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What's your win to entries/time ratio?

I'm new to this comp entering lark, no wins as yet.

Just wondering from people's experiences and I know it differs from person to person roughly how many competitions you enter/ how long you spend on entries for every win?

Also do you find the dailies or general competitions give you more success?
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  • I enter about 100 a day and would say 3 wins in an average month, so that's 3000 entries in a month and one win every 1000.About 2 hours a day spent.
    They may only be small wins.The last biggish win I had was £250 cash in July.
    I started comping 6 months ago and have not had a bigger win than that.I won another £200 the week before the £250, that's how it can go when your lucks in.
    About half the wins come from facebook, although they all come from links from this site.
  • Matryoshka
    Matryoshka Posts: 10,408 Forumite
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    1 win in 10 entries ;)
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  • jojo1969
    jojo1969 Posts: 642 Forumite
    hardly any wins off here all my wins seem to be off facebook
    thanks to all who post xx
    positive thinking :) actifry,slimming world meals,2 adult bikes,£50 iceland vouchers
  • hunnycat
    hunnycat Posts: 1,538 Forumite
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    since i started back comping mid sepember i have had a total of 12 wins. that was about 2 hours a day comping during the week (approx 150-200 comps) and probably about 3/4 over saturdays and sundays (approx 350-500).

    out of those wins my biggest was a wii console and 3 games.

    I did have 2 weeks of not entering any at all in October.

    i dont expect to win anything , its just a nice suprise when i do :)
    would love to win an ipad!
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  • MrMrsR
    MrMrsR Posts: 674 Forumite
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    I am on here about 6 hours a day so i enter thousands every month and I won a trampoline in august but since then some skittles and lipgloss and thats it :( only things through my door lately have been things i've paid for !! lol the whole year has been like that I had a lovely phone and tickets win in feb then nothing much until trampoline in August. But I still keep pluggin away am sure something lovely is on its way soon :D plus i'm a daydreamer just entering and imagining all the big things turning up keeps me amused
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  • mctintin
    mctintin Posts: 222 Forumite
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    Since December last year to beginning of October probably 40-50 comps a day and no wins.

    Then the last month 5 prizes.

    Generally only enter comps I want to win and not just because it's a comp. As a result, they usually also have more entrants.
  • I only enter comps that I really want so my entries are slightly limited in that sense (I dont do holidays or spa breaks away as I have 2 young children and would miss them lots...the only exception being disney themed ones lol)
    I probably spend 1-2hours a night entering comps if I have time and its usally just the ones that end the next day. If I have time in the day I enter facebook and twitter ones (i have the most luck with facebook comps too!)
    I have won something every month since starting last year, and have been blessed with having some fantastic wins!
    No idea what my win/time/entrie ratio is is. Probably something like 1 in 100?
    Good luck and hope you do well. x
  • Pechow
    Pechow Posts: 729 Forumite
    Started beginning of August this year, not sure how many I enter a day but probably spend total 1-2 hours at least on them, haven't won anything yet.
  • I'd say 1 in 100 :D
  • kimmy393
    kimmy393 Posts: 5,472 Forumite
    Matryoshka wrote: »
    1 win in 10 entries ;)

    wow whats your secret
    2015 Big wins: luxury 7 night holiday in sharm el sheikh, theatre tix, £123, IPad Air 16gb, Night in London hotel celebjuicetix :, Portable dvd playerT

    Best 2014: £900 VIP cheltenham races day, £200 H&M voucher, £300 camera, 2 nights luxury apt Harrogate, 5 nights glamping cumbria
    Total:2010: £10,531, 2011:£11,075
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