Superdraw

Winter Superdraw

For the first time ever, we are giving you the chance to enter our Winter Superdraw, with a top prize to £10,000!

For our Winter draw you can buy single one-off entries, meaning you don’t need a Lift off Lotto membership.

If you are already a Lift off Lotto member, don’t worry, you’ll be entered automatically. You can also now buy extra entries to boost your chances.

Every £1 ticket helps fund our lifesaving missions.

The Winter Superdraw will be live from the 1st October with the draw on the 18th December 2026, so make sure you buy your entries by the 16th December 2026.

Winter can often be one of our busiest periods

Between October and December 2025, we were called to over 960 missions. By entering our Winter Superdraw, youʼll be helping ensure weʼre ready whenever the next emergency call comes.

Hear from Critical Care Paramedics Deborah about working through Winter and why your support is vital.

What you can win:

Top prize – £10,000

2nd prize – £100 

3rd prize – £50 x2

4th prize – £25 x3

5th prize – £10 x6 

6th prize – £5 x3

Plus 50 bonus entries into the following week Lift off Lotto draw.

Tickets on sale from 1st October

Closing dates: post – 7th December | online – 16th December

Draw date: 18th December

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Saving lives over Winter

 

“The crew and I will be out across the North West this winter, ready to deliver critical care when every second counts. Iʼve seen first-hand how quickly lives can change. Iʼve also seen the incredible difference your support makes to patients and their families during some of the hardest moments of their lives.

Iʼve been a Critical Care Paramedic with NWAA for over 10 years, so Iʼve worked lots of wintry shifts across the North West. No two missions are the same, but your support has remained consistent. Looking back over the years, there are some memorable missions, all made possible by you.” – Deborah, Critical Care Paramedic

Play our Winter Superdraw

Looking back over the years, there are some memorable missions, all made possible by you.

I remember a pensioner in Cumbria who was suffering from heart failure and needed urgent medical treatment. The roads were flooded, and they were in an isolated village, inaccessible by a road ambulance. We were able to reach them with the helicopter, provide urgent treatment and airlift them to the hospital – a mission Iʼll never forget.

There was a road traffic collision involving a scooter. The patient was critically unwell and needed a lot of interventions that only we could provide. That day we worked very quickly and became so focused I had to check what day it was for my notes – it was Christmas Day.

We once had to leave the helicopter in a field overnight. Weʼd flown in to help a child whoʼd had an accident with a Christmas present, but the weather turned quickly. We treated the patient at scene and went with them in a road ambulance to the hospital. When we recovered the helicopter the next day, there were some yummy mince pies left next to it!

How to play

Tickets cost £1 and equate to one chance in the draw.

Ticket numbers have already been sent out in a physical mailing to supporters. If you would like to receive future physical mailings, please contact us online or call us on 0800 587 4570.

Alternatively, play online through our website – nwaa.thecharityraffle.co.uk/play

You can also join the Lift Off Lotto as a regular member, and you will automatically entered into the Superdraws.

If you have any further questions, please contact us at Head Office and we will be happy to help. Lottery subscriptions can be cancelled at any time.

Elizabeth from the Wirral won £10,000

“I play the Lift off Lotto to help people in need. I was very suprised and delighted when I found out that I’d won! I’m planning on sharing my winnings with some friends and family, as well as buying a new settee!”

 

Ann from Lancashire won £100

“Gobsmacked! I never win anything so it was a huge surprise. I am spending them on a Tilley waterproof poncho which will be invaluable on my birdwatching trips, next stop Indonesia!”

Superdraw FAQs

Tickets for the Superdraw will be live on the 1st October and the draw will take place on the 18th December 2026.

On the fourth Friday in September, December, March and June each year (depending on bank holidays), the top prize will be £10,000 instead of £1,000. All runner-up prizes will remain the same.  

You must be at least 18 to play and players must live in Great Britain to participate in our Superdraw. For more information on how our lotteries work, please read our Lift off Lotto terms and conditions here. 

What are the chances of winning in the Winter Superdraw:

If we sold 50,000 additional tickets added to the approximately 120,000 plays in draw and there are 66 prizes, the odds of winning would be 66 in 170,000 or approximately 1 in 2,575 chance of winning a prize.

Chances of winning in our Lift Off Lotto: 

Our Lift off lottery results are drawn every Friday using a random number generator to select winning numbers, allocating one prize per number drawn. 

We have approximately 120,000 plays in each draw odd of winning are 66 in 118,000 or 1 in 1,818. 

The following information provides income to the Charity versus costs for lotteries operated and promoted by FONWAA for the period 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025. 

Lift Off Lotto 

How much was returned to the good causes and what good causes they’re supporting? 

  • In 2025, FONWAA received £5,790,040 in ticket sales for its Lift Off Lotto of which £4,678,067 (80.79%) of this figure went straight back to the charity. 

How much was spent on prizes? 

  • £105,885 (1.83%) was spent on prizes for our Lift Off Lotto. 

How much was spent on expenses? 

  • £1,006,088 (17.38%) was spent on expenses for our Lift Off Lotto. 

We accept cheque, and debit card payment for our Superdraw tickets and donations. With physical tickets, please fill out the payment slip that you’ll receive along with your ticket selection. Make sure you return your payment slip, cheque (if this is your chosen method of payment) and ticket selection in the freepost envelope included.

You can also buy tickets online – nwaa.thecharityraffle.co.uk/play

You cannot gift aid your Superdraw payment as it is part of a lottery. However, if you have made a donation along with payment for your tickets then that additional amount can be gift aided. Simply tick the Gift Aid selection on the payment slip before you send it back to us.

A Superdraw has a top prize of £10,000. Then they follow the same prizes as the lottery draws, 1 x £100, 2 x £50, 3 x £25, 6 x £10, 3 x £5 and 50 players get a bonus entry into the following week Lift off Lotto draw. 

Instead of a stand alone raffle, we have introduced single tickets for our Superdraw. This gives you a chance to win an even bigger prize, and more of your money goes to funding life saving missions. 

Tickets cost £1 and equate to one chance within the draw. We restrict single one-off entries to 50 per person per draw to encourage responsible gambling.

Yes! If you wish to make a donation as well as payment for your tickets, simply fill out the payment slip that will come with your tickets and let us know how much you are donating. 

You must be aged 18 and live in Great Britain to take part in any of our lotteries. If you are a North West Air Ambulance staff member who is directly involved with the lottery then, unfortunately, you cannot take part either. 

In 2025, the lottery passed 80.79% of lottery income back to the charity. This amount is after expenses such as the costs for us to recruit new players, administration costs (marketing, staff, etc) and lottery prizes.

All results are posted on our website on the day of the draw. We will always endeavour to call all our lucky winner to let them know, and if we do not have a number, a letter confirming your win will be sent to you. 

Yes, if you are currently a member of the Lift Off Lotto, you are automatically entered into the Superdraws at no extra cost. But you can buy extra one of entries to boost your chances online – nwaa.thecharityraffle.co.uk/play.

Friends of North West Air Ambulance Lottery adheres to the practice outlined in our Social Responsibility in Gambling policy and is regulated by The Gambling Commission www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk. 

You must be aged 18 or over and be a resident in Great Britain to take part in any of our lottery activities. If you are concerned about the amount you are gambling please refer to our Gambling Responsibly Information or call our supporter engagement team on 0800 587 4570 

We are pleased to note that our contribution to research, education and training in relation to problem gambling is made via a statutory levy. 

If you feel you have a problem with any form of gambling please read how we can help provide support. You can also find information about self-exclusion and a self-exclusion form. 

FONWAA aim to ensure that any issue you may have regarding the Lift off Lotto and our Raffle is dealt with promptly, efficiently, and in confidence. If you wish to make a complaint regarding our Lift Off Lotto or Raffle, please refer to our complaints and disputes procedure. 

Are you gambling more than you really want to? Please give us a call and we can provide support. Alternatively, learn more about self-exclusion and what this means by clicking here. If you feel you need to self-exclude yourself from the Raffle, we would encourage you to extend your self-exclusion to any other gambling arrangements you may have. 

Terms and conditions

T&Cs apply, view them here. Players must be 18 or over. Please gamble responsibly. These were last updated on 01/10/26.

Friends of the NW Air Ambulance Lottery Community Interest Company is licensed and regulated in Great Britain by the Gambling Commission under account number 5227.

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