept credit cards.
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Online Account

You can set up an online lottery account where you can take control of your lottery membership. Having an online account means you can:

  • Manage your online ticket purchases.
  • Find your play numbers.
  • Update your personal details & marketing preferences.
  • View previous transactions and tickets.
  • Withdraw winnings into your bank account or donate to your chosen charity!

Set up your online account here.

Single Tickets

Whether you're a long-term supporter and feel like increasing your chances of winning or you're just feeling lucky, you can purchase Single Tickets for just £1 per play.

The draw usually takes place every Friday (with exception when the Friday is a Bank Holiday, when it will take place the next working day) - Please check the countdown on the website for the specific cut off time for the weekly draw. If you purchase after this time, you will be entered into the following week’s draw.

Click here to get your Single Tickets.

Terms and Conditions

You must be 18 or over to play make a smile lottery. Please play responsibly. Responsible gambling support www.begambleaware.org.

Make a smile lottery is wholly owned by St Helena Hospice a charity working with other good causes to raise much needed funds. Promoter: St Helena Hospice trading as make a smile lottery. Responsible person: Jill Moore. St Helena Hospice Limited is licensed and regulated in Great Britain by the Gambling Commission under account number 4685. www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk

St Helena Hospice is a company limited by guarantee. Registered in England and Wales Number 01511841. Registered Charity Number 280919. Registered Office: Myland Hall, Barncroft Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9JU. make a smile lottery office: 6 The Atrium, Phoenix Square, Wyncolls Road, Colchester, CO4 9AS. make a smile lottery Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions, including how proceeds are used, and the likelihood of winning a prize can be viewed here.

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