Take the whole dataset

The dataset is published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0). You may copy it, redistribute it, build on it and use it commercially. Two conditions, both from the licence itself: credit the source with a link, and say if you changed the data.

The credit line we ask for

The same thing as HTML

A visible, working link is the part that matters. Put it wherever the data shows up: a page footer, a chart caption, a README, a data source note. If you are publishing a modified version, keep the credit and add a line saying what you changed, so nobody attributes your edits to us.

117

records

70

run a draw

35

run none

12

unconfirmed

The 35 records marked ballot_exists: "no" are the ones worth having. They are events people widely believe run a public draw, which do not, each carrying the access route that actually exists instead. That is the fact that stops someone paying a reseller for a ticket they were told could not be had any other way, and it is the part most listings leave out.

Entering direct with the organizer is almost always free, and every record links to that entry page. Keep those links pointing at the organizer if you republish the data: the free route being easy to find is the whole reason this exists.

28 fields, identical in both files and on every row. The JSON ships this same dictionary inside the document, so it travels with the data. Missing values are null in JSON and empty in CSV, never a placeholder string.

slug

Stable identifier for the record, and the last path segment of its page on this site.

url

The record's page here, carrying the full detail and the cited sources.

event

Event name as the organizer states it.

sport

Sport, as a display label.

sport_key

Sport as a lowercase machine key (tennis, golf, american-football, and so on).

organizer

The body that runs the ballot or the sale.

location

Where the event is held.

event_dates

When the event itself takes place, in prose as the organizer states it.

event_start_iso

Machine-readable restatement of the event start. Partial ISO 8601 is expected and meaningful: "2029" or "2026-10" means the organizer has only stated that much.

ballot_exists

yes, no or unknown. "no" records are the myth-busters: events people widely believe run a public draw, which do not.

access_kind

draw (you apply and winners are picked) or sale (first come, first served). A sale is not a ballot, and treating the two as one is the most common mistake in this space.

ballot_type

How the draw or sale is run, in the organizer's own terms.

opens_at

Application or sale opening date. ISO 8601 where a date is known, sometimes with trailing prose.

closes_at

Application or sale closing date, same format as opens_at.

results_at

When applicants are told the outcome, same format as opens_at.

dates_estimated

true when the dates are projected from a previous cycle rather than confirmed by the organizer. Carry this flag through if you republish the dates: it is the difference between a fact and a projection.

eligibility

Who may enter: residency, membership, age or account requirements.

entry_cost

What it costs to apply, as distinct from what a ticket costs. Usually nothing.

ticket_price_range

Face value range if you are successful.

how_to_apply

The entry route in prose, including the steps that have to happen before the window opens.

odds_notes

What is publicly known about the chance of success, where the organizer or press has published anything.

status_now

Where the cycle stood as of last_verified. Prose, and the field that ages fastest.

official_url

The organizer's own ticketing page for the event.

sources

The sources the record was verified against. A JSON array; in the CSV the entries are separated by " | ".

confidence

high, medium or low: how firmly the record is sourced.

umbrella_slug

Set on records that are one leg of a larger series, naming the slug of the record that covers the whole series. Empty on standalone records and on the series record itself.

last_verified

When this record was last checked against its sources.

notes

Context that does not fit the other fields: caveats, prior-cycle behaviour, and what to watch for.

• It is not an organizer feed. We are an independent project, not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to any event, organizer, governing body or trademark holder. Every record is compiled by hand from published sources, which are listed per record in the sources field.
• Some dates are projections. When an organizer has not announced a window yet, we project it from the previous cycle and set dates_estimated: true. Carry that flag through if you republish the dates. Presenting a projection as a confirmed date is the one thing that would make this data harmful.
• It ages. Organizers move dates without notice. Every record carries its own last_verified date; the collection was last verified 26 Jul 2026. Anyone acting on a date should confirm it at the source link before making plans.
• Facts are facts, but the compilation took work. Dates and rules are not ours to own. Assembling, verifying and structuring them is, and that is what the licence covers.

Tell us and we will fix it, usually the same day, and the fix reaches every consumer of these files within the hour. Email hello@theticketlottery.com. Accuracy is the whole product, so a correction is a favour, not a complaint.