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Raffle tickets need one thing above all: a stub and a ticket that share the same number so a winning draw can be matched back to the right buyer. Beyond that, most of what varies between orders is scale and budget. School and community fundraisers typically print on standard paper stock in black ink to keep the per-ticket cost low, while larger charity events sometimes add color, a logo or a second stub for staff records. Perforation quality matters more than it seems: a stub that tears unevenly or leaves the number illegible defeats the purpose of the ticket.
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A raffle ticket does one job: connect a buyer to a specific number so a random draw can identify a winner. That job is done through matched numbering. The same sequence printed on both the stub, which stays with the organizer, and the ticket, which stays with the buyer. Everything else about a raffle ticket is secondary to getting that numbering right and making sure the two halves separate cleanly.
Most raffle tickets fall into one of two categories by scale. School, church and community fundraisers typically print in bulk on standard paper stock with black ink, which keeps the cost per ticket low when hundreds or thousands are needed for a modest prize. Larger charity events and organizations running higher-value drawings tend to add color, a logo or additional fields (a name and phone number line, for instance) since the higher ticket price justifies a bit more printing investment.
Perforation between the stub and the ticket deserves more attention than it usually gets. A clean, even tear keeps the number legible on both halves; a poorly cut perforation can tear through a digit or separate unevenly, which creates real problems if that ticket turns out to be the winner and nobody can read the number. Numbering should also be planned before printing begins. Decide the starting number, how many tickets per book or pad, and whether numbering resets between different denominations or ticket types.
For larger events, it's worth considering a second stub that stays with event staff in addition to the buyer's half, which gives organizers a backup record independent of the drawing box. Whatever the scale, printing more tickets than you expect to sell is standard practice. A modest overage covers spoilage, last-minute sales and any tickets that get damaged before the 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.
A raffle ticket is two halves of one object: the portion the buyer keeps and the stub that goes in the drum, both carrying the same sequential number. Everything else is secondary to that pairing, because it is what allows a drawn stub to be matched back to a person. The stub is usually left writable so a name and contact number can be added at the point of sale.
Should they be supplied in books? For selling by hand, yes. Books keep tickets in sequence and make reconciling sold against unsold straightforward.
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.
Same family, genuinely different jobs. Your current selection is highlighted.
| 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 that pairing is the entire mechanism. The stub goes in the drum, the buyer keeps the ticket, and the drawn stub is matched back by number. Without matching numbers the draw cannot be verified at all.
For selling by hand, yes. Books keep tickets in sequence, make it obvious how many have been sold, and let several sellers work from separate numbered ranges that reconcile at the end.
It should be. Specify an uncoated or matte stub so pen takes cleanly. This is the single most common raffle ticket complaint, and it is a stock decision rather than a design one.
Usually just sequential numbering. The tickets are low value individually, and numbering already makes duplication obvious when the drawn stub does not reconcile against the sold range.
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 raffle 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. Matched pair, one number 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: matched numbers, both halves. Order it when a drawn stub must find its owner. If you have seen it called raffle 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 raffle 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: raffle 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.
