The Omaze Weekly Draw and Early-Bird Prizes Explained

What is the Omaze weekly draw?

The Omaze weekly draw is a rolling secondary competition that runs during the entry window for each main house draw. Every week of the draw period, Omaze selects one or more winners from entries submitted in that calendar week to receive a weekly prize. These prizes are separate from the main house prize and do not carry over into subsequent weeks. “Weekly draw” remains Omaze’s own current terminology — its site publishes a dedicated Weekly Draw Winners page, updated year by year (omaze.co.uk).

The key points:

• Entries are shared. When you buy entries into the main Omaze house draw, those same entries are included in the weekly draw for the week in which you bought them. You do not pay extra or enter separately.
• Free postal entries follow the same general principle of equal treatment. Omaze’s own FAQs state that every entry, regardless of method, is logged into the same draw database with the same chance of being picked. Whether a free postal entry received in a given week is included in that week’s secondary draw can depend on processing timeframes for post, so check the specific draw’s T&Cs if this matters to you.
• Winning a weekly prize does not disqualify you from the house draw. The two are independent. A weekly winner remains eligible for the main draw.

What prizes does the weekly draw offer?

Weekly prizes have varied across different Omaze draws and have included cash amounts, experiences, holidays and vehicles. Because the specific prizes, values and weekly structure change from draw to draw, we do not reproduce a fixed prize list here — check the current draw’s Weekly Draw Winners page on omaze.co.uk for exactly what is on offer and what has been won so far.

The weekly prizes are typically far smaller than the house draw prize, but the number of entries competing for them is also much smaller — only entries received in that specific week are included. This means weekly draw odds can be considerably better than the main draw odds, particularly in the early weeks of a new draw when fewer entries have been sold.

What are the early-bird prizes?

Early-bird prizes are enhanced incentives offered to entrants who buy entries in the first few days or first week of a new Omaze draw. “Early Bird Prizes” is Omaze’s own current terminology, alongside “Small Prizes” and the “Grand Prize” as the three prize tiers every entry is eligible for (Omaze UK FAQs, omaze.co.uk). The purpose is commercial: encouraging early entry reduces the revenue uncertainty of a slow launch.

Early-bird entries may receive:

• Bonus additional entries (e.g. buy five, get ten)
• Entry into a separate early-bird prize draw
• A higher-value weekly prize in the first week

The exact early-bird offer varies significantly between draws, so check the current live draw page on omaze.co.uk for what is available right now rather than assuming a previous draw’s offer still applies.

Do weekly draw wins affect charity donations?

The weekly prizes are funded from Omaze’s operational costs, not as an additional deduction from the charity percentage. Omaze guarantees a minimum of £1 million to its charity partner per house draw, and has historically described its overall giving as around 17% of ticket revenue, though the effective share can fall well below that on a large draw. Weekly prize costs come out of what Omaze retains for prizes, overheads and profit — not as a separate levy on top of the charity’s guaranteed minimum.

This means weekly prizes do not reduce the charity’s guaranteed donation. The charity receives at least its £1 million regardless of how many weekly prizes are paid out.

Do weekly entries change the overall odds for the house draw?

No. The number of entries in the weekly pool in any given week is a subset of the total draw pool — it does not affect the total pool size. If 200,000 entries are sold in week one and 300,000 in week two, the weekly draws each use those respective pools; but the house draw uses all 500,000 entries combined.

Winning the weekly draw does not remove your entries from the house draw pool. Your entries remain in the main draw regardless of weekly results.

Are weekly and early-bird incentives subject to any responsible-gambling rules?

Yes. Omaze is a signatory to the UK Government’s Voluntary Code of Good Practice for Prize Draw Operators, in force from 20 May 2026 (gov.uk). The Code asks operators to ensure a reasonable time period elapses between a draw opening and closing, rather than using rapid incentives to pressure quick spending, and requires monthly spend limits for customers — Omaze’s own terms currently set these at £500 a month, or £250 for credit card payments, with the option to set a £0 limit. It also asks operators not to suggest that entering prize draws is a solution to financial difficulty or an alternative to employment.

For weekly and early-bird prizes specifically, this means the additional incentives sit within the same overall spend-limit and responsible-marketing framework as the main house draw — they are not a separate, unregulated layer on top. If you find yourself spending more than you intended in order to chase early-bird or weekly prizes, the same account-level spend limits and pause options apply.

Is the weekly draw worth factoring into your entry decision?

If you are buying entries anyway, the weekly draw is a built-in secondary benefit at no extra cost. The fact that the weekly pool is smaller than the total house draw pool means weekly odds per entry are likely better than the main draw odds — sometimes substantially so in early weeks.

However, the weekly prizes are smaller prizes, and the house draw remains the primary product. Whether the weekly draw represents additional value depends on how you value the secondary prizes relative to the house.

For a full assessment of Omaze ticket pricing and overall value, see our guide to Omaze ticket prices.

For the complete picture on how Omaze draws work and whether Omaze is worth entering, see the Omaze review.

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