randomdraws.comTM by TPAL

About randomdraws.com™

randomdraws.com™ is a certified cloud based third party service used by marketing firms, digital agencies, bloggers, lawyers, and brands in the USA to hold independent drawings for chance-based promotions and sweepstakes.

Our drawing system and methodology uses the latest technology to pick random winners for your drawing in compliance with regulations. This means that you can feel confident that your drawing is going to be unbiased and can be trusted by your sweepstakes entrants and any potential auditors. You will receive a certificate of compliance with each drawing with all drawing and approval details.

Independent certification of our random number generator supports fair and reliable drawing outcomes.

To add further credibility to the drawing, you are able to optionally publish the winners on our hosted URL, or even perform the drawing live. Visit the Brand assets and usage guidelines page to download our approved logo for use on your sweepstakes page.

Holding a drawing is fast and easy, involving only a few simple steps. You can generate your winners immediately or conveniently schedule the drawing to occur in the future.

We keep a record of your drawing so that you have evidence that the drawing was performed appropriately and as intended.

If you are an agency or law firm, randomdraws.com™ is a great way of keeping track of your activity by client. Or if you are a brand running multiple promotions over time, you can easily sort your drawings by date. We keep any information you provide to us, and the generated winners, confidential and secure.

Our pricing structure is simple. You pay the same fee regardless of how many entries or winners you have. We accept Amex, MasterCard and VISA using Stripe, or you can use PayPal.

Visit our FAQ section for more information about our service and how we can help you with your next random drawing.

Or contact us if you would like to talk.

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News and updates

Records

View your drawing's audit trail

You can now view your drawing's audit trail. Access it from the drawing details page to see what happened and when, inspect event details, filter by event type, and export a CSV for your records.
Certification

Queensland OLGR certification

Our random number generator has received Queensland OLGR certification against its Random Number Generator Minimum Technical Requirements (approval no. 308128). This covers Category 3 raffles up to $20 million and Category 4 trade promotions.
Certification

BMM RNG certification

BMM has certified our random number generator against the RNG requirements in GLI-11, GLI-19, and the Australian/New Zealand Gaming Machine National Standard. Its independent assessment covered randomness, unpredictability, and the conversion of random values into drawing outcomes.
Live drawing animation Live drawing animation
Branding

Live drawing animations

We've added additional branding customization for the optional live drawing page. You can now select from two animations that play when your live drawing occurs. You can even change their colors to match the rest of your branding. If you'd prefer to use your own graphics, you can upload an animated gif, svg, or mp4 video to use instead.
Records

Scrutineer records

We've introduced the ability to record a scrutineer against a drawing. For those drawings that require an independent scrutineer, you can now enter the scrutineer details and keep it stored as part of your drawing records.
Transparency

Drawing lookup now live

Our new drawing lookup feature is now available, allowing entrants to verify the details of a drawing by using the certificate ID. This feature provides an additional layer of transparency and trust, enabling entrants to quickly and easily confirm the authenticity of a drawing.
Uploads

Zip file upload for entries

In order to allow larger and faster file uploads (up to 300 MB), we have added support for zip files. The system will automatically extract the file from the uploaded zip file and process it like normal.
Demo

Try the free demo

A demo drawing feature is now available, allowing you to run through the drawing process using example data. This demo provides a step-by-step guide on how to use our drawing system from start to finish.
Branding

Live drawing and winner publication customization

We have introduced a new feature that allows you to customize the logo and colors on the optional live drawing and winner publication pages. You can set this up after scheduling a drawing.
Feature update

Weighted drawings

You can now conduct a weighted drawing (where the entrants have different entry counts). Up to 20 million entrants and 1 billion total entries are supported. Additionally you can specify where entrants with multiple entries can win multiple prizes or are restricted to just one win.
Transparency

Public entry checker - improve drawing transparency

Allow your drawing's participants to instantly check their entry/participation in the drawing. To set up entry checking, click the "Set up entry checking" button in the entry checking section on the drawing's detail page. You can set up entry checking before a scheduled drawing occurs, or at any time after. Once set up, a link will be provided that you can be share with the public.
Streaming

Presentation mode

You can now turn on Presentation mode when streaming drawings. This allows you to conduct a real time public drawing but simultaneously hide private information like drawing numbers, entry counts (optionally), certain column values (DOB, address, etc).
Certification

Qld gov approval for use with category 4 promotions

Our system has been granted formal approval for use with category 4 promotions:
  • TPAL Electronic Draw System v 1.0
    Approval № 221846
  • TPAL Instant Win System 1.1
    Approval № 221849
API

API updates

The API has been enhanced to include complete interoperability with the web version. All functions of the web version are now available in the API. For the latest docs, visit randomdraws.com/api/docs. Additionally, the API has two additional database friendly results files available for download to make automated import easier in your app/website.
Transparency

Publish winners - free & independent

If you have uploaded an entries file, we can publish the winners of your drawing. To set up winner publication, click the "Set up link" button in the winner publication section on the drawing's detail page. You can set up publication before a scheduled drawing occurs, or at any time after. Once set up, a link will be provided that you can share with the public.
API

Random drawing API

We have launched an enterprise grade random drawing API that lets you offload entry capture and conduct frequent regular drawings, e.g. hourly drawings. Additionally it has many additional features, e.g. limiting entry per entrant or per period (hour, day, etc.). More info: randomdraws.com/api
Privacy

Random drawing - new feature - anonymous drawings II

If you have privacy or security concerns, you can now conduct truly anonymous drawings without even uploading a file. Simply create a ticket/counter for each of your entrants and then conduct a drawing with the same number of entrants. Winners can then be cross referenced to your data set.
Feature update

Random drawing - new features

We've rolled out new functionality to make self-management of your random prize/sweepstakes drawings easier and more flexible:
  • Drawing re-scheduling
  • Cancel drawings and get a credit
  • Set drawing timezone
  • Dynamic countdown timer
Performance

System upgrade: instantwinapi.com throughput

Our developers have optimized system performance of our Instant Win API - it can now handle 50 transactions / API calls per second.
Compliance

Compliance with SA regulations - Australia

When running a national competition ensure the prize drawing tool you use is pre-approved and registered in South Australia. This is important even when you don't need a permit in SA.
Files

Which file format?

It is easy to parse more modern formats like XLS, ODS, etc, however these create a number of risks/issues:
  • hidden data: rows and columns may be hidden
  • multiple tabs: which tab is the entry data in?
  • display limitations, e.g. Excel currently only allows 1,048,576 rows
For these reasons and more, our system only accepts pure text based formats to ensure that the drawings are complete, accurate and transparent.
Performance

System upgrade: maximum entries and prizes increased

Our developers have optimized system performance and we now allow up to 20 million entries and 1 million winners for each random drawing. No additional cost.
Records

Keeping Records

Did you know that you need to keep records of the drawing in order to be compliant? Each jurisdiction has differing requirements, but it is generally appropriate to maintain the drawing records (lists of entries, winners, scrutineer sign-off, etc.) for at least 12 months, sometimes 3+ years.

Our system, automatically stores the uploaded entries, winners and other important drawing details (time/date, IP address, etc.), as well as generating a certificate.

Privacy

Anonymous Drawings

If you have legal requirements or security concerns, you can conduct an anonymous random drawing by removing all personally identifying info from each row. For instance, upload only the row ID numbers or some other unique identifier which you can match with your records after the drawing. This means that none of your private data will ever be uploaded or stored.
API

Instant Win API™ launched

We have recently launched Instant Win API™, www.instantwinapi.com

It is an API that uses a randomised time-based mechanism to ensure your prizes will be distributed smoothly across the promotional period, regardless of how many prizes are available or how many entries you receive. If you want lightning fast winner selection for your next competition/promotion and to save time, development and testing costs, request access now.

Scheduling

Need to do a sweepstakes drawing / prize drawing at midnight or on a weekend?

No problem 😊 All you need to do is upload the entrants, enter the prizes, quantities and schedule the drawing. Our system will perform the drawing at the precise time you schedule and will send you a notification email when complete.
Compliance

Overview of Australian electronic random drawing requirements

Video highlighting that electronic random drawings in Australia require the use of an approved system in some states, notably SA and NSW.
Tips

Reserve Winners of Prizes

Sometimes the winners of competitions may be invalid (eg invalid contact details or ineligible entrant). Rather than necessitating a re-draw, it is a good idea to draw some "reserve winners" during your initial drawing for each of your prizes. That way, if any winner is invalid, you can award the prize to a reserve winner without having to do another drawing.

randomdraws.com™ allows you to have up to 10,000 winners from 10 million entries for a flat price.

Randomness

True Random Number Generators (TRNGs) vs Pseudo Random Number Generators (PRNGs)

TRNGs use an unpredictable physical means to generate random numbers, e.g. measuring the quantum fluctuations of the vacuum, atmospheric noise, etc.

PRNGs use mathematical algorithms to generate random numbers, i.e. they are computer generated.

Our RNG and RSG (random sequence generators) can optionally tap into one of two quantum number generators and utilise quantum based true random seeds. Our fallback is the cryptographically secure MSCryptoAPI.

Image: Schrodinger's Equation - you may have heard about his cat :)

Certification

Government approval / certification

The www.randomdraws.com™ electronic random drawing system has been reviewed and certified by the government of South Australia. This certification makes it compliant for all electronic random drawings in Australia.

Display and privacy

Presentation mode

Prepare the site for streaming, screen sharing, or displaying a drawing to an audience.

Protection is active
  • Personal account details and drawing identifiers are hidden.
  • Sensitive entrant data is obscured.
  • Payments are unavailable until you turn Presentation mode off.

You have no credits and payments are disabled while Presentation mode is active. You will not be able to perform a drawing.

Disable Presentation mode and purchase drawing credits before proceeding.

Presentation mode options

Audience privacy

Choose the information people can see while you present.

File privacy warnings are off

Uploads or downloads may reveal private data while Presentation mode is active.

On-screen display

Control the information shown alongside your drawing.