We've compiled a list of the questions we're asked most often.
If your question isn't included here, or if you need to speak to us about something else altogether, please contact our Customer Service team using the details on the left or email help@scottishchildrenslottery.com, and they'll do their best to help get everything sorted.
It’s really easy to play our lottery and what’s best is you can play how you like.
Want to buy a ticket for the next draw? Visit the Play Now page, where you can complete your purchase in just a few minutes.
Pick five numbers from 1-49, or if you’d rather a random selection, simply hit ‘FP’ for a Fast Pick line. Just like other lotteries, the more numbers you match, the bigger the prize!
Next, let us know how many draws you’d like to enter. Draws take place every Monday and Thursday evening, and you can play on a draw-by-draw basis, buy tickets in advance, or on a continuous basis – which means you’ll never miss a chance to win!
The best way to make sure you’re in every draw is playing by subscription.
Always IN! is the easiest way to play – subscribe for just £9.75 and you'll be entered into every draw with the chance to win £25,000 every Monday and Thursday PLUS you’ll enter our NEW Monthly draw where subscriber have an extra chance of winning £25,000 every month. And it that's not enough, up to £100,000 could be won in the 2023 Annual Draw - four lucky players couold become Jackpot Winners!.
Tickets are also available to purchase in selected retailers on a draw-by-draw basis or 4 weeks in advance with our Monthly pass!
Remember, every time you play, you’re making a difference to young lives across Scotland. A minimum of 20% of all proceeds go to Scottish children’s charities. For more details about prizes and proceeds, visit our More Information page.
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The Scottish Children’s Lottery offers you a fun way to play for great cash prizes at the same time as helping a good cause.
Prizes are divided into six categories, and you’ll be a winner when you match just the bonus ball!
You could win these fantastic prizes every Monday and Thursday:
| Numbers matched | Prize | Odds of winning |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Main Numbers (Jackpot) | £25,000 | 1 in 1,906,884 |
| 4 Main Numbers + Bonus Ball | £2,000 | 1 in 381,377 |
| 4 Main Numbers | £250 | 1 in 8,869 |
| 3 Main Numbers | 5 Super Friday Raffle tickets | 1 in 202 |
| 2 Main Numbers | 2 Super Friday Raffle tickets | 1 in 14 |
| Bonus Ball | 1 Super Friday Raffle ticket | 1 in 10 |
Approximate overall odds of winning a cash prize or entry into our Super Friday Raffle: 1 in 6. Odds of winning a cash prize excluding the Super Friday Raffle is 1 in 8,869.
Players who match 2 or 3 main numbers or the Bonus Ball will be entered into our Super Friday Raffle where they have another chance at winning a cash prize!
The total Jackpot prize pool will be capped at £100,000. This means that if we have up to 4 ticket entries all matching the 5 Main Numbers, each winning ticket will be awarded a £25,000 Jackpot prize. However, if there are 5 winners of the Jackpot, they will each be awarded an equal share of the £100,000 Jackpot prize pool and receive £20,000 each.
You could win the following prizes when you’re Always IN!:
Monday and Thursday Draw
| Numbers matched | Prize | Odds of winning |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Main Numbers (Jackpot) | £25,000 | 1 in 1,906,884 |
| 4 Main Numbers + Bonus Ball | £2,000 | 1 in 381,377 |
| 4 Main Numbers | £250 | 1 in 8,869 |
| 3 Main Numbers | 5 Super Friday Raffle tickets | 1 in 202 |
| 2 Main Numbers | 2 Super Friday Raffle tickets | 1 in 14 |
| Bonus Ball | 1 Super Friday Raffle ticket | 1 in 10 |
Monthly Draw
| Numbers matched | Prize | Odds of winning |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Main Numbers (Jackpot) | £25,000 | 1 in 1,906,884 |
Annual Draw 2023
Up to £100,000 can be won - four Jackpot Winners could be made!
| Numbers matched | Prize | Odds of winning |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Main Numbers (Jackpot) | £25,000 | 1 in 1,906,884 |
| 4 Main Numbers + Bonus Ball | £2,000 | 1 in 381,377 |
| 4 Main Numbers | £250 | 1 in 8,869 |
| 3 Main Numbers | £25 | 1 in 202 |
Approximate overall odds of winning a prize: 1 in 6
The overall prize pool including all winning categories will be capped at £150,000. This means that the prize of all categories will be reduced in proportion so as to bring the total prize payout to a maximum of £150,000 for any single draw.
You can buy tickets online using a debit card. You can play the lottery by setting up a Direct Debit.
If you are purchasing over the counter in one of our participating retailers, tickets can be paid with the corresponding payment methods deemed acceptable by the retail location.
Thankfully, there are two easy ways to ensure your numbers are in the draw.
The first is to purchase lines in multiple draws. You can play in advance by picking your numbers and telling us how long you'd like to play for. It's worth remembering that your numbers won't renew after the final draw you've paid for, so it's best to plan ahead.
Alternatively, you can play on a continuous basis by setting up a subscription ticket. By choosing this option, your numbers will be automatically entered into every draw that you choose (after set up) until you tell us otherwise - which means no more missed draws! There are a few subscription options available to you:
• Subscribe to be Always IN! and play by Direct Debit for just £9.75 a month
Ticket cancellation is only allowed under exceptional circumstances. Please see our Terms and Conditions for details.
If you don't like the numbers selected for you in a Fast Pick Ticket, you are not entitled to cancel the Ticket.
Should you match enough numbers to win a prize, we'll send you an email to let you know all about the good news. You don't have to do anything!
If you'd prefer to keep an eye on how each draw unfolds, you can view the winning numbers as they're updated on our Results page.
All of the details of your ticket are stored safely in your Scottish Children's Lottery player account, so there's no need to worry about losing a winning ticket.
If your numbers come up, we'll pay prizes of up to £2,000 automatically. We will automatically send winning prizes to your bank account within 14 days.
Should you be lucky enough to win a prize greater than £2,000, we'll pay this into your bank account after our Customer Service Team have verified some details and passed on our congratulations.
You can view the winning numbers from all previous Scottish Children's Lottery draws by visiting our Results section
On this page you'll also find prize breakdowns, which can be easily filtered by draw date and year.
You can access all of the details relating to the tickets you've purchased by signing in to your player account using the link at the top of every page.
You can sign in to your Scottish Children’s Lottery account using the email address that you provided on registration.
Can't remember the password you chose? Just click the Sign In button at the top of your screen. Then click Forgot? to and enter your email address. We'll send you an email with instructions of how to reset your password.
If you've forgotten both your email address and password, it's best to get in touch with our Customer Service team straight away – call us on 0330 1233951 or email help@scottishchildrenslottery.com and we'll take it from there. Standard geographic rates apply for landlines. Mobiles may vary.
Winnings are paid straight to your bank. However, if you have any unused balance that you wish to withdraw, please follow the instructions in your account page or contact us on 0330 123 3951 or email help@scottishchildrenslottery.com for help to withdraw any funds.
You can change your card by logging in to your account. Please note winnings will be paid to your bank account.
If you need assistance with changing your card details, our Customer Service team will be happy to help on 0330 123 3951 or email help@scottishchildrenslottery.com.
For security reasons, please DO NOT send us your debit card numbers or pictures of your card in an email unless we have asked you to.
It's important that we have your correct details in the event that you win a prize.
If you need to update this information, visit the My Account page to do so.
Alternatively, telephone our Customer Service team on 0330 1233951 or email help@scottishchildrenslottery.com and they will make these changes for you.
Our Customer Service team will be able to help you. You can reach them on 0330 1233951 or email help@scottishchildrenslottery.com.
Scammers use emails, phone calls or letters which try to trick you into thinking you've won a lottery prize and may use real or convincing company logos in their emails or letters.
They do this so that they can ask you for money to release the prize or for your personal details, which they can use to try to steal your identity.
If you are in any doubt about an email you have received, please do not select any links in it. Instead, type the website address directly into your browser.
It is not necessary to select links in emails we send to you to claim your prizes.
Remember that we will never ask you for money to release a prize and we do not give details of winning prize amounts in our emails.
If you think you have been the victim of a scam, contact Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 or https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/
For more information about online security, visit www.getsafeonline.org
The Scottish Children’s Lottery is a scheme which promotes a draw on behalf of a charitable society.
The society lottery is promoted the Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO), The Scottish Children's Lottery Trust.
For more information on the work of the society, visit our Good Causes page.
Playing by subscription gives you the opportunity to play the Scottish Children's Lottery on a continuous basis.
An active subscription means that you'll never miss a chance to win. We'll enter your lucky numbers into every weekly draw until you tell us otherwise, so there's no need to worry about forgetting your ticket. All in all, it's just one less thing to worry about!
You can set up a subscription by Direct Debit and you're free to cancel at any time. It's simple, stress-free, and we'll even email you whenever you win.
Tickets will be purchased using funds reserved for subscription tickets (not shown in your active balance, but visible in your transaction history). If these funds are not available due to a problem processing the subscription payment the system will use your active balance for subscription ticket purchases. If you have no available in funds in your account, we will try to collect again the following month but in the meantime your subscription will be paused and no further tickets will be bought until a future collection is successful.
Setting up a Direct Debit will take at least five days, so you won't usually be entered into the next available draw with your new subscription ticket. Once the Direct Debit instruction is confirmed, we'll then draw funds from your account to cover the payments for the next month of Scottish Children's Lottery draws.
You will be notified of the date of your first draw when completing your transaction. The numbers you've chosen to play with your Direct Debit subscription will not be entered automatically into any draw before this date.
If you set up an Always IN! subscription before 10th of the month, you will be entered into all draws from the following month. If you subscribe after the 10th of the month, you will be entered into all draws from the subsequent month.
If you'd like to enter your numbers into draws prior to this, you can purchase a ticket through the Play page for the next draw.
Depending upon the type of subscription you have signed up to we will take the funds at different times. This is normally on or around the 19th or 26th of each month.
The funds for the following month's draws will be obtained from your card in the last week of a month.
The funds for the following month's draws will be requested from your account on or after the 19th of the month, these can take up to 3 working days to appear on your statement.
If you have an Always IN! subscription, the funds for the following month’s draws will be requested from your account on or after the 26th of the month.
The amount will be as detailed when you signed up. Tickets cost one pound per draw and we typically collect for the month ahead. Always IN! is priced at £9.75 per month for each line that you have taken out.
For Debit Card Subscriptions we will collect funds for the remaining draws in the current month immediately and then collect on the last Tuesday of the month for the next month.
For Direct Debit funds we will request funds on the 19th of the month (this may take a few days to show on your account) for the following month.
For Always IN! subscriptions, we will request funds on the 26th of the month for the following month for £9.75 per line.
Please see the Promotion Terms and Conditions for more information on a specific bonus. If you have further questions or are unsure about the bonus funds in your account, please contact our Customer Service team. Our contact details are available on the left.