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title: Basket Allocation Rules
description: "Allocation is the heart of a basket raffle, so it’s worth getting right. A few rules keep it clean: - **Tickets Required is the minimum increment.** A basket with a minimum of 2 consumes two tickets each time a supporter…"
url: "https://chance2win.org/research-library/basket-allocation-rules/"
updated: "2026-08-26"
category: "Prizes & Baskets"
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# Basket Allocation Rules

Allocation is the heart of a basket raffle, so it’s worth getting right. A few rules keep it clean:

- **Tickets Required is the minimum increment.** A basket with a minimum of 2 consumes two tickets each time a supporter adds to it.
- **Every purchased ticket must be allocated before checkout.** Supporters can’t check out with unallocated tickets left over.
- If the tickets remaining are **below a basket’s minimum**, the site explains the conflict and offers a lower-minimum basket or a package change so the supporter can allocate everything.
- **Remove returns exactly the increment.** Removing from a min-2 basket returns two tickets. Repeated adds and removes never produce negative or duplicate assignments.
- **Multi-winner baskets** use the Number of Winners field. As with any raffle, drawing stays locked until the event’s end date.

![Supporter allocating tickets to baskets, with tickets-remaining counter](https://chance2win.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/BSK-Supporter-allocating-tickets-to-baskets-with-tickets-remaining-counter.png)
Supporter allocating tickets to baskets, with tickets-remaining counter

  **Why this matters.** Clean allocation is what keeps your numbers honest. Every ticket lands somewhere, nothing double-counts, and a refresh never scrambles a cart — so what supporters chose is exactly what your reports show.

Rehearse a purchase with a few tickets and try to break the minimums — you won’t, but it’s a good confidence check. — The Chance2Win Team

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