Terms & Conditions

These Terms and Conditions are the Raffle Rules. By entering the raffle, entrants agree to be bound by these rules.

1. These Terms and Conditions are the Raffle Rules. By entering the raffle, entrants agree to be bound by these rules.

2. For the purpose of the Gambling Act 2005, this raffle is defined as a 'Society Lottery'

3. This lottery is being promoted by and on behalf of Marie Curie. Registered Charity: Marie Curie, Charity Number 207994, Scotland (SC038731). Registered company limited by guarantee, England & Wales (507597). Registered Office: One Embassy Gardens, 8 Viaduct Gardens, London SW11 7BW (“We” / “Our” / “Us” / “Marie Curie”)

4. Our raffles are administered by our external raffle management company, The Woods Group Ltd (“Woods Valldata”). Woods Valldata is licensed by the Gambling Commission under licence number 003586-R-310429-013 and 003586-N-103664-014.

5. The registered Responsible Person is Maria Novell. 

6. The raffle is open to all residents of the UK who are aged 18 (eighteen) or over. Marie Curie and Woods Valldata reserve the right to verify the age of any participant.

7. Selling on tickets in Northern Ireland is illegal.

8. We warn that underage gambling is an offence. Any person found to be under 18 (eighteen) years of age automatically forfeits the right to any prize.

9. Employees of Woods Valldata may not enter any Marie Curie 

10. Marie Curie employees and family members of employees who could directly influence draws either by access to data or through relationships with third parties are not able to enter any Marie Curie raffle. All other employees are permitted to take part. A family member is considered to be a spouse, partner, close blood relation or spouse of a close blood relation.

11. Last year, we received £1,792,453 in raffle ticket sales. 43% was spent on directly supporting people living with a terminal illness, 3% on prizes and 54% on expenses. Marie Curie raffles also raised an additional £697,243.84 in donations which went directly to supporting people living with a terminal illness. 

12. Net proceeds go to Marie Curie minus the cost of running the raffle.

13. Based on the number of entries into our Raffles last year, your likelihood of winning is 1/4074 per ticket bought. It is not possible to exactly predict the chances of winning a prize as this is not a ‘fixed odds’ raffle.

14. To enter the raffle, entrants must purchase one or more raffle tickets. Each ticket is unique and has a serial number. This serial number is used to determine the winner. The maximum amount of entries per person is 30 per raffle.

15. All tickets shall be priced at £1. Raffle entry sales are final and no refunds shall be made at any time. All entrants acknowledge that their payment of £1 per ticket to enter the raffle does not guarantee that they will win any prize.

16. All ticket stubs must be returned as instructed by the closing date of 27th September 2024 in order to gain entry into the raffle. All late entries received after the closing date will be voided and the monies received for these entries will be treated as a cash donation to Marie Curie. Marie Curie and Woods Valldata will not be held responsible for any lost, late or incorrectly formatted entries.

17. Full payment for each ticket must be received either in the form of cash or cleared funds before the ticket can be entered into the draw. Only tickets for which full payment has been received either in the form of cash or cleared funds are eligible to win a prize.

18. All ticket stubs will be held securely until the date of the draw. 

19. Current Marie Curie Weekly Lottery players are also entered into each raffle as a Super Draw. Each entry is provided with a unique ticket and serial number. Please note this Lottery is not linked to any other lottery, free draw or prize competition.
20. The draw for the prizes is administered at Woods Valldata’s premises and is to be held on 04 October 2024. Winning tickets will be determined by a random process using both a random number generator and a random selection of paper tickets in a secure environment and in the presence of an adjudicator. The order of determination of the winning tickets will determine the order of prizes allocated (i.e. the first ticket drawn wins the first prize and so on). You do not need to be present at the draw to win the If the draw date falls on a bank holiday or is legitimately delayed for any other reason, then the draw will take place on the next working day. 

21. In the rare event that any error occurs and tickets are not entered into the draw, unentered tickets will instead be entered into the next available draw.

22. A list of winners will be available on our website goodwaystowin.com five working days later, or through phoning our Supporter Relations Team on Freephone 0800 716146 (Monday to Friday 9am to 5:30pm). You can also request a list of winners by emailing gaming@mariecurie.org.uk.

23. The prizes are guaranteed to be at least to the value of the below. The volume or values of the prizes may vary on a draw by draw basis, but will be at least: 
24. 1st prize: £10,000 cash or a trip of a lifetime
25. 2nd prize: £1,000 
26. 3rd prize: £500 
27. Runner-up prizes: 200 x £10

24. If a cash prize is awarded this will be made by cheque in the name of the entrant only.

25. There are no alternatives to the cash prize where cash is the only prize on offer and no interest is payable.

26. By entering the raffle, entrants agree that if they win, their titles, surnames and town will be published on the website and potentially other promotional material. Should the winner object to their name being made available they should inform Marie Curie’s Supporter Relations Team by calling us on freephone 0800 716 146 or emailing relations@mariecurie.org.uk

27. We also request winners to complete a winner questionnaire and return a photo of themselves to use on future promotional material. Should this be returned to Marie Curie the permission to use it can be withdrawn at any time by a winner by emailing gaming@mariecurie.org.uk or writing to Raffles and Lottery Team, Marie Curie, One Embassy Gardens, 8 Viaduct Gardens, London SW11 7BW. Whilst the completion of the questionnaire and provision of a photo is greatly helpful for Marie Curie’s promotion of the raffle it is not compulsory.

28. The winners of the raffle prizes will be notified by letter within 30 days and we will attempt to contact the first, second, and third prize winners by phone. If we do not have these details we will send prizes/cheques via the post. The top prize will be sent via recorded delivery.

29. Where we are not provided with sufficient information to make out and send a cheque we will make every effort to contact the winner to obtain the required details. If we are unable to make contact within 14 days of the draw, unclaimed prizes will be reallocated to another raffle entrant. A number of extra draws are made on the draw date in case of this eventuality.

30. Marie Curie shall not be liable for any loss or damage suffered or arising from:
    - Any delays or failures in the postal service or other delivery methods used by Marie Curie or the member from time to time. 
    - Any delays or failures in any software or other systems used by Marie Curie for the administration of the lottery or raffle. 
    - Any delays or failures in the Banking system used by Marie Curie or the member. 
    - Any refusal by Marie Curie to accept registration of an individual as a member or the cancellation of a member. 
    - Any failure to enter a chance into the draw. 
    - Any event beyond the reasonable control of Marie Curie 

31. Marie Curie accepts no liability for loss, theft or delay and is not liable for any late bank payments. 

32. Neither Marie Curie nor Woods Valldata shall be liable to you in contract, tort, and negligence or otherwise for any indirect or consequential loss suffered by you in relation to your participation in the Raffle (including loss of the opportunity to enter the Raffle and/or the chance of winning a prize). Nothing shall limit or exclude the liability of Marie Curie or Woods Valldata for death or personal injury resulting from negligence, for any damage or liability incurred by you as a result of fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation by Marie Curie or Woods Valldata or any other liability which cannot legally be limited or excluded.

33. All entrants are solely responsible for providing and (where necessary) updating Marie Curie with their accurate and up-to-date contact details and Marie Curie will be in no way liable for any failure or inability to contact any entrant due to any errors, omissions or inaccuracies in the contact details that the entrant has provided. In the event that an entrant changes their contact details, they will be solely responsible for advising Marie Curie of the change.

34. Any complaints relating to the raffle should be sent in writing to Supporter Relations Team, 14 Links Place, Edinburgh, EH6 7EB, or by email to relations@mariecurie.org.uk , giving full details of the complaint and supporting documentation. If a complaint can’t be resolved to your satisfaction you can refer this to our Alternative Dispute Resolution body, the Independent Betting Adjudication Service (IBAS). IBAS can be contacted by visiting their website, https://www.ibas-uk.com, calling 0207 347 5883 or writing to Independent Betting Adjudication Service, PO Box 62639, London, EC3P 3AS.

35. Marie Curie is committed to protecting the supporter’s privacy. Data that is collected from the supporter is used lawfully in accordance with GDPR and is used for the purpose of processing raffle chances, subsequent entry into the raffle draw, and informing winners that they have won a prize. Unless otherwise indicated by you, Marie Curie may occasionally send you information via post to keep you up to date with our work, future fundraising opportunities and other ways in which you can support us. Should you wish to change your preferences at any time you can contact our Supporter Relations Team on Freephone 0800 716146 (Monday to Friday 9am to 5:30pm)

36. Marie Curie may occasionally send you information via email/phone if we have consent to do so in this way. Should you wish to change your preferences at any time you can contact our Supporter Relations Team on Freephone 0800 716146 (Monday to Friday 9am to 5:30pm)

37. Marie Curie reserves the right to amend these rules at any time. If Marie Curie does this, it will publish the amended rules.
38. Marie Curie has the right to change or update the Raffle Rules and/or prize fund at its discretion and raffle participants are invited to regularly check the website for updates. Any changes will be made available at www.goodwaystowin.com/termsandconditions and will be available upon request from Marie Curie’s Supporter Relations T

39. Marie Curie reserves the right to: 

• disqualify or decline to accept the entry of any participant if it has reasonable grounds to believe the participant has breached any of these terms and conditions or otherwise acted fraudulently
• Terminate, amend, cancel or suspend the raffle for reasons beyond its own reasonable control

40. This raffle is a form of gambling. Participants are encouraged to gamble sensibly. Should gambling become a problem we recommend you contact the Be Gamble Aware helpline on 0808 8020 133 or visit their website on begambleaware.org

41. Each entrant should retain a copy of these terms and conditions for their reference.

42. A written copy of these rules may be obtained by sending a stamped addressed envelope to Raffles and Lottery Team, Marie Curie, One Embassy Gardens, 8 Viaduct Gardens, London SW11 7BW.

43. The Laws of England and Wales shall govern the interpretation and/or enforcement of these Terms and Conditions and Marie Curie and all entrants hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

Please click here to download our responsible gambling policy.