BOTB vs MrRaffle

BOTB’s Dream Car competition is a skill contest. You study a photo with the ball removed, place your cross, and a judging panel of ex-referees decides the winner once a week, on camera, with a lawyer in the room. It’s a proper institution and the anticipation is the product. Tickets from 90p, no entry totals published, no free route needed because it’s a skill format.

MrRaffle has no waiting built in. Every instant win is a game with a fixed, published prize table, an RNG outcome, and an animation you actually get to enjoy: the wheel slowing down, the scratch panel peeling, the loot box opening. If you buy ten tickets you can play all ten, or hit reveal and see the lot at once. Draw pages show the maximum ticket count, and every draw takes free postal entries at the same odds.

Win a car on BOTB and want cash instead? The T&Cs say 70% of UK RRP, rounded to the nearest £1,000. Want the car? Delivery can take up to 12 months for some models, and new-car winners keep it 12 months to get the insurance and servicing contributions. Instant Win cash arrives by bank transfer within 21 calendar days.

On MrRaffle, cash prizes are just cash. They land in your wallet the second the game ends, and withdrawals go by UK Faster Payments after KYC, typically 1 to 3 working days. HMRC treats prize winnings as tax-free windfalls either way.

Every 10p staked on MrRaffle instant wins earns a ticket in each open Jackpot draw, Daily, Weekly and Monthly, at no extra cost, plus there’s a rewards ladder and a free daily game. BOTB’s extras run through Perks for Playing and the BOTB Pass subscription from £9.99 a month, which makes sense if you’re in every week anyway.

Both operators run lawful UK prize competitions rather than licensed gambling, both are 18+, both publish winners. BOTB has the longer track record; we publish bank-transfer payout proof and per-draw odds. Pick by temperament: weekly event or instant result.