# Charity raffle success

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2002/01/11/charity-raffle-success/
- Published: 2002-01-11T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Shropshire Star reports that a Shrewsbury woman who won the top cash prize of
£3,500 in a national raffle also collected the £2,000 bonus prize for selling the
winning ticket.

 

The Shropshire Star reports that a Shrewsbury woman who won the top cash prize of
£3,500 in a national raffle also collected the £2,000 bonus prize for selling the
winning ticket. This should not come as a great surprise since many [charity raffle ticket buyers](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/12/20/planning-successful-charity-raffle/)
buy the book of raffle tickets themselves rather than sell them to friends and colleagues.

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If the bonus prize offer did succeed in boosting ticket sales then it worked well
for the charity. However, such an “incentive” could also serve to encourage people
not to sell more tickets. In effect, by buying the tickets yourself you’re taking
a free extra punt on winning twice.

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