60 raffle prize ideas for work, from free to the big prize
Free, under $25, $25 to $100 and the big prize, each tagged by type. With a free winner picker and the rules for a fair draw.
The best raffle prize ideas for work are the ones a room actually cheers for: time off, an experience, something for the desk or a treat the whole team shares. Below are 60 raffle and door prize ideas for company parties, all-hands meetings and events, sorted by budget and tagged by type. Fifteen of them cost nothing but a manager’s yes. After the list: a free winner picker, how to run a fair raffle at work, and which prizes suit contests, games and employee of the month.
60 raffle prize ideas by budget
From free to the grand prize. Prices move, so check them against your budget before you buy.
Free raffle prizes a manager can give
No budget needed, just a manager who says yes. Time is the prize most people want.
1. A 2pm Friday finish. Out the door at 2 on a Friday they choose. Time
2. A late start on any morning this month. Roll in at 11, no questions asked. Time
3. A month off one recurring meeting. They pick the meeting, and their manager covers it. Time
4. A 90-minute lunch. One long lunch on a day of their choosing. Time
5. A week of working from anywhere. Where your policy allows it, and it rarely costs a thing. Time
6. Their least favorite task, done by their manager. One week off the report nobody likes writing. Time
7. The window desk for a month. Best light in the office, theirs for four weeks. Desk
8. A walking one-on-one pass. Take any one-on-one as a walk outside. Self-care
9. A mentoring hour with anyone in the company. Any colleague they would like to learn from, on any team. Experience
10. A shadow day on another team. See how sales, design or support really works. Experience
11. Control of the office playlist for a week. With a skip button for everyone else. Team
12. Naming rights for the next project. Or the next meeting room. It sticks for years. Team
13. A custom team emoji they design. It lives in your chat app long after the party. Team
14. The theme pick for the next party. They choose, and everyone dresses or decorates to match. Team
15. Homemade cookies from their manager. Baked, not bought. The effort is the point. Food
Raffle prizes under $25
Good door prizes: cheap enough to buy ten, nice enough that people cheer.
16. A pen engraved with their name. Feels expensive, costs little. Desk
17. A padded laptop sleeve. Protects the laptop on every commute. Desk
18. A wireless presenter clicker. For the colleague who runs every demo. Desk
19. A craft soda sampler. Six unusual flavors to try at home. Food
20. A smoothie or bubble tea voucher. A treat on a busy afternoon. Food
21. A farmers market voucher. Fresh and local, and they pick what to buy. Food
22. Noise-reducing ear plugs. Reusable, for open offices and loud homes. Self-care
23. A posture cushion for the chair. Their back will thank whoever drew the ticket. Self-care
24. Sleep headphones in a soft headband. Audiobooks in bed without earbuds. Self-care
25. Two movie tickets. A night out for them and a friend. Experience
26. An arcade game card. An hour of skee-ball and claw machines. Experience
27. An ice skating pass with skate rental. A winter outing, with the skates sorted. Experience
28. A donut run for their team. They win, and the whole team eats. Team
29. A fruit basket for their team. A shared prize that lasts all week. Team
30. A deck of conversation cards for team lunches. Gives the lunch table something better than work talk. Team
Raffle prizes from $25 to $100
The middle prizes, for a raffle with three to five winners.
31. A vertical ergonomic mouse. Easier on the wrist after a long day. Desk
32. A webcam upgrade. Sharper video on every call from home. Desk
33. A ring light for video calls. No more dim faces in winter afternoons. Desk
34. A wireless headset with a good mic. Clear audio, even with the dog barking. Desk
35. An air fryer. Used almost daily by whoever wins it. Food
36. A capsule espresso machine. Coffee-shop drinks at home, every morning. Food
37. A grocery delivery credit. Takes care of one big grocery order. Food
38. A fitness tracker. Steps, sleep and reminders to stand up. Self-care
39. A yoga mat and blocks. For home workouts or a first class. Self-care
40. A bedroom humidifier. Better sleep in dry winter air. Self-care
41. A go-kart race. Ten fast laps and a story for Monday. Experience
42. A guided kayak tour. A morning on the water in warmer months. Experience
43. A virtual reality arcade session. An hour in a game world, with no headset to buy. Experience
44. A glassblowing taster class. They leave with a paperweight or small bowl they made. Experience
45. A pizza party for their team. The winner picks the toppings. Team
46. A popcorn machine for the break room. The whole floor smells like movie night. Team
47. A cornhole set for the team. For the patio, the parking lot or the next offsite. Team
The big prize
One grand prize keeps the room in their seats until the final draw.
48. Noise-cancelling headphones. The prize everyone in an open office wants. Desk
49. A tablet. For reading, sketching or calls from the couch. Desk
50. A standing desk. A real upgrade to the home office. Desk
51. An e-reader. A whole library in a jacket pocket. Self-care
52. A smartwatch. Messages, timers and workouts on the wrist. Self-care
53. A stand mixer. The kitchen prize home bakers dream about. Food
54. A backyard pizza oven. Pizza nights all summer for the winner's household. Food
55. A hot air balloon ride. A sunrise flight they will talk about for years. Experience
56. A family day at a theme park. Tickets for the winner and their household. Experience
57. An airline voucher. Toward a trip they plan themselves. Experience
58. A four-day week for a month. Every Friday off for four weeks, fully paid. Time
59. An extra week of paid time off. The prize that gets the loudest cheer. Time
60. A food truck visit for the office. The winner picks the truck, and everyone eats. Team
Good raffle prizes for adults, by type
Know your crowd? Start from the type. A remote team leans toward experiences and food they can enjoy at home; an office floor loves a team prize.
| Type | Examples from the list |
|---|---|
| Time (8) | A 2pm Friday finish, a late start on any morning this month, a month off one recurring meeting |
| Experience (12) | A mentoring hour with anyone in the company, a shadow day on another team, two movie tickets |
| Desk (11) | The window desk for a month, a pen engraved with their name, a padded laptop sleeve |
| Food (9) | Homemade cookies from their manager, a craft soda sampler, a smoothie or bubble tea voucher |
| Self-care (9) | A walking one-on-one pass, noise-reducing ear plugs, a posture cushion for the chair |
| Team (11) | Control of the office playlist for a week, naming rights for the next project, a custom team emoji they design |
Gift boxes as raffle prizes
A chocolate gift box is an easy middle or big prize: it ships to the winner’s home or desk with your note inside, so remote winners get theirs too. Real prices from our gift catalog.
The Bridgehampton$38 each
Quogue Luxury Gift Box (Medium)$58 each
The Southampton$132 each
The Easthampton$192 each
Orders usually start at 10 boxes, so they suit a draw with many winners. Order about 2 to 3 weeks ahead for a smaller unbranded order, and 4 to 6 weeks for 100 or more or anything branded. Giving every employee a gift instead of raffling a few? See employee appreciation gifts.
How to run a fair raffle at work
A raffle should feel like a perk for everyone, not a lottery for a few. Six steps keep it that way.
- Free entry for everyone. One entry per person. Never sell tickets or ask anyone to pay to enter.
- Write down who can win. Say whether part-time, remote and contract staff are in (they usually should be), and leave out whoever runs the draw.
- Keep extra entries equal. If you add entries, tie them to something everyone can do, like filling in the event survey.
- Draw where everyone can see. Share your screen and use the picker below, so the room and the remote team watch the same draw.
- Announce winners right away. Name them on the call and in the team channel, and ship prizes to remote winners within the week.
- Decide on no-shows in advance. Hold the prize for anyone who could not attend, or draw again. Say which before the first name is drawn.
One more thing: whether a prize counts as taxable income is a question for your HR or finance team.
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Prize ideas for contests, games and employee of the month
Raffles are luck. Contests and awards are earned, so match the prize to what people did.
| Occasion | Prizes that fit, and a tip |
|---|---|
| Holiday party door prizes | Ten prizes under $25 and one big prizeDraw the small prizes through the night and the big one last. |
| Costume or sweater contest | Naming rights, the window desk, an arcade game cardGive the prize for the category, not for spending the most on a costume. |
| Trivia or game winners | A donut run, a pizza party or a food truck visitTeams win together, so pick a prize the whole team shares. |
| Month-long challenges | A 2pm Friday finish, a capsule espresso machineGive every finisher an entry, so it rewards taking part, not just the top score. |
| Survey or all-hands thank-you | A gift box, a smoothie voucher, two movie ticketsName the prize in the invite so people know why to join in. |
| Employee of the month | Free time prizes from the list aboveRecognition is earned, so pick the winner rather than drawing one. |
For awards that run every month, our employee of the month ideas cover the rewards and a fair way to pick winners, and employee recognition ideas go wider. Running a swap instead of a draw? See gift exchange ideas.
Build the party around the draw
A raffle takes ten minutes. A live host can run an hour of games around it, on Zoom (Teams, Google Meet or Webex on request) or at your office in 17 US cities, with the draw at the end. Book about 2 weeks ahead.
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