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CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS WASHINGTON!
The Special Olympics Washington Dream House Raffle raises funds for the organization's continuing efforts to empower individuals with intellectual disabilities to become physically fit and valued members of their communities. In addition to supporting Special Olympics Washington, the raffle will be giving away 1,350+ prizes, of which the Grand Prize is a $9 million Puget Sound Dream Home or $4 million in cash.
No. Pursuant to Washington Administrative code, charitable raffle tickets may not be sold or accepted on the internet.
At least three weeks. All tickets purchased before an entry deadline are included in a drawing even if the customer's portion of the ticket arrives after the drawing date.
Receipts are delivered within 5 minutes after an order is processed to the email address provided at the time of entry. If you did not receive your email receipt, check your SPAM folder or add raffle@sowa.org as a trusted name in your address book.
Yes it is. As noted in RCW 9.46.0323, qualified non-profit organization may conduct enhanced raffles with the approval and supervision of the Washington State Gambling Commission. Special Olympics Washington has been approved by the Washington State Gambling Commission to conduct this raffle pursuant to Washington State Enhanced Raffle Rules.
Yes, a raffle auditor will audit the raffle as well as supervise the Appreciation Drawing, Early Bird Drawings, the $100K Add-On Drawing, and the Grand Prize Drawing.
You may buy as many as you'd like.
Only 85,000 tickets will be sold.
Overall odds of winning one of the 1,350 Grand Prize Drawing prizes are 1 in 20, based on last year’s tickets sold; the chance of winning will vary depending on the number of tickets sold.
1,350 prizes are awarded including the Grand Prize, vehicles, vacations, and gift cards.
There are two Early Bird Drawings. This is meant to encourage people to purchase tickets sooner rather than later. When you purchase your tickets early, you have more chances to win! If you purchase a ticket before an Early Bird deadline you are included in the Early Bird Drawing, the subsequent Early Bird Drawings AND included in the Grand Prize Drawing. All tickets entered into the Early Bird Drawings, as well as Early Bird Drawing winners are included in the Grand Prize Drawing.
Proceeds from the raffle will benefit thousands of individuals with intellectual disabilities across the state who participate in Special Olympics Washington's programs. Plus, raffle winners will walk away with great prizes too.
The raffle begins on January 20, 2025 and ends on April 25, 2025.
No. All winners will be notified by phone or email following the drawings. Winners will also be posted on the prize winners page.
Winners will be notified by phone or email based on the contact information provided at the time of ticket purchase. The winning names will also be posted on this website shortly after the drawing.
Any person 18 years of age or older. Employees and members of the Board of Directors of Special Olympics Washington, employees of their agents, consultants, attorney, independent accountant firm, their spouses and children living in the same household are excluded from participating and are not eligible to win a prize. All federal, state, local laws and regulations apply. The raffle is void where prohibited or restricted by law. An affidavit of eligibility, provided by Special Olympics Washington, may be required from prize winners. Not open to residents of California.
California law does not permit California residents to participate in raffles that are not registered in the State of California.
No. The IRS does not allow raffle tickets to be a tax-deductible contribution.
Yes. In addition, Special Olympics Washington will withhold required federal taxes for all prizes over $5,000 in accordance with federal law and the organization will remit the balance of the cash prizes to the winner. All prize winners of prizes over $5,000 may be required to submit an IRS Form 5754 and a W-2G in order to be awarded the prize.
Yes. They may be viewed under the Rules and Regulations section of this web site.
Prize winners will be contacted according to the contact information provided at the time of ticket purchase. In addition to a list of winners posted on the Special Olympics Washington raffle web site, a list of winners may be obtained from Special Olympics Washington by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Special Olympics Washington Raffle, 2815 2nd Ave Suite 370, Seattle, WA 98121, within one week of the Grand Prize Drawing date.
So that the Dream House Raffle can be a sustainable fundraiser for Special Olympics Washington, we set a minimum ticket sales threshold that must be met before the house is eligible for the Grand Prize. As of our 2024 raffle, the minimum number of tickets sold has not been met. For the 2025 Dream House Raffle, a minimum of 84,000 tickets must be sold by April 25, 2025 for the Grand Prize winner to have the choice of the house.
All prizes for the Dream House Raffle are purchased, including the house. None of the prizes are donated and as a non-profit, Special Olympics Washington does not want to over commit to what is given away. A minimum number of tickets sold is needed for the raffle to continue as a viable fundraiser and so that we can purchase the house if the Grand Prize winner selects this option.
Please visit www.specialolympicswashington.org or call (206) 362-4949.
Please visit www.specialolympicswashington.org/donate/ or call 206-362-4949.
Please visit the Rules and Regulations section of this web site or contact the raffle office: raffle@sowa.org
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