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Jumbo tickets are simply larger than a standard event or raffle ticket, which makes them easier to read from a distance, easier to write on by hand, and easier to fish out of a raffle drum or bucket without tickets sticking together. They're a common choice for raffles and prize drawings where a larger surface gives room for a name, phone number and prize category alongside the ticket number, and for events where the ticket also functions as a small program or informational handout. The stub and body are perforated so the seller keeps one half and the buyer keeps the other, both carrying the same number.
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Jumbo tickets follow the same basic format as a standard admission or raffle ticket. A stub and a body, usually perforated so they can be separated at the point of sale, but printed at a larger size. That extra size is the whole point: a bigger surface is easier to read at a glance, easier to write on if a seller needs to add a name or number by hand, and easier to pull out of a raffle drum or bucket without several tickets sticking together.
The format shows up most often in raffles and prize drawings, where the additional space gives room for a buyer's name, phone number and sometimes a prize category alongside the ticket number. Details that would be cramped on a standard-size stub. It's also used for events where the ticket doubles as a small program or information card, giving space for a schedule, sponsor names or venue details that wouldn't fit on a smaller ticket.
Construction follows the same logic as any two-part ticket: a clean perforation between the stub and the body, with matching sequential numbers printed on both halves so a winning stub can be traced back to the ticket a buyer is holding. Cardstock weight should be heavy enough to survive repeated handling in a pocket, purse or raffle drum over the course of an event without softening or tearing at the perforation.
When planning an order, decide up front how much information needs to go on the stub versus the main ticket. Stub space is limited even at jumbo size, so it's worth prioritizing what staff actually need to record (typically a name and phone number) over decorative content. It also helps to plan the numbering sequence around expected turnout with some buffer, and to think about how tickets will be organized if the event uses multiple prize levels or ticket batches, since jumbo tickets are often produced in numbered runs tied to a specific drawing.
A ticket lives in a pocket, a wallet or a fist between being bought and being torn, so it needs enough body to survive that without becoming stiff enough to resist tearing at the perforation. Card between roughly 250 and 350gsm is the working range. Too light and the stub crumples; too heavy and the perforation fights back rather than parting cleanly.
Why not use a heavier card? Because the perforation has to tear cleanly in one hand. Above about 350gsm it stops doing that reliably.
Sequential numbering is what turns a printed card into a ticket. The number is printed as variable data so every ticket in the run is unique, and on anything with a stub the same number appears on both halves, that matching pair is the entire mechanism by which a draw is verified or an entry is reconciled. Numbering usually runs in a contrasting color so it cannot be confused with the design.
Does the stub need the same number? On a raffle or a reconciled entry, yes. The matching pair is the whole point. Without it the stub proves nothing.
The perforation is a line of small cuts with uncut ties between them, and the tie length is set against the stock weight. Too few ties and tickets separate in the box before they are sold; too many and the stub tears raggedly or takes part of the ticket with it. It is a genuinely tuned specification rather than a standard line.
Why did my tickets tear in the box? Tie length too short for the stock. It is set against the card weight and the handling. Tell us if they ship loose.
Where a ticket has real value, it needs to be harder to copy than a photocopier makes it. Sequential numbering is the baseline. Beyond that, foil, a fine background pattern, a spot color that will not reproduce accurately, or printing on a colored or textured stock all raise the cost of forgery. Usually above the value of the ticket, which is all that is required.
How much security do I need? Enough that copying costs more than the ticket is worth. For most events, numbering plus one foil or spot element is plenty.
Simply larger than a standard ticket, which changes three practical things: the number reads from further away, there is room to write a name and telephone number on the stub by hand, and the ticket is harder to lose. That combination is why raffles and prize draws run on jumbo formats far more often than on standard ones.
Why choose jumbo? Because someone has to write a name on the stub. A standard ticket stub is too small to write on legibly, and illegible stubs cannot be contacted.
Ask for samples before a long run. How a stock takes a perforation is the property that decides whether stubs tear cleanly.
A unique number on every ticket, printed in a contrasting color and repeated on the stub. It is the baseline security feature and the mechanism that makes reconciliation possible at all.
A line of cuts with tuned uncut ties so the stub separates cleanly in one hand. Tie length is set against the stock weight rather than being a fixed standard.
A metallic element or a spot color that does not reproduce accurately on a copier. Both raise the cost of forgery above the value of a typical ticket, which is all the security most events need.
Tickets bound into books, usually in fifties or hundreds, with a stiff cover. Books keep tickets in sequence and make counting sold against unsold straightforward at the end of a sale.
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| Ticket | From | Build | Order it when |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Tickets | $180 | Compact, perforated, numbered | Event entry, torn at the door |
| Jumbo Tickets | $210 | Larger, writable stub | Someone writes a name on the stub |
| Raffle Tickets | $170 | Matched numbers, both halves | A drawn stub must find its owner |
| Custom Tickets | $230 | Your size, numbering, security | Presets or numbering do not fit |
Because someone has to write on the stub. A standard stub is too small for a legible name and phone number, and an illegible stub cannot be contacted, which defeats the purpose for any prize draw.
Measurably, which matters for raffles sold weeks before a draw. A larger ticket does not slip out of a pocket or get mistaken for a receipt as easily.
More paper per ticket, so somewhat. Against the cost of unreadable stubs and unclaimed prizes it is usually the cheaper option overall for a draw.
If it gets handwritten, yes. Pen will not take reliably on a gloss coated surface, and a stub that smears is as useless as one that is too small.
There is a practical minimum rather than a hard one. Every run carries artwork checks, a proof and a press setup, so a very small quantity of jumbo tickets prices poorly per unit even though we will still make it. If you are ordering a small batch, ask for pricing at two or three quantities at once: the curve usually shows that a modest increase costs very little more in total.
The clock starts when you approve the proof, not when the order is placed, which is the part most people are surprised by. You get a proof first: a digital proof showing both halves with the perforation line and a sample of the numbering. This is where a stub with no room to write, or a number falling under artwork, gets caught. Turnaround after approval depends on the finish: anything laminated, foiled or die-cut adds a stage that cannot be compressed without causing problems later. Tell us the date you actually need them and we will work backwards from it rather than quoting a generic lead time.
Print-ready artwork with bleed and a safe margin, supplied as a PDF, AI or EPS. Photographic elements should be supplied at the resolution the finished size needs, not the resolution that looks sharp on screen. If your file is not print-ready, say so when you order. We would rather fix it before the proof than after the run.
Yes. Larger, easier to read and write on is the standard build, and the dimensions around it are yours to set. A size that sits efficiently on the press sheet often costs no more than a standard one, while an awkward proportion that wastes half the sheet does. Ask before you commit and we will tell you whether a small change to the dimensions saves a disproportionate amount.
In most cases they are the same product under a different name: the trade uses several terms for it depending on the region and the supplier. What actually defines this one is the build: larger, writable stub. Order it when someone writes a name on the stub. If you have seen it called jumbo tickets printing elsewhere, describe what it has to do rather than which name you found, and we will match the specification.
Yes. We provide free samples, and on jumbo tickets it is worth asking for one, because the difference between card and card is obvious in the hand and invisible on a screen. Most orders run on card, but ask for whichever you are weighing up. You also get a free design proof before anything goes to press, so nothing is printed that you have not seen.
The usual choices are sequential numbering, perforation, foil and spot color. Finish is not decoration on this product so much as a decision about how long it survives and how it reads in the hand, so it is worth choosing against the job rather than the budget. Tell us where the finished piece ends up and we will say which finish is doing real work and which is only adding cost.
Yes, and that is what almost every order here is. Nothing in this catalogue is a stock item: jumbo tickets are manufactured to the specification you give us, with your artwork on them. Send your logo as vector artwork where you have it, since that scales to any size without softening. If all you have is a low-resolution file, tell us and we will say what it needs before it reaches the press.
Yes, and a repeat run is simpler than the first one. We keep your approved specification on file, so a reorder skips the setup decisions and goes straight to production. If nothing about the artwork or the specification has changed, there is nothing to re-approve. Tell us the previous order and we will match it rather than starting the specification again.
Yes. Regalo Print has been producing custom commercial print for businesses across the USA and Canada since 2008, and every order ships tracked. The tracking number reaches you the day the job leaves, not the day it arrives. If you are working to a fixed date, say so when you order so the production schedule is built around the delivery date rather than the other way round.
