Many competitions and gaming offer the people who enter multiple chances to win prizes. This means that there isn’t just one draw for the winning entry but that there can be many more instances of another winner being picked.
Remember that winning a competition or gaming is a matter of chance, so keep trying if you don’t win initially. We take a look at some of the different ways another winner can be picked for certain competitions and gaming, namely mop-up draws, late-entry draws, and re-draws.
What Is a Mop-Up Draw?
A mom-up draw occurs when all of the prizes for a competition weren’t distributed when the competition first ended, and the winners are drawn. So, in order to distribute those prizes, they are all essentially mopped up for another draw.
If a competition or gaming has multiple prizes, distributing all the prizes might take time. Some reasons include the winner not claiming their prize on time or the winner being disqualified.
What Is a Late-Entry Draw?
A late-entry draw is a more common practice for on-pack competitions. This means that certain products are on promotion, and you can enter a limited-time competition when you buy those products.
Of course, while the competitions themselves might be for a limited time and the products are usually bought within the shelf-life, there is always the off chance that a customer buys a promotional product once the competition is over.
This product offers a unique feature – a late-entry draw – which allows buyers to potentially win a prize even after the promotional period has ended. A late-entry draw is also known as a catch-all draw since the competition catches all entries, even the late ones.
What Is a Re-Draw?
A re-draw is a rare occurrence and isn’t usually detailed in the terms and conditions of a competition. This is because competition promoters usually hope that there will be no need for a re-draw.
But what exactly is a re-draw? Simply put, a re-draw occurs when the prize winner does not claim the prize or even refuses it.
When this happens, the competition promoters pick a new winner from the original entries. If you’re wondering why the original winner might have refused the prize or not claimed it, the recent rise in scams and fake winning notifications likely play a big role in it.
The purpose of going over these definitions was to better help you understand just why a competition or gaming might announce another winner even though they have already done the first draw. Don’t toss out your entry tickets just yet – there may still be hope for winning in the mop-up draw, late-entry draw, or re-draw.