Combination Draws
Uses of a Lottery Machine - 1 Combination Draws Combination draws are a very versatile way to select winners. The most famous in the UK is the National Lottery, which selects six numbers from 59 balls, giving approximately 47 million combinations. While there is no guaranteed winner with the National Lottery, you can use a draw with fewer combinations that will give you a winner every time.For example, with a combination, you can run a draw for 500 people using just 14 balls. Quick and easy for verification, and your audience can see all 14 balls before they drop into the machine. A combination is much more engaging for your participants. It keeps more people involved for longer, [...]
11 Uses of a Lottery Machine – Part 3
11 Conferences A four-from-14 draw has 1,001 combinations, making it perfect for 200 people. Each would get a ticket with five lines, giving people 'five' chances to win. We can ensure that all 14 numbers are on every ticket. Need a little pizzazz for your conference? Then break up your event with an exciting, interactive draw to get your attendees' hearts racing and adrenaline pumping. 12 Exhibitions Make a statement with Guinevere II on your exhibition stand. Let your prospects pick their own numbers and start the machine to see if they match. If their numbers match the ones drawn, they win. You can also couple this with a combination draw and use both as [...]
11 Uses of a Lottery Machine – Part 2
5 Sequential Number Draws Guinevere II can hold up to 80 balls, so anything above 80 would require a combination draw. Alternatively, our Blyton multi-chamber lottery machine can run sequential number draws, up to 100,000 tickets for pure numbers or 360,000 with letters and numbers. 6 Insured Draws Insured Draws: Guinevere II is being used for the Woosh Live million-pound draw. You can offer eye-watering, life-changing prizes, without financial risk, as your insurance company pays if anyone wins. There is no guarantee of winning, and typically, these competitions also offer smaller-value guaranteed prizes as well. Guinevere II is a bona fide lottery machine, perfect for insured draws. Woosh Live ran an insured draw for their [...]
11 Uses of a Lottery Machine – Part 1
1 Combination Draws Woosh Live use a combination draw for their Free £ 1 / $ 1 Million lottery draw A highly versatile way to select winners. For example, with a combination, you can run a draw for 500 people using just 14 balls. Quick and easy for verification, and your audience can see all 14 balls before they drop into the machine. A combination is much more engaging for your participants. It keeps more people involved for longer, building both tension and excitement. You get a winner and lots of near winners: those just one number away. 2 Shortlisting Heart FM uses Guinevere II to shortlist their finalists for their Make Me A Millionaire [...]
How To Play Bingo
We have got our bingo ticket and dabber ready, so let's play bingo. First, when marking off the numbers, ensure that they are still legible - if they are unreadable, then your ticket will be voided. Dabber ink is see-through. If you are using a pen, one tip is to either circle or underline the number. The caller will tell you what game you are playing and whether it is a line, two lines or a full house to win and what the prize is. Caller, “We are playing the red game on your card for a line, for a bottle of wine” Caller, “Eyes down, look in, and the first number is: three and seven, thirty [...]
102 Days – The Battle of Passchendaele
The 10th of November 2025 is the 108th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele or the Third Battle of Ypres. It started on 31 July and ended on 10 November 1917. 102 days of bloodshed. During that time, the Allies lost approximately 250,000 men. Passchendaele became synonymous with mud, blood and futility. The battle took place for control of the ridges south and east of the Belgian city of Ypres in West Flanders. The high ground in the Ypres Salient offered vital observation points, making small hills strategically important and the focus of intense, costly local engagements throughout the war. Hill 40 was one such hill. Part of the Battle of Polygon Wood. It saw fierce [...]