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What's Your Biggest WIN !!!???
07-09-2011, 8:20 PM
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What's Your Biggest WIN !!!???
Be gentle with me, I'm a newbie
Just wondering what people's biggest wins EVER have been.
Apologies if there's already a thread.
Mine is a meal for four but I need inspiration
UPDATE - Hey, since I first posted, I've won £1,000 with Anchor Butter, £1,000 with McCain Oven Chips and £500 from a Book Company, plus loads of other stuff, over £9k worth of goods and services in total in 12 months.
OK,now its a Trip to South Africa then the following day £5k Wooohoo x
My favorite (besides the cash) was the Spa Voucher I spent on BOTOX!  
Thanks everyone for posting, COMPIN' ROCKS
Thanks to all who post, good luck one and all.
Last edited by Xhako; 15-09-2012 at 10:50 AM.
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07-09-2011, 8:34 PM
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Mine is a barrel of whisky (200 bottles). I spent a day at the distillery filling the barrel and tasting whisky. Also included was an overnight stay at a 5 star hotel.
Only thing is that I still have at least another 10 years until I get the whisky but can leave it as long as I want.
If I wait another 10 years the prize is worth £5000, £10000 if I wait another 14 years and if I'm prepared to wait another 23 years around £20000.
That's all on what the whisky is selling for today so it will be worth more once I get my hands on it. The only thing is that the terms and conditions state that I can't sell the whisky!!
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07-09-2011, 8:37 PM
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Aiming for ITV - OBVIOUSLY... but my biggest win to date was my Son being MAscot at Wembley for the FA cup final, with extras like hotel travel free kit etc thrown in...
BACK and READY..... waiting on Royal Mail!!!
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07-09-2011, 8:38 PM
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£1000 in a Purina cat food prize draw- since then very little.
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07-09-2011, 8:38 PM
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I have only started comping again after a break of about 2 years! I won various prizes in the 9 months I was comping but the best was a trip to Ireland, flights, hotel and tickets for the piping festival. It also included car hire  I started comping when the cadbury carnival comp was on and we got so many choc packs through door we had to give most of it away!
would love to win an ipad!
A-Z Challenge - ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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07-09-2011, 8:38 PM
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Mine was a trip to Beverley Hills, LA, California.
Won on here with M&S. Truly was the trip of a lifetime for all the family, and one we would have never afforded otherwise.
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07-09-2011, 8:43 PM
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£6700 from a NOTW competition - a simple email entry and in my first few weeks of comping a few years ago - it really gave me the bug! Keep at it, its all numbers, enter as many as you can and hope for a large slice of luck - the little wins will keep you going till the bigger ones come along!
April - TNMT Tent, £50 voucher,
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07-09-2011, 8:45 PM
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A washing machine and a years supply of washing powder, washing liquid, washing up liquid and fabric conditioner.
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07-09-2011, 8:46 PM
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Tickets to Hammerfest (although i still had to fork out £80+ to be able to go  )
 "Life Is Like A Beautiful Melody Only The Lyrics Are Messed Up"
To see the rainbow you need both the sun and the rain to make its colours appear
sealed pot challenge 1050
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07-09-2011, 8:52 PM
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I've won three 5* UK breaks worth £1,000 or more - One worth around £1,000 + £500 'spending money' and £500 vouchers for outdoor clothing (so about £2,000 all-in), my son won £1,000 to be spent on a weekend in London, the other is a 5* hotel break worth about £1,250 (which I've not taken yet but will probably take in the Spring)
My best cash prize was £1,750 on ITV Real Deal, which we used to spend New Year in Paris - 1 January at Disneyland was really magical!
I've been comping for about 2 and a half years - keep going and enjoy the wins! You will get 'quiet' patches, but the rewards are amazing (and comping is addictive!)
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07-09-2011, 8:57 PM
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A couple of months back, I won this from Heart radio:-
Sony 40" LED 3D TV
• Panasonic 3D Blu-ray Home Cinema System
• PS3 320GB (actually received an XBox)
• Compaq Laptop with 250GB
• Acer Aspire One 532 Netbook BLUE
• Canon IXUS 105 silver
• JVC HM300 High definition camcorder
• Apple iPod Nano 8GB Graphite
I still cant believe my luck
2008£3002009£13002010£15002011£4195 Jan£150, FEB£415Mar£100APR£240MAY£88JUNE£175JULY£325AUG£300 SEP£114 OCT£72NOV£5DEC£215 2013 JAN £135FEB£7 MAR BabyMugs£6, Book, Cushion£8 DisneyToys£22PCGraphicsCard£300BodyLotion£29 APRBentoKit£15,Book£15,Picture£20,Doll&Digger£25,MAYRouter£50,Stella Chalice,FakeTan£40
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07-09-2011, 9:00 PM
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Mine was a £1,000 off any holiday with Thomson holidays and a night all expenses paid night at Raymond Blanc's hotel in oxford including a 9 course meal cooked by him
May wins;
Stella glass, Pringles party pack
£229/£2013 No of wins - 11
Wins stashed for Xmas 2013 - 5
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07-09-2011, 9:03 PM
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£800 of sony laptop. My one and only big win and that was a few years ago now, but I live in hope.
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07-09-2011, 9:12 PM
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Up to bank holiday weekend my best was an Ipod touch that I won just before xmas.
I won £200 in broadband choices comp and put towards a new lappy that I got for half price from Dell Outlet.
But best yet was last Tuesday - I won an Xperia Arc phone. It's bliddy awesome.. my son is so jealous!
Thanks to those that post the comps!!

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07-09-2011, 9:21 PM
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My biggest win is a £250 gift card from an ITV comp... got 'the call' last week but still waiting for it to arrive 
Enjoy comping!
People who post comps are great - and fast! Every time I search a comp it's already been shared by someone else!
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07-09-2011, 9:24 PM
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Mine is a toss-up between a 7 night all-inclusive holiday to St Lucia that I won last month(not been yet) or a weekend to Finland 3 years ago for the world rally championship as a guest of the Ford rally team, food, drink and a blast in a rally car all included! Trouble was, I was on holiday at the time so I donated it to my friend & his wife.
Best wins 2010 - Ipod touch, Ipad, W/end in Amsterdam, 32" TV & Bluray, V Fest tix X 4, Global Gathering Tix, £100 M&S vouchers
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07-09-2011, 9:28 PM
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I've been comping for years, and had never really won a 'biggie' then in January I won a technology prize bundle from a twitter comp - I still can't believe a simple tweet bagged me this lot:
MacBook Air,
Xbox 360 (250GB),
Logitech Squeezebox Radio,
HTC Desire
Three Mifi (wireless internet dongle)
BEST 2013 WINS SO FAR:
// Tune Hotel Stay // American Fridge Freezer // £200 hair treatments at Daniel Galvin // Portable PA System // Monster Noise Cancelling Headphones // PureDKNY Rose Perfume // London Theatre Trip //
*Thanks to all who posts comps *
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07-09-2011, 9:31 PM
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has to be the £5,000 all inclusive holiday to the caribbean, still got to decide where to go and planning it for beginning of next year. Still keep reading the letter!! but this year has just been fantastic for wins
January 2013 - Millions Perfume,Saracens Jump Bike,TidyBooks Bookcase,Splinters RC Car, 3xHairDyes, WaterWitchBook, SwellHairProducts,BuddonsStationary,TaylorSwiftPerfume,S7 Aspire Lapton
Fantastic start to comping year Thank you all posters
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07-09-2011, 9:36 PM
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My biggest prize was an all expenses paid trip to an exclusive Austrian Spa resort. I spent a week being pampered like a princess. It changed my life as I learned how to manage my weight and change my diet for the better. Overall the week was worth about £8000.
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07-09-2011, 9:37 PM
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My biggest win was a Nokia E7, worth £500.
Hoping for a cash win though as we really need some money right now.
May wins: Set of Essie Nail Polishes, Ristorante vouchers, NeilMed Allergy Relief Set
A-Z of prizes (dashes prizes won): A-C-E-GHIJKL-NOPQR-TUVWXYZ
Win £2013 of prizes: £268.06 of £2013
Win 20 prizes over £13: 6
When you ASSUME, you make an A$$ out of YOU and ME
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