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how long was it before your first win? (merged)

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  • josie301
    josie301 Posts: 4,654 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I don't really know - I never 'actively' started comping on a certain date so :confused:

    But I have been doing more recently (since Oct) had a couple of small wins in Oct and then nothing in Nov - ut was stepping up the amount then and have had 3-4 in Dec and 3 in Jan

    Keep at it!!!
    Good luck
    :D
    Jo x
    2007:£5181.09 2008: £6619.70 2009: £4284.49 2010: £5213.14 2011: £4980.62 2012: £3188.52 :)

  • Batgirl
    Batgirl Posts: 2,035 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    I think between a month and six weeks. I was just starting to give up hope of winning anythings after entering lots more than a thousand when a dvd player with a dvd arrived. It really spurred me on and then for the next few months when I was still entering hundreds it was roughly 6 weeks between wins, mainly small wins but still enough to spur me on to enter more.
    May 2015 £10 a day currently £208
  • kian1977
    kian1977 Posts: 60 Forumite
    where do you go 'comping'?
  • josie301
    josie301 Posts: 4,654 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    kian1977 wrote:
    where do you go 'comping'?

    I use my favourite 'comp sites' - here - prizefinder & loquax and others , but my fave is here they have the best on site facilities!

    :D
    Jo x
    2007:£5181.09 2008: £6619.70 2009: £4284.49 2010: £5213.14 2011: £4980.62 2012: £3188.52 :)

  • kian1977
    kian1977 Posts: 60 Forumite
    I thought I'd share my news. At 2:50am I was unable to sleep so decided to go online. for some reason I went to a gaming site (Jackpotjoy) and went into the bingo lounge, whilst waiting for a game to startI played a 'mini game' called Bullion Bonanza, I decided to bet 'max' coins costing £3 a go. on my 3rd spin, I won.............................£22,600!!!! 2 hours on, I'm still shaking, not being able to believe I have won this!!!!
  • Strepsy
    Strepsy Posts: 5,651 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Mine was only a few days in actually. I won a £20 voucher on the FatFace competition.
    I've been lucky, I'll be lucky again. ~ Bette Davis
  • I've never won anything in my life, starting to think I'm not lucky enough to win anything.
    "Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, But beautiful old people are works of art."
    -- Eleanor Roosevelt
  • tamarto
    tamarto Posts: 832 Forumite
    I've never won anything in my life, starting to think I'm not lucky enough to win anything.

    I've not won anything yet either :(
  • we can be losers together haha
    "Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, But beautiful old people are works of art."
    -- Eleanor Roosevelt
  • hjb123
    hjb123 Posts: 32,002 Forumite
    Keep on at it and you will win! Dont give up - competition wins are like buses - none for a while and then several at once!

    It took me about a month of entering on this site to win and then I have had a steady supply of wins - sometimes none for a while then a couple at once
    Weight Loss - 102lb
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