Guinevere II is perfect for insured draws

You can offer eye-watering, life-changing prizes without financial risk because you can insure against a win, and if someone does get the jackpot, then the insurance company pays out. The cost is a fraction of the jackpot you offer.

With an insured draw, there is no guaranteed winner, so these competitions typically also have a smaller-value guaranteed prize.

Woosh Live used an insured draw for its Free-to-enter £1 / $1 Million lottery, and it also had a guaranteed £5,000 / $6,000 jackpot draw.

When you run an insured draw, you need tight security and strict protocols, which we can advise you on. For example, a representative from your insured may need to be present during the draw.

Guinevere II is a bona fide lottery machine, perfect for insured draws. It comes in a flight case that can be kept secure at all times. You need the key to operate the machine, adding an extra layer of security. Finally, our white and multicoloured ball sets carry validation certificates, confirming they meet the stringent standards required for high-value draws.

We can also introduce you to companies that specialise in insured draws. Get in touch to find out more

When you need a fair way to whittle down a large group into a smaller one, Guinevere II is your perfect choice.

Heart FM uses Guinevere II to shortlist their finalists for their Make Me A Millionaire draw. In 2024, 28 people opted to enter for a chance to win a million pounds, even though they could have received a guaranteed prize of between £1,000 and £16,000!

All 28 finalists were assigned numbers in the order they were chosen to participate in the millionaire draw: the first person was assigned ball #1, the second ball #2, and so on. Heart FM then used Guinevere II to pick the nine finalists.

The order in which these finalists get selected determines the sequence in which they go in the Grand Final: the person whose ball gets chosen first goes first in the final.

Guinevere can hold and display up to 80 balls, but you can use it to whittle down larger groups, for example, if you have 320 people, you need to whittle down to 11. Split the 320 into four groups of 80, then run four draws to select up to 20 people (you can choose fewer, but you must ensure you have 80 or fewer in your final round). Then you run a final round where you select the 11.

You can even do it for odd-numbered groups, for example, if you have 137, you need to reduce to ten finalists. 137 is a prime number, and everyone needs an equal chance to be in the final ten, so you can’t split into groups of 63 and 64 because those in the first group have a slightly greater chance of being selected. There is a way to do it: You have 64 in each draw, with ball #64 in one draw not representing anyone. Then draw 20 balls from each, giving you 40 balls for the final round to select your ten winners.

Do you need a fair way to shortlist a group? Then contact us today to find out how we can help you. Contact Paul now.

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, building both tension and excitement.

You play a combination draw bingo – so your participants mark each number on their card as it is called, so the excitement and tension build throughout the draw, and don’t dissipate the instant you call the last number; they still linger as your participants compare their tickets, declaring: “I was just one number away from winning!”

And that is the added benefit of this type of draw, the number of near winners you get – those just one number away: You get lots.

You can even have multiple lines on each ticket, which psychologically makes you feel like you have more chances to win.

We can design the perfect draw for you and create and print all your tickets too. Call today to see how we can help with your next prize draw.

Photo: We advised that Win Four Rings use a combination draw for their cash prize and supplied Guinevere II for the live draw.

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 a mechanism to capture your prospect’s details. We will help you design the perfect draw for your event.

13 Awards Events

Running an awards evening? Guinevere II is the perfect addition for any night. Make a statement, on stage, at your awards dinner, using Guinevere II, as it is the perfect way to run your charity raffle.

14 Company Events

Guinevere II is fully brandable, making it brilliant for any company event. The machine is very adaptable, so you can use it for pairing draws, combination draws, and sequentially numbered draws, and even use it to play bingo.

15 Fundraising and charity events

You can use Guinevere II at any event to raise money for charity.

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 free-to-enter £1/$1 million lottery.

7 High-Value Draws

For high-value draws, you need a mechanism that is fair, random, and secure, and that builds players’ trust. Guinevere II was originally manufactured for the Washington State Lottery, where it was responsible for draws totalling over $1.4 billion. We have hired lottery equipment for draws totalling over £10 million, including £1 million cash draws, draws for houses and cars.

8 Prop Hire

Prop Hire: Guinevere II branded and ready for her starring role in EE’s Win, Win and Win advert.

Saatchi & Saatchi used Guinevere II for an EE advert. Lottoland used our lottery balls for an advert. Father Brown used vintage bingo balls from us. We have also supplied the BBC, ITV, and Netflix.

9 Bingo

The perfect machine to play the people’s favourite game. Any length of bingo up to 80 numbers.

10 Interactive Draws

Let visitors to your exhibition stand pick four numbers and then start the machine. If their numbers match the ones drawn, they win. We help you design the perfect draw for your event. You can also couple this with a combination draw and use both as a mechanism to capture your prospect’s details

To discuss how we can help you with your draw or raffle call, or email us now.

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 draw. In 2024, 28 people opted to enter for a chance to win a million pounds, declining a guaranteed prize of between £1,000 and £16,000! All 28 finalists were assigned numbers: the first person #1, the second #2, and so on. Then 28 balls were loaded into Guinevere II, and nine finalists were selected. The order in which they were selected determined the order in which they went in the Grand Final.

3 Pairing Draws

Like an FA Cup draw, where two numbers are drawn at a time, the first drawn team plays at home, and the second is who they face. Guinevere II is perfect for this, and with a capacity of up to 80 balls, you can use it to create 40 pairs (though for draws, 64 balls is better, as it makes 32 pairs, then 16, 8, 4, and ultimately 2 finalists without any byes).

4 Raffles

Add drama to your raffles and create engaging, random results that captivate your audience.

To discuss how we can help you with your draw or raffle call, or email us now.