Your First Live Draw

From preparing the draw to revealing the winners

Step by Step

  1. Close Sales

    End sales for the competition first. The entries are locked when you prepare the draw, and the draw will refuse to run if any tickets are added or removed afterwards.

  2. Prepare the Draw

    Go to YetiRaffles > Live Draw, choose the competition, leave Public randomness selected, set the Draw time (when you'll be live) and the number of winners, and click Prepare Draw. The entries, their fingerprint, the commitment and the randomness round are published on your results page straight away.

  3. Announce It

    Optional, but good for trust: share the results page link before you go live, so people can see the commitment was published before the draw.

  4. Open the Draw Screen

    Click Open Draw Screen. It opens in its own pop-out window. Click Full screen (or press F) to hide the address bar - see Streaming the Draw.

  5. Wait for the Randomness

    Until the draw time, the button shows a countdown ("Public randomness in 0:42"). Once drand publishes that round, the button changes to Draw Winner.

  6. Draw

    Click Draw Winner. The public randomness is fetched from drand, the reel spins and lands on the first winner. With several winners, click Reveal Next Winner for each one.

  7. Done

    The secret seed is revealed on screen and on the results page, winners are emailed (if ticked) and the draw appears in YetiRaffles' Recent Winners.

Draws Can Only Run Once

Each prepared draw can be run exactly once - even if the button is pressed twice or the screen is open in two windows. If you need to start again before drawing, cancel it and prepare a new one.

Need Help?

If you have questions or need assistance, check out our Troubleshooting Guide or FAQ.