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sarah250387
sarah250387 Posts: 60 Forumite
Seventh Anniversary
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Hi Everyone, I am new to all this so I am probably doing things all wrong, just wondering how long after you all started comping that you won your first competition? I started at the beginning of jan and haven't won yet but I know these things take time just curious so I know whether it is worth my time to carry on.
thanks everyone
Started comping in January 18 and i'm already more than a little addicted!
2019 wins: 20p topcashback game win, Tomy Puzzle Wars Game, £200 to spend at Brooks Taverner, Day out in london with brunch, travel and £2000 shopping spree
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  • mjm3346
    mjm3346 Posts: 47,263 Forumite
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    Some people go a year or more without winning while others (myself included) win the first competition entered.
  • chloeadkins
    chloeadkins Posts: 10,346 Forumite
    I won, I won, I won!
    I won within about a week of starting - it can take time though and its just down to luck I guess. Keep going with it and I wish you the best of luck. :)
    11 wins in August 2019 :j Thanks everyone x

    Anorexia Fighter & Proud NHS Worker!:)
  • sarah250387
    sarah250387 Posts: 60 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary
    thank you both, any tips for winning or is it literally just luck?
    Started comping in January 18 and i'm already more than a little addicted!
    2019 wins: 20p topcashback game win, Tomy Puzzle Wars Game, £200 to spend at Brooks Taverner, Day out in london with brunch, travel and £2000 shopping spree
  • janE1956
    janE1956 Posts: 2,261 Forumite
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    enter lots!!!! good luck
  • chloeadkins
    chloeadkins Posts: 10,346 Forumite
    I won, I won, I won!
    sarah250387 wrote: »
    thank you both, any tips for winning or is it literally just luck?

    Just enter as many as possible, use social medias as lots of comps on there and I have mostly won through facebook. Keep entering and I'm sure you will get lucky :)
    11 wins in August 2019 :j Thanks everyone x

    Anorexia Fighter & Proud NHS Worker!:)
  • sarah250387
    sarah250387 Posts: 60 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary
    I have set up a seperate twitter account and enter loads on there but I didn't really want to do the facebook ones as I have a lot of info on there so maybe thats why I am not winning
    Started comping in January 18 and i'm already more than a little addicted!
    2019 wins: 20p topcashback game win, Tomy Puzzle Wars Game, £200 to spend at Brooks Taverner, Day out in london with brunch, travel and £2000 shopping spree
  • sammi86
    sammi86 Posts: 532 Forumite
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    Enter and forget. Theres no special trick to winning competitions, down to the luck of the draw/algorithm. Every tom d!ck and harry is a comper nowadays so its much much harder to win. Odds are against you nowadays!

    You could enter thousands of comps and not win anything and yet you could enter thousands and win every one of them.
  • mjm3346
    mjm3346 Posts: 47,263 Forumite
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    sarah250387 wrote: »
    I have set up a seperate twitter account and enter loads on there but I didn't really want to do the facebook ones as I have a lot of info on there so maybe thats why I am not winning

    Although in 2013 FB accounted for 50% by number and 60% by total value of my prizes, last year it was less than 4% by number and 5% by value so I wouldn't worry too much about it.
  • poro
    poro Posts: 91 Forumite
    It took me months to get My first win! it's all pot luck!! I agree with the enter and forget. I enter literally 1000s every week if you include the daily ones like click to wins and my success rate is very small - but there's ALWAYS the chance, which is what keeps me going! And I enjoy it!

    I hope your first win comes soon xx
    I hope you have a happy day full of kindness :A
  • sarah250387
    sarah250387 Posts: 60 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary
    thanks everyone, I do enter quite a few but maybe need to enter more, to be fair I think I may be getting slightly addicted to it lol
    Started comping in January 18 and i'm already more than a little addicted!
    2019 wins: 20p topcashback game win, Tomy Puzzle Wars Game, £200 to spend at Brooks Taverner, Day out in london with brunch, travel and £2000 shopping spree
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