How We Rate Prize Home Draws
A 0–100 composite score ranking every open prize-home draw in our catalogue. Scores recalculate automatically whenever draw data changes in the CMS — prize values, ticket prices, published odds caps, close dates, and package extras.
- Prize magnitude (25%) — Where the operator publishes total prize value (home + gold + vehicles + cash), we rank each draw against every other open draw. Higher total package = higher score. Draws missing prize data score 0 on this axis.
- Entry economics (35%) — Prize value divided by the effective ticket price. Active sale prices (48-hour sales, early-bird tiers) are used when the sale end date is still in the future. This is the same prize-per-dollar lens used in our odds analysis articles — it shows how much prize you get per dollar of entry, not your probability of winning.
- Published odds (25% when available) — Only scored when the operator publishes a maximum ticket pool (totalTickets in our CMS). Lower published caps rank higher. If an operator does not publish a cap, this component is omitted entirely — we do not invent odds from industry averages.
- Package depth (10%) — Modest bonus for draws that include gold bullion, a published cash alternative, or multiple first-prize tiers — signals a richer package beyond the bare property.
- Close-date signal (5%) — A small tie-breaker for draws closing within 30 days so actionable listings surface. This does not override poor value — it nudges comparable draws that are about to close.