Channel Islands Lottery
A lottery was first started in Guernsey in 1971 but merged with Jersey Lottery in 1975 to form the Channel Islands Lottery. This was run on a traditional draw basis but from January 2004 a Scratch Card Lottery replaced the draws. At any time two Scratch Card draws run in tandem. Each has a separate prize structure. Prizes range from a free scratch card to £20,000
The Christmas Lottery is a half scratch, half draw basis with the proceeds of the draw distributed by the Association of Guernsey Charities to a wide range of worthy causes.
The 2009 Christmas CI Lottery Charity Draw was a big success, with all the 2million tickets sold across the Channel Islands. The result was a record top prize of £651,000. As a result of the increased number of Christmas tickets sold in Guernsey in 2009 (760,000 compared with 597,700 in 2008, a percentage increase of 27.15%) Guernsey's proceeds from the Christmas Draw amounted to £183,459, an increase of £36,000 on the 2008 figure.
Tickets are available throughout outlets in Guernsey, Alderney, and Sark. Larger prizes can be claimed from The Culture and Leisure Finance Department which is based at the Guernsey Information Centre, North Esplanade, St Peter Port or from any of the main agents in Guernsey, Alderney and Sark.
If you would like to learn more about the Channel Islands Lottery, you can download the Channel Islands Lottery Strategy from the right-hand column of this page.
The action plans within the Strategy will be updated on a regular basis, taking into account progress made, and new actions/objectives that have been set.
If you would like to make any comments on these pages or on the Channel Islands Lottery please e-mail us at enquiries@cultureleisure.gov.gg
