State of the prize home market: Q3 2023
Last updated 15 October 2026 (AEST) · 3 draws analysed · Method: every draw with a close date inside July to September 2023 (AEST), from our own archive of operator draw pages — including draws the operator has since removed.
3 Australian charity lottery draws closed in July to September 2023, with a combined published prize value of $3.6M. This report is compiled from our own record of those draws, including the ones the operators have since taken down.
Every figure below is computed, not estimated. Where operators did not publish something — a ticket cap most often — the count of how many disclosed it is reported instead of a filled-in average.
How to use this page
Start with the headline table for the quarter at a glance. The operator mix shows who put the most prize value into the market, and the largest packages table shows what that money bought.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Draws closing in the quarter | 3 draws |
| Operators active | 2 operators |
| Total published prize value | $3.5M |
| Median prize package | $300K |
| Largest single package | $3M |
| Median ticket price | Not published |
| Median published ticket pool | Not published |
| Draws publishing a ticket cap | 0 of 3 (0%) |
| Draws that sold out | 0 of 3 (0%) |
| Median head start on sell-outs | Not recorded this quarter |
| Operator | Draws closed | Prize value | Share of quarter | Median ticket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yourtown | 1 | $3M | 84% | — |
| Yourtown (Winner) | 2 | $580K | 16% | — |
| Draw | Operator | Prize value | Ticket | Location | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win $3M Yourtown Draw 528 — Yandina Creek, QLD prize home | Yourtown | $3M | — | Yandina Creek, QLD | 30 July 2023 |
| Win $300K Yourtown (Winner) Draw 1139 — Australian prize home | Yourtown (Winner) | $300K | — | — | 11 August 2023 |
| Win $280K Yourtown (Winner) Draw 1140 — Australian prize home | Yourtown (Winner) | $280K | — | — | 30 August 2023 |
What Q3 2023 tells us
The odds-disclosure rate is the number worth watching quarter to quarter: it is the share of draws where a buyer could actually calculate their chance of winning. A rising sell-out rate with a growing head start means the printed close dates are drifting further from reality.
Questions about the Q3 2023 report
How big was the Australian charity lottery market in Q3 2023?
3 draws closed in July to September 2023 across 2 operators, with a combined published prize value of $3.6M. Figures come from each operator's own published draw pages, recorded at the time we last fetched them. Charity lotteries are games of chance regulated under state gaming licences. Always confirm the price, close time and terms on the operator's official site before you buy.
What share of Q3 2023 draws published their odds?
0 of 3 draws (0%) published a maximum ticket pool, which is the only figure from which real odds can be calculated. The rest did not disclose one.
How many Q3 2023 draws sold out before their close date?
0 of 3 draws sold out. We did not record enough paired sell-out and close timestamps this quarter to report a median head start.
Can I cite this report?
Yes. It is original research compiled from our own archive of operator draw pages. Please cite the page URL and the last-updated date shown above, and note that figures update as late data arrives.