Tickets are now on sale for the Channel Islands Christmas Lottery, with the top prize guaranteed to be at least £300,000.
That prize will grow as sales grow - it reached £493,320 last year.
The annual draw offers 65 cash prizes, as well as more than £500,000 worth of instant-win prizes.
Left to Right; Karen Le Roy Harris, Head of Grants, Jersey Community Foundation, Marcus Liddiard, CEO (Interim), Association of Jersey Charities, Paul Bates, Head of Sales – Retail, Fox Trading, David Kennedy, CEO, Jersey Sport
All ticket sale proceeds in Jersey go to local charities through the Jersey Community Foundation, Association of Jersey Charities, and Jersey Sport.
In Guernsey, they go to local charities through the Social Investment Fund.
The winning tickets in the last two years were sold in Jersey.
Jon Taylor, Head of Lottery, said:
"Last year marked the 50th anniversary of the Channel Islands Lottery and sales were improved with the introduction of a dedicated syndicate delivery service via our website cilottery.org. Delivery for online syndicate ticket sales will continue in 2026.
Left to right: Steve Sharman, Chair of the Social Investment Fund, Nic Legg, Stratagem, who designed this year's ticket; and Stephen Baggot and Jack Hobbs representing the CI Lottery’s distribution partner, Guernsey Post.
"Today, every pound raised by the lottery after prizes and costs continues to support worthy causes across our communities. We are proud that the lottery continues to contribute so much to charity and good causes that benefit the islands."
The ticket price is still £2.
The draw will take place at Beau Sejour in Guernsey, to coincide with the leisure centre's 50th anniversary.
The winning numbers will be broadcast on Island FM and Channel 103 from 6pm on Thursday 17 December.
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