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Does anyone actually win on regular magazine comps?
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Debtfree2024
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As per title, I’ve been comping since 2019 and entering all the magazine puzzle comps every week (take a break etc) and only won one in that time (I have also won other comps). Do these comps get quite a lot of entries which reduce chances of winning?
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You're lucky, I've only won a magazine comp once in 10 years! Seriously, I think there are a massive amount of entries for these so the odds are stacked against winning any one in particular, but folk here have won multiple times, as I'm sure they will comment.1
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MeganChar1 said:As per title, I’ve been comping since 2019 and entering all the magazine puzzle comps every week (take a break etc) and only won one in that time (I have also won other comps). Do these comps get quite a lot of entries which reduce chances of winning?
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/categories/i-won-i-won-i-won
The Women's magazine circulation figures have been falling for years (as have the number of prizes and the total value of them) - highest circulation is still Take a Break although that has fallen in 13 or so years from over 1,000,000 a week to about 325,000, that's life, chat and bella are all in the range of 130,000 to 140,000 a week.
Despite the falling sales they still have the potential for many thousands of entries each week (even if they only got 1,000 a week that would mean an average of 1 win per 19 years - each magazine offers multiple prizes which increases the chances of winning but they are likely to get tens of thousands of entries rather than just a thousand.
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I've won quite a few of these over the years and at least three over the last year-ish.
Blu XXXI am brave, I am bruised
I am who I'm meant to be
I'm not scared to be seen
I make no apology
THIS IS ME!
When you talk down to others it says more about you than them.1 -
do you enter by post or on line or both? Also lots of other comps on here including the mags dailies (have won a few on them\|)
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"Does anyone actually win on regular magazine comps - weekly magazine puzzle comps "
As to the bit above almost certainly all the prizes are won but entries via MSE members represent only a tiny fraction of the total entries they receive.2 -
I have won quite a few times but l do them every day1
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I've been lucky enough to win quite a few over the years. Among them six wins, five of 'em cash, with the much missed Real People.'...luck came to those who left a space for it.' Terry Pratchett2
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I've been comping since 2009 and have won 4 or 5 times including a £3000 win a few years ago from That's Life. Nothing lately though.2
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I’ve been entering Take a Break since 1990/1 and I’ve never won. Still keep trying though1
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I’ve won a couple of mag dailies, I do enter every single day though.
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