Terms & Conditions

  • This lottery (“The Kings Lottery”) is being promoted by and on behalf of King’s College Hospital Charity, a Charity registered in England with registration number 1165593 which operates as Kings College Hospital Charity (“The Society”).
  • King’s College Hospital Charity is licenced and regulated in Great Britain by the Gambling Commission under account number: 64025.
  • The Lottery complies with all requirements and adheres to the Gambling Act 2005. The registered Responsible Person for The Kings Lottery is Gail Scott-Spicer.
  • The Society is assisted in operating its lottery by an External Lottery Manager ("ELM"), The Woods Group Limited of Lansdowne House, Bumpers Way, Chippenham SN14 6NG, who is licensed by the GC (www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk).
  • These Terms and Conditions are the Lottery Rules. By entering the Lottery, players agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.
  • The Lottery is open to residents of England, Wales, and Scotland. No entrants are allowed from Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, or the Isle of Man.
  • Underage gambling is an offence and legally players must be aged 16 or over to enter lotteries. It is a criminal offence for lottery entries to be sold to a person under 16. The rules for this lottery require entrants to be over the age of 18, therefore players will be required to state their age and to affirm that they are of legal age.
  • The Charity reserves the right to require proof of identity and age.
  • Any person who has entered and/or participated in the lottery who is subsequently found to be underage will:
    • Forfeit any prize and will be excluded from any future entries.
    • Receive a full refund.
    • Not receive any prizes that might have been due to them, and if prizes have already been paid out, all reasonable attempts will be made to recover them.
  • Chances of winning a prize are as follows:
    • First prize – 1 in 13.9 million chance.
    • Second prize – 1 in 55,200 chance.
  • The prizes for the lottery are:
    1st prize £20,000.00
    2nd prize £1,000.00
    5 x 3rd prize £20.00
    10 x 4th prize £10.00
    20 x 5th prize £5.00
  • This is a new lottery scheme for Kings College Hospital Charity following the success of its previous lottery. Based on its previous lottery scheme (figures taken from 16/11/2021 to 17/10/2023):
    • 36% of the lottery proceeds was spent on expenses related to promoting and running the lottery, excluding prizes as these were provided by the ELM.
    • 64% of the lottery proceeds was applied directly to the purposes of the society.
    • The total proceeds from all tickets sold: £284,748.
  • The cost of each chance is £1 per week. Players can take a maximum of 5 chances per week and payment must be received (and cleared) before entry to the weekly draw.
  • Entry will be paid by monthly Direct Debit, £4 or £5, or multiples of these amounts if you have more than one chance. Payment will be collected directly from your bank account, dependent on the number of draws in between your payment dates. This will enable entries to be made into every draw.
  • The lottery draw will take place weekly every Friday.
  • The draws are conducted by our ELM using a random number generator, tested, and approved by a Gambling Commission certified test house to produce the winning numbers for each weekly draw.  6 numbers from 1 to 49 will be selected at random and all the eligible chances checked for any 5 or 6 number matches, in any order.
  • Winners for the 3rd, 4th and 5th prizes will be drawn randomly from all eligible Chances, excluding any 1st and 2nd prize winning chance number.
  • If the first prize is drawn and a player or players have that set of numbers, the prize value will be shared equally between each winning set of numbers. If the second prize is drawn and a player or players has five of the six winning numbers, the prize value will be shared equally between each player matching five of the six winning numbers.
  • If no player’s number matches the first or second prize number, then these prizes will not be paid out and there will be no rollover. 
  • Players not wishing to choose their own numbers will be given randomly allocated numbers generated by the system.
  • Players may be able to have the same set of numbers as another player.
  • Where a request is made to change a player’s chance numbers, the change will be made within 7 days of receipt of the request. Players will have no claim on any prize until our ELM has made the necessary update. Similarly, players will have no claim to any prize awarded to the original randomly selected numbers after the ELM has made the change to a player’s chance numbers.
  • There are no alternatives to the cash prizes and no interest is payable.
  • 1st and 2nd prizes will be paid within 30 days by cheque to the value of the prize won made payable to the Player.  
  • Prize will be paid out once the identity of the Player, or the identity of any personal representative of the Player’s estate, is confirmed.
  • Any 1st or 2nd prize not banked within 6 months of the draw date will be classed as forfeited.   
  • All other prizes will be paid within 30 days by direct credit to your bank account to the value of the prize won.
  • The Society and its’ ELM employees involved in the Lottery operations and licensees are excluded from playing the Lottery.
  • No detail in the lottery application may be changed in any way once it has been submitted except for change of address or name, whether by reason of marriage or by deed poll or other.
  • Players must provide accurate entry information, including name, address and inform the Society of any changes to these details as soon as they arise.
  • The Society may amend these terms and conditions at any time.
  • The Society will notify all participants of any significant changes to these terms and conditions via this website or by contacting you directly using the contact details provided on entry to the Lottery.
  • The Society reserves the right without notice or reason to cancel or refuse entry to the Lottery and to modify, cancel or terminate the Lottery in whole or in part at the Society’s sole discretion.
  • The Society reserves the right without notice or reason to suspend the Lottery for any period of time at the Society’s sole discretion. During such period the Society shall:
    • Suspend Direct Debit payments from your bank or building society account as soon as practicable, and;
    • Retain any amounts which were paid prior to such suspension taking effect that have not been used to pay for Chances in previous Draws. You will be notified of further details regarding the resumption of the lottery or otherwise as soon as reasonably practicable after the date of suspension in writing.
  • The Society’s decision on all matters affecting the draw is final and legally binding. No correspondence regarding the results of the draw will be entered into.
  • The Lottery is intended to be a fun way to support the Society’s charitable aims and the vital work it does. If you feel that you have a problem with gambling and wish to be self-excluded from the Lottery, please telephone 0330 002 1840 to speak to a member of our team.
  • You will be opted out from the Society’s lotteries for a minimum period of 6 months.
  • During your self-exclusion your direct debit will be cancelled, and any funds held on your behalf will be returned to you.
  • If you wish to opt back into the Lottery after the minimum period of self-exclusion you will need to telephone 0330 002 1840 to re-enable your account.
  • You will also be opted out of all marketing material during the self-exclusion period to ensure you are not sent any gambling related marketing material during this period.
  • If you need to talk to someone about problem gambling, then please contact GambleAware who provides confidential support and counselling to anyone who is affected by problem gambling. Visit GambleAware’s website where you can get help and advice (www.gambleaware.org) or contact the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133, lines or live chat are open every day of the year, 24 hours a day.
  • The website is provided by our External Lottery Manager (ELM), Woods Group Limited trading as Woods Valldata. Woods Group Limited is licensed and regulated in Great Britain by the Gambling Commission under account number 3586.
  • The Society is committed to protecting the privacy of participants. The Society will use your personal information for the purposes of administering the Lottery and as described in our Privacy Policy.
  • Complaints will be handled in line with the Society’s Complaints and Disputes Procedure. Complaints that cannot be resolved by Society or its ELM will be escalated to a third-party Alternative Dispute Resolution entity approved by the Gambling Commission, such as IBAS.
  • A list of the winning ticket numbers, initial, surname and town of winners’ will be published on the website e.g. J Bloggs from Swindon. A list of winners will also be available by post on request to King’s College Hospital Charity, Coldharbour Lane, London SW9 8RR
  • The Society or its’ ELM shall not be liable for:
    • Any entries or communications which are damaged, lost, stolen or delayed in the post;
    • Any late bank payments;
    • Any failure or inability to award a prize due to any errors or omissions in the data provided or due to any failure by the participant to update the Society with any changes to the contact data provided;
    • Any delays or failures in any software or other systems used by the Society or its ELM for the administration of the Lottery;
    • Any refusal by the Society to accept an entry or the cancellation of an entry
    • Any failure to enter a Chance into the draw;
    • Any event beyond the reasonable control of the Society or its ELM; and
    • Any loss or damage incurred by a participant in connection with their entry to the Lottery or use of any prize.
  • In line with Gambling Commission requirements, we cannot accept credit card payments for lottery sales made via the telephone, debit cards are permitted. Only Direct Debit is permitted via the website.