State of prize home lotteries 2026
Last updated 3 November 2026 (AEST) · 49 draws analysed · Method: every draw with a close date inside the 2026 calendar year (AEST), from our own archive of operator draw pages, including draws the operator has since removed. Prize value is the operator's published package total, not an independent valuation.
49 Australian charity lottery draws close in 2026, run by 13 operators, with a combined published prize value of $143.4M. Yourtown put the most prize value into the market — 32% of the year's total.
2026 is still running. 9 of these draws are open right now, so every figure below is a year-to-date position that moves as draws close and new ones are listed.
Nothing here is estimated. Where operators did not publish something — a maximum ticket pool, most often — the report counts how many disclosed it rather than filling the gap with an average.
How to use this page
Read the first table for 2026 against 2025, then the quarter-by-quarter table to see when the money actually moved. The operator table shows who funded the year and how openly each published their odds; the state table shows where the homes were.
| Measure | 2026 | 2025 | ChangeBlank where we hold no comparable prior-year figure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Draws closing in the year | 49 draws | 10 draws | +390% |
| Operators running them | 13 operators | 3 operators | +333% |
| Total published prize value | $143.3M | $67.3M | +113% |
| Median prize package | $2.94M | $5.8M | -50% |
| Largest single package | $15.5M | $13.7M | +13% |
| Median ticket price | $5.00 | $7.50 | -33% |
| Median published ticket pool | 485,000 tickets | 500,000 tickets | -3% |
| Draws publishing a ticket cap | 16 of 49 (33%) | 5 of 10 (50%) | -35% |
| Draws that sold out | 0 of 49 (0%) | 0 of 10 (0%) | — |
| Median head start on sell-outs | Not recorded | — | — |
| Quarter | Draws closed | Prize value | Median ticket | Published a capShare of the quarter's draws disclosing a ticket pool | Sold out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 3 | $3.3M | — | 33% | 0% |
| Q2 2026 | 17 | $27.5M | $6.00 | 18% | 0% |
| Q3 2026 | 11 | $48.4M | $5.00 | 18% | 0% |
| Q4 2026 | 18 | $64M | $10.00 | 56% | 0% |
| Operator | Draws | Prize value | Share of year | Median ticket | Published a cap | Sold out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yourtown | 15 | $45.2M | 32% | $15.00 | 33% | 0% |
| Dream Home Art Union | 3 | $39.3M | 27% | $5.00 | 67% | 0% |
| Mater Lotteries | 6 | $18.3M | 13% | $2.00 | 17% | 0% |
| Dream Home Art Union — Winner Stories | 1 | $15.5M | 11% | — | 0% | 0% |
| Endeavour Lotteries | 5 | $12.8M | 9% | $10.00 | 20% | 0% |
| yourtown — Winner Stories | 2 | $6.8M | 5% | — | 0% | 0% |
| Deaf Lottery | 4 | $1.8M | 1% | $2.00 | 0% | 0% |
| Mater Cars for Cancer | 2 | $1M | 1% | $30.00 | 50% | 0% |
| Deaf Lottery — Winner Stories | 1 | $1M | 1% | $2.00 | 0% | 0% |
| Yourtown Prestige Cars | 5 | $620K | 0% | $10.00 | 100% | 0% |
| Endeavour Pay Day Lotteries | 3 | $600K | 0% | $5.00 | 33% | 0% |
| Endeavour Lotteries — Winner Stories | 1 | $200K | 0% | $5.00 | 0% | 0% |
| Dream Home VIP High Life (Cars) | 1 | — | 0% | — | 0% | 0% |
| State or territory | Draws | ShareOf draws that published a location | Prize value | Median ticket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensland | 29 | 100% | $115.9M | $10.00 |
| Draw | Operator | Package value | Ticket from | OddsOnly when the operator published a ticket cap | Location | Closed / closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win $15.5M Dream Home Art Union — Winner Stories — Australian prize home | Dream Home Art Union — Winner Stories | $15.5M | — | Not published | — | 11 August 2026 |
| Win $14.7M Dream Home Draw 435 — Palm Beach, QLD prize home | Dream Home Art Union | $14.7M | $10.00 | 1 in 10.8M | Palm Beach, QLD | 16 December 2026 |
| Win $14.4M Dream Home Draw 433 — Coolangatta, QLD prize home | Dream Home Art Union | $14.4M | $5.00 | Not published | Coolangatta, QLD | 14 August 2026 |
| Win $10.2M Dream Home Draw 434 — Currumbin, QLD prize home | Dream Home Art Union | $10.2M | $5.00 | 1 in 20.9M | Currumbin, QLD | 14 October 2026 |
| Win $7.1M Mater Draw 328 — Helensvale, QLD prize home | Mater Lotteries | $7.1M | $2.00 | 1 in 30.1M | Helensvale, QLD | 20 December 2026 |
| Win $5.7M Yourtown Draw 562 — Mermaid Waters, QLD prize home | Yourtown | $5.7M | $15.00 | 1 in 750K | Mermaid Waters, QLD | 22 December 2026 |
| Win a $5.7M Gold Coast Hinterland Mater Prize Home Package | Mater Lotteries | $5.7M | $2.00 | Not published | QLD, QLD | 20 August 2026 |
| Win $5.4M Mater Draw 327 — Wurtulla, QLD prize home | Mater Lotteries | $5.3M | $2.00 | Not published | Wurtulla, QLD | 20 October 2026 |
| Win $3.7M Endeavour Lotteries — Draw 468 — QLD prize home | Endeavour Lotteries | $3.7M | $10.00 | Not published | Balmoral Ridge, QLD | 13 August 2026 |
| Win $3.4M Yourtown Draw 558 — Caloundra, QLD prize home | Yourtown | $3.45M | — | Not published | Caloundra, QLD | 4 August 2026 |
What State of prize home lotteries 2026 tells us
Two lines decide whether this market is getting fairer: the share of draws that publish a ticket cap, and the sell-out rate. A cap is the only figure from which a buyer can calculate real odds, so a falling disclosure rate means more people buying blind. A rising sell-out rate with a long head start means printed close dates are drifting away from when tickets actually run out.
Questions about the State of prize home lotteries 2026 report
How big was the Australian prize home lottery market in 2026?
49 charity lottery draws are set to close in 2026 across 13 operators, with a combined published prize value of $143.4M and a median package of $2.9M. 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.
Did prize values rise or fall in 2026?
2025 recorded 10 draws worth $67.3M; 2026 so far shows 49 draws worth $143.4M. Compare the median package rather than the total, because the total moves with the number of draws as much as with their size.
What share of 2026 draws published their odds?
16 of 49 draws (33%) published a maximum ticket pool, which is the only figure from which real odds can be calculated. The rest did not disclose one, and we never estimate a cap an operator did not print.
How many 2026 draws sold out early?
0 of 49 draws (0%) sold out. We did not record enough paired sell-out and close timestamps in 2026 to publish a median head start.
Which state had the most prize homes in 2026?
Queensland, with 29 of the 29 2026 draws that published a location (100%). Location is where the prize home sits, not where the operator is licensed or where entrants live.
Can I cite this report?
Yes. It is original research compiled from our own archive of operator draw pages, and it is free to quote with attribution. Please cite the page URL and the last-updated date shown above, and note that figures update as late data arrives.