A very good idea has been put to me - one I think I shall adopt but here's a question for you all -
If we have a prize valued at £221 inc. postage and £40 donation to TSR, would you rather have -
1. 98 tickets at £2.30 - a pain for me
2. 49 tickets at £4.60 (total £225.40)
3. 49 tickets at £5.00, meaning TSR gets a £20 larger donation (total £245)
Why not 50 tickets? Because there are 49 balls in the Lottery.
I'd start a raffle on a Saturday - giving most people an equal chance to get their ticket number of choice - and aim to have all the money in by the following Saturday before the Lottery draw. Failing that, by the following Saturday - a week to wait is incentive to get your money in quickly!! as some/most of you did for the last raffles.
First five responses carry almost as much weight as me in this decision! (still over 100kg).