State of the prize home market: Q4 2026

Last updated 12 October 2026 (AEST) · 17 draws analysed · Method: every draw with a close date inside October to December 2026 (AEST), from our own archive of operator draw pages — including draws the operator has since removed.

17 Australian charity lottery draws closed in October to December 2026, with a combined published prize value of $68.4M. 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.

Q4 2026 at a glance
MeasureValue
Draws closing in the quarter17 draws
Operators active10 operators
Total published prize value$68.3M
Median prize package$3.33M
Largest single package$14.7M
Median ticket price$5.00
Median published ticket pool190,000 tickets
Draws publishing a ticket cap4 of 17 (24%)
Draws that sold out0 of 17 (0%)
Median head start on sell-outsNot recorded this quarter
Who put prize value into the market in Q4 2026
OperatorDraws closedPrize valueShare of quarterMedian ticket
Dream Home Art Union2$24.9M36%$7.50
Mater Lotteries2$12.4M18%$2.00
Dream Home VIP High Life (Cars)1$10.2M15%$5.00
yourtown — Winner Stories2$6.8M10%—
Endeavour Lotteries2$6.3M9%$10.00
Yourtown2$6.14M9%—
Mater Cars for Cancer1$541K1%$30.00
Endeavour Pay Day Lotteries2$400K1%$5.00
Yourtown Prestige Cars2$360K1%$10.00
Endeavour Lotteries — Winner Stories1$200K0%$5.00
Largest packages closing in Q4 2026
DrawOperatorPrize valueTicketLocationClosed
Win $14.7M Dream Home Draw 435 — Palm Beach, QLD prize homeDream Home Art Union$14.7M$10.00Palm Beach, QLD16 December 2026
Win $10.2M Dream Home Draw 434 — Currumbin, QLD prize homeDream Home Art Union$10.2M$5.00Currumbin, QLD14 October 2026
Win $10.2M Dream Home VIP High Life (Cars) Draw 434 — prestige car lotteryDream Home VIP High Life (Cars)$10.2M$5.00—14 October 2026
Win $7.1M Mater Draw 328 — Helensvale, QLD prize homeMater Lotteries$7.1M$2.00Helensvale, QLD20 December 2026
Win $5.4M Mater Draw 327 — Wurtulla, QLD prize homeMater Lotteries$5.3M$2.00Wurtulla, QLD20 October 2026
Win $3.4M Endeavour Draw 470 — Mooloolaba, QLD prize homeEndeavour Lotteries$3.4M$10.00Mooloolaba, QLD10 December 2026
Win yourtown — Winner Stories Draw 490 — Australian prize homeyourtown — Winner Stories$3.4M——5 October 2026
Win yourtown — Winner Stories Draw 483 — Australian prize homeyourtown — Winner Stories$3.4M——5 October 2026
Win $3.26M Yourtown Draw 560 — Mermaid Waters, QLD prize homeYourtown$3.26M—Mermaid Waters, QLD14 October 2026
Win $2.9M Endeavour Lotteries — Draw 469 — Golden Beach, QLD prize homeEndeavour Lotteries$2.9M$10.00Golden Beach, QLD8 October 2026

What Q4 2026 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 Q4 2026 report

How big was the Australian charity lottery market in Q4 2026?

17 draws closed in October to December 2026 across 10 operators, with a combined published prize value of $68.4M. 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 Q4 2026 draws published their odds?

4 of 17 draws (24%) 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 Q4 2026 draws sold out before their close date?

0 of 17 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.