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How BRICE Draws Work
Winners are determined by chance from eligible ticket numbers after the advertised closing and draw times.
Before the draw
- Every accepted paid, promotional or free postal entry receives a unique number from the same competition pool.
- The database prevents the same competition number being assigned twice.
- Refunded, cancelled and otherwise ineligible tickets remain in the audit history but are excluded from winner selection.
- The public competition page shows the maximum number of tickets and live active-entry count.
Automatic draw
The administrator cannot start a draw before both the advertised closing time and draw time. The application builds an eligibility list containing only active tickets attached to paid-status orders. It then uses PHP’s cryptographically secure random_int() function to select an index from that list. It does not use Math.random(). Each result records the competition, prize, ticket, order, participant, administrator, method and timestamp in the database and audit log.
Public live presentation
BRICE can show an official draw on a dedicated public presentation screen. Before the countdown, the system fixes the eligible-entry count and creates a SHA-256 fingerprint of the ordered eligible list. If that list changes before selection, the official session stops and must be prepared again. The result screen displays the ticket number, a limited winner name, timestamp and a public draw receipt; private contact and payment details are not shown. A clearly marked rehearsal mode demonstrates the presentation without selecting or recording a real winner.
Multiple prizes and corrections
Prizes are drawn in the published order and a winning ticket is removed from later selections for that competition. A participant with several different tickets may win more than once. A recorded result cannot be edited. If a genuine test or administrative error must be voided, a separate authorised action and reason are permanently retained before a replacement draw can occur.
Results
The winning ticket and limited winner information are published on the Winners page. BRICE keeps the eligible ticket list and draw records so the result can be reviewed. No fee is charged to claim a prize.
See the competition-specific Terms & Conditions and Complaints Procedure.