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How It Works

Millbrook Giveaways runs skill-based prize competitions that are fair, transparent, and recorded with a consistent draw process.

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Step 01

Choose a Competition

Browse our active competitions and pick a prize you want to win. Each competition shows the ticket price, how many tickets remain, and the closing date.

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Step 02

Answer the Skill Question

To enter, you must correctly answer a simple skill question, for example "What is 12 x 12?". This skill question distinguishes our competitions from lotteries or gambling products.

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Step 03

Choose Your Tickets

Pick how many tickets you want, up to the per-person limit. More tickets means more chances to win. Each ticket is assigned a unique sequential number.

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Step 04

Pay Securely

Complete checkout using a hosted bank-payment flow. You are redirected to your banking provider to approve the payment securely.

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Step 05

Receive Your Confirmation

You'll receive an email confirmation with your ticket numbers. You can also view your entries at any time in your account dashboard.

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Step 06

The Draw

Once the competition closes, or all tickets sell out, we run a SHA-256-based draw process and record the resulting seed and hash with the competition record.

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No Payment Required

Free Postal Entry

We offer a free postal entry route for every competition. Postal entries have exactly the same chance of winning as paid entries. You can enter any competition by post with no purchase necessary.

Learn About Free Entry →
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Provably Fair Draws

We use a verifiable random selection process. Here is exactly how it works:

  1. When the draw runs, a random UUID is generated as the seed.
  2. The seed is combined with the competition ID and all entry IDs in a consistent string.
  3. This string is hashed using SHA-256.
  4. The first 8 hex characters of the hash are converted to a number.
  5. That number, modulo the total entry count, gives the winning index.
  6. The seed, hash, and winning ticket are stored permanently on our servers.

The seed and hash are recorded when the draw completes, giving us a permanent draw record tied to the winner outcome and competition entry set.

Quick Questions

Is this gambling?
No. Millbrook Giveaways runs skill-based prize competitions. Every entry requires correctly answering a question of skill. Our competitions are distinct from lotteries, raffles, or gambling products.
What is the skill question?
Each competition has a question with a definitive correct answer, typically simple arithmetic or general knowledge. You must answer correctly for your entry to be valid. Wrong answers are not accepted.
Can I enter for free?
Yes. We offer a free postal entry route for every competition. Postal entries have exactly the same chance of winning as paid entries. See our Free Entry page for full instructions on how to enter without paying.
How is the winner chosen?
We use a SHA-256-based draw algorithm. A UUID seed is generated at draw time, combined with the competition ID and all entry IDs, then hashed with SHA-256. The first 8 hex characters of the hash determine the winning ticket index. The seed and hash are stored permanently with the competition draw record.

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