Lottery

Make a smile lottery is a fun and easy way to support Tenovus Cancer Care

By playing the lottery, you are helping us make a difference to the lives of people affected by cancer in your community and joining couldn't be easier.

You can enter the weekly draw by buying a single ticket for £1, or by becoming a monthly subscriber from £5 a month. Every week there are over 280 cash prizes up for grabs with a top weekly prize of £1,000. There's also a fantastic rollover prize of up to £25,000, a Summer and Winter Super Draw of £5,000.

Draws take place every Friday and details on the cut off time can be found here and this week's winning numbers can be found here. Last year we had a total of 6,123 winners, winning £161,850 between them.

I must be on a winning streak, and I’m overjoyed. Not only have I just welcomed my second baby to the world, but I’ve also won the jackpot - a wonderful double celebration in three weeks. The money has come at just right time, while I’m on maternity leave, and I’m so glad it’s all for a good cause too.”

Nadya, Make a smile lottery player for Tenovus Cancer Care

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Every ticket makes a difference

From your very first game, you will be helping to raise vital funds to support our services.

£5 could help our Support Line nurses provide information and offer specific advice about cancer to people like Emma. The local authority manager from Conwy had a heart-breaking 12 months when she was diagnosed with breast cancer - twice - and lost her mum to stomach cancer.

"Tenovus Cancer Care have been amazing. The nurses listened with care and compassion. It’s a truly personalised service – they know you - and you don’t have to start afresh every time. You feel more than an NHS number.”

Read Emma's story here

£15 could help cover the cost of our Benefits Advisors guiding someone, like Beth, through the benefits and grants that they might be entitled to. Beth was reluctant to stop work, but it came to a point where she had to sign off sick. She was entitled to statutory sick pay and PIP (Personal Independence Payment), but it was still a big drop in income.

"Tenovus Cancer Care has helped massively during the most difficult times. My body is different, and I must learn how to live again."

Read Beth's story here

£30 could go towards providing counselling to someone like John to help explore the feelings and emotions that come with a diagnosis. The agricultural fencing specialist from Denbighshire was referred to our Counselling service from Ysbyty Glan Clwyd Hospital following his bowel cancer diagnosis.

"I honestly don’t know how I would have coped without the help of so many wonderful people and services. My Counsellor understood entirely what I was going through. I could talk to someone independently of everyone else who knew me, and she was good."

Read John's story here

I still can't believe I've won. I only started because I thought I could afford a few quid a month for a good cause, I never expected to get anything back. It's such a nice surprise and I'm not sure what I plan to do with it but I expect I'll spend it on doing things with my family. I'd encourage anyone who can to sign up, it's great to be a tiny help in supporting people going through difficult times and maybe you could get lucky too!"

Ant, Make a smile lottery winner

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Make a smile lottery is a weekly fundraising lottery. A fun and exciting way to help Tenovus Cancer Care raise vital funds that will secure our future.

It only costs £1 per play, and you can choose to play every week or whenever you feel like taking a chance and doing something good.

One play in the weekly draw is £1. You can purchase multiple plays if you wish.
You will be allocated a unique lottery number.
Your number(s) will be entered into the draw each week, you can also purchase additional Single Tickets to increase your chances of winning.
You will be sent a notification should you win, and your winnings will be transferred into your lottery account. You will have to sign up for a lottery account to withdraw your winning funds. If you don’t have an email, a cheque will be posted to the address we have for you, so please make sure that we have your updated address.
You must be 18 or over to join make a smile lottery.

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Direct Debit – You can set a subscription to play every week and pay by a monthly direct debit. To play 1 number each week it costs £5 per month, 2 numbers per week would cost £10, and 3 numbers per week would cost £15. The additional pence from your subscription will build up over the year and enable any supporters who have built up enough credit to be entered onto our Super Draw where you will have the chance of winning an additional £5,000! (Average of 7-8 tickets can be accrued in a full calendar year.)

Debit Card – You can pay by debit card to purchase one off tickets, or tickets for multiple week entries each week, charged all at once.
Cheque- You can play by cheque. This can be done quarterly for £15, bi-annually for £30 or annually for £60.
Single Tickets - You don’t have to play every week; you can play any draw you feel like by purchasing Single Tickets. Whether you are feeling lucky and want to increase your chances of winning, or simply want to give a little something back to the hospice of your choice. You can also purchase tickets for the Super Draw to increase your chances of winning the top prize.
As we are a lottery, we don’t accept credit cards.

Each week you could be in the chance to win one of 282 guaranteed cash prizes that are up for grabs.

1 x £1000
1 x £200
10 x £10
270 x £5
Plus a rollover of £500, that if not won each week rolls over to a maximum of £25,000.

Our regular lottery players on the £5 subscription (providing they make all the scheduled payments) will accumulate approximately 7-8 extra entries (in a full calendar year) for the December Super Draw where they will have a chance to win an additional £5,000 on top of all the other draw prizes that week. You can also try your luck by purchasing additional Single Tickets to increase your odds of winning even more!

You can set up an online lottery account where you can take control of your lottery membership.

Having an online account means you can:

Manage your online ticket purchases.
Find your play numbers.
Update your personal details & marketing preferences.
View previous transactions and tickets.
Withdraw winnings into your bank account or donate to your chosen charity.

Set up your online account here.

Whether you're a long-term supporter and feel like increasing your chances of winning or feeling lucky, you can purchase Single Tickets for just £1 per play.

The draw usually takes place every Friday (with exception when the Friday is a Bank Holiday, when it will take place the next working day) - Please check the countdown on the website for the specific cut off time for the weekly draw. If you purchase after this time, you will be entered into the following week’s draw.

Buy your Single Tickets here.

You must be 18 or over to play make a smile lottery.
Please play responsibly. Responsible gambling support: www.begambleaware.org.
Make a smile lottery is wholly owned by St Helena Hospice, a hospice working with other hospices to raise much needed funds.
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