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Our T&C’s were last updated on Wednesday 21st July 2021. Please do contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
Our Lift off Lotto is a vital source of income for the charity, funding around 50% of all our missions!
In addition to providing this important support for our services, our lottery is also a way of giving something back, as thanks, to our highly valued supporters with the chance to win £1,000 – every week!
It’s a win-win!
For as little as £4.34 a month you could win one of our cash prizes of £1,000, £200, £75, £50 or £25.
Friends of the NW Air Ambulance Lottery Community Interest Company is licensed and regulated in Great Britain by the Gambling Commission under account number 5227.
How it works
Our Lift Off lottery results are drawn every Friday using a random number generator to select winning numbers, allocating one prize per number drawn.
Chances of winning in our Lift Off Lotto: We have approximately 100,000 plays in each Lift Off Lotto Draw. Each play has an equal chance of winning one of the 5 cash prizes so 5 in 100,000 or 1 in 20,000.
Chances of winning in our tri-annual Prize Draw: If we sold 50,000 tickets in our next draw and have 8 prizes in total, this would mean you have a 1 in 6,250 chance of winning a cash prize.
In 2020/21, Friends of North West Air Ambulance (FONWAA) received £5,154,324 in ticket sales for its Lift Off Lotto of which £4,857,950 (94.25%) of this figure went straight back to the charity. Furthermore, FONWAA received £109,361 in ticket sales for its two Prize Draws with £75,816 (69.33%) returning to the charity, helping us fly around 2500 flight missions annually.
£70,200 (1.36%) was spent on prizes for our Lift Off Lotto and £14,100 (12.89%) for our two Prize Draws. In terms of expenses, this was £226,316 (17.78%) for our Lift Off Lotto and £19,445 (17.78%) for our two Prize Draws.
The costs incurred by FONWAA for our Lift Off Lotto and Prize Draws were lower than normal due to the Covid pandemic, therefore the income passed back the the charity was higher but costs were significantly lower.
The following information provides income to the charity versus costs for lotteries operated and promoted by FONWAA for the period 2019/20:
Lift Off Lotto
- How much was returned to the good causes and what good causes they’re supporting?
- In 2019/20, FONWAA received £5,286,246 in ticket sales for its Lift Off Lotto of which £4,485,285 (84.85%) of this figure went straight back to the charity.
- How much was spent on prizes?
- £71,565 (1.35%) was spent on prizes for our Lift Off Lotto.
- How much was spent on expenses?
- £729,396 (13.80%) on expenses for our Lift Off Lotto.
Prize Draw
- How much was returned to the good causes and what good causes they’re supporting?
- In 2019/20, FONWAA rreceived £126,149 in ticket sales for its Prize Draw. £74,154 (58.78%) for our Prize Draw went straight back to the charity.
- How much was spent on prizes?
- £21,254 (16.85%) was spent on prizes for our Prize Draw
- How much was spent on expenses?
- £30,741 (24.37%) on expenses for our Prize Draw
You must be aged 16 years or over and live in Great Britain to participate in our Lift Off Lotto or Prize Draw.
How to play
To enter, you can sign up online, download a Lottery application form or contact our lottery team on 0800 587 4570.
How to play:
The Lift off Lotto is a subscription lottery and payments can be made by Direct Debit (preferred due to lower costs) or by cheque (made payable to North West Air Ambulance Charity).
Payments can be made monthly, quarterly, six monthly or annually at a rate of £1 per week which is £4.34 per month per chance. Members can sign-up for more than one chance per week.
Once you become a member, we will send you out your new member pack containing confirmation of your membership, your unique lucky number/s and some further information about how lottery funding supports our lifesaving services.
Visit our updated Terms and Conditions for further information on rules of play and governance
The draw:
Once your payments have been received, your numbers will automatically be entered into the following weeks draw. The draw will usually be held on a Friday at our Head Office and all numbers are selected by licensed and tested Random Number Generator Software.
Winners:
Weekly prizes are £1,000, £200, £75, £50 and £25.
All winners will be notified automatically – there is no need for you to contact us to make a claim. Winning numbers and areas will be posted on this page each week after the draw.
If you have any further questions, please contact us at Head Office and we will be happy to help. Lottery subscriptions can be cancelled at any time.
COVID-19 - What you need to know
During the coronavirus outbreak, the Lift Off Lotto draw is operating as normal. You can sign-up for our Weekly Lottery through our webpage, by downloading a Lottery Application Form in the ‘How to play’ section or by calling our team on 0800 587 4570 who will send you a form in the post. If you do choose to leave your house, please practice social distancing rules to keep yourself and others safe.
IF YOU PAY BY CHEQUE: As a result of the COVID-19 prevention measures, there may be a delay in processing weekly payments if you pay by cheque. Therefore, there may be a chance you will miss a week’s draw, but will be entered into the next one as well as all subsequent draws moving forward. Supporters will still have the same number of opportunities in our weekly Lift Off Lotto.
All other lottery payments will be processed as normal during this time. If you have any questions, please call the team on 0800 587 4570.
Are you a winner?
All winners are automatically notified by post but you can also check online here.
Here our latest winners...
Week 16 - 16/07/2021
