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Whats the best thing youve ever won?

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  • smitchy73
    smitchy73 Posts: 2,559 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    It wasn't through the comp board, but was a Radio Clyde(West of Scotland) phone in about 20 years ago where I won a Med Cruise, this was the star prize over the week, there was individual winners each day for other prizes.  Also got to a final to win a Mitsubishi 4x4 with the same radio station, but didn't win, there were about 40 people in the final in a shopping centre!
    Also won a few smaller prizes on here, biggest being a Vodafone mobile phone, tablet and some top up cards for the phone from LBC, cinema prizes etc. 
    Outside of the comps I did win about £2500 on Euromillions a good few years ago, best thing from that was buying an American style Fridge Freezer which I'd always wanted.
    I hardly seem to win anything these days, but still do it, as I enjoy the entering and gives me something to do.  I always wonder if it's the email address I use being Hotmail but think it's just the luck.
    Thanks to all the competition posters.
  • redfox5
    redfox5 Posts: 27,236 Forumite
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    I've only been serious about this since Dec & so far it's the TV that I won. I certainly get lots of use out of it! 
    Wins in 2023 - 35
    Wins in 2022 - 43
    Wins in 2021 - 62
    Wins in 2020 - 68
    Wins in 2019 - 5
  • CompKB
    CompKB Posts: 66 Forumite
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    redfox5 said:
    I've only been serious about this since Dec & so far it's the TV that I won. I certainly get lots of use out of it! 
    A tv is a brilliant prize!
    May 2020 Wins - Pen, Old Speckled Hen,
  • MoonChild91
    MoonChild91 Posts: 679 Forumite
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    I enter whatever comes my way, but don't really seek out competitions to enter - though maybe I should.

    My best win is a toss up between a year's worth of free tea from last year (ended up being about 360 tea bags in various flavours - very handy), or a win from the Design Museum I had a couple of years ago which included 2 tickets to each exhibition they had on, £100 to spend in the shop, and dinner for 2 at the onsite restaurant (which was 4 courses, a martini, and a bottle of wine - I think about £150). Have yet to win anything this year!
    Make £2026 in 2026 total £333.01/£2026
  • CompKB
    CompKB Posts: 66 Forumite
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    I enter whatever comes my way, but don't really seek out competitions to enter - though maybe I should.

    My best win is a toss up between a year's worth of free tea from last year (ended up being about 360 tea bags in various flavours - very handy), or a win from the Design Museum I had a couple of years ago which included 2 tickets to each exhibition they had on, £100 to spend in the shop, and dinner for 2 at the onsite restaurant (which was 4 courses, a martini, and a bottle of wine - I think about £150). Have yet to win anything this year!
    I would LOVE to win a years worth of tea! Although I drink so much tea I'm not sure 360 would last me a whole year haha
    May 2020 Wins - Pen, Old Speckled Hen,
  • MoonChild91
    MoonChild91 Posts: 679 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper
    CompKB said:
    I would LOVE to win a years worth of tea! Although I drink so much tea I'm not sure 360 would last me a whole year haha
    It came in 2 lots luckily! The first lot had all the flavours they made, and the 2nd a few months later I was allowed to pick which ones I wanted. Definitely didn't last me a whole 12 months though, technically it was a year ago at the beginning of May but I haven't had any in the house since before Christmas! 
    Make £2026 in 2026 total £333.01/£2026
  • I once won a hair brush for my cat. It was only a small thing, but he loved being brushed by it and it brought him loads of pleasure, so that is by far my best ever win.
    I wish I had thought of a better user name as this makes me sounds greedy :( It was meant more tongue-in-cheek.
  • trueblonde
    trueblonde Posts: 799 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 500 Posts
    Mine was in 2010, a brand new car, it was brilliant a Vauxhall Mariva
  • leanfun30
    leanfun30 Posts: 3,203 Forumite
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    Mine was a few years ago I won a bedroom makeover.  The finished bedroom was more than I would ever have dreamed of.  The designer really interpreted what we would like plus.  It was wow.

    I had another WOW win last year.  We won two nights in a five star hotel in central London. They gave us the Wow suite and it was Wow, massive.  Plus tickets to the theatre and hotel spar treatments.  We had a wonderful time. 
  • starrybee
    starrybee Posts: 1,917 Forumite
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    In my first year of comping I won a a second hand car worth about 4.5k and a holiday to Florida ...think beginners luck really is a thing!!

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