NOTES FROM A COMPETITIONS JUNKIE

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Ladies and gentlemen, I have an admission to make. 

 

I am a competitions junkie.  

 


LATEST WINS  

The Times Atlas of the World (First prize in the Sunday Times crossword)

£50 (Sunday Post cryptic crossword)


If I see a prize worth going for, I enter.  In past years, I have won:

 

a Mini car (that's a real car, not a toy!)

a £4,500 holiday to Alberta, Canada
a £500 cosmetics/perfumes hamper

a £120 Cross ballpoint pen

a TV

an X Box

tickets to see The Three Tenors at Wembley

a bench top tool system/saw set

a weekend in Cornwall
a cookery school weekend in Aldeburgh

several National Lottery tenners

several Premium Bond £25s and a couple of £125s

an outdoor jacket

a laptop computer

a selection of computer accessories

a lot of books

a lot of DVDs

a lot of CDs

several gift cards

etc

etc
£1,000 cash in a radio competition
a hamper of ancient grains, flour, yeast and a bread recipe book


Some of these prizes are comparatively small, but a win is a win and the thrill of the chase and all that jazz.

 

Entering competitions is fun and can be very cheap. I go for free entry comps or, if interested enough, I'll stretch to postcards and stamps. I never, ever enter by phone call 

or text. Those methods of entry are mugs' games, very expensive at rates that might hover around £2 or more a minute and they keep people hanging on for far longer than a minute.

 

If you are looking for a fun hobby, go on, have a go. If you're not in, you can't win.

 

 

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