Run the draw

This is the step organisers are most nervous about, so let's be clear up front: the draw is deliberate, confirmed, and yours to run when you're ready. RaffleLink will never draw for you, never draw early, and never draw by accident. You press the button, when you're good and ready, after a confirmation.

Before you draw

Make sure:

• Your raffle is closed (sales have ended — see Close your raffle).
• You're ready — once drawn, the winner is selected and recorded. There's no casual "undo."

There's no rush. The raffle will sit in awaiting draw for as long as you need.

How to draw

1. Open the Draw & Timeline tab.
2. Choose Draw (you may see it as Draw raffle or Draw now).
3. Confirm when prompted. This confirmation is your safety net — nothing happens until you say yes.

RaffleLink selects the winning ticket(s) at random from all valid tickets in the draw, and records the result.

Why it never happens automatically

This is intentional, and it's the thing that makes the draw safe: RaffleLink will never draw a winner on its own. The reason is so you have time to check everything over — that the right tickets are in, that any voided orders are settled, that you're genuinely ready — and feel comfortable before the winner is locked in. The draw waits for a real person to decide it's time.

After the draw

Once drawn, you'll see the winning ticket(s) and the winner's details on the Winner Details tab. From here your next steps are to notify the winners and publish the results. You also get a confirmation that the draw is complete.