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E: 04/10 Win £1000
Each day on Hometime, Bush & Richie will spin the SMARTY Mobile wheel and call out three numbers.
If they pop up in your phone number, ring in fast – you could play live and win £1,000 just by answering a simple question.
Like SMARTY Mobile, you’re free to leave with your cash, or risk it all on a second question for a shot at £2,000!
Or try your luck and spin our wheel below for a chance to win another exclusive prize!
Competition opens from 00.01 on Wednesday 16th September 2026 until 23.59 on Sunday 4th October 2026.
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS for “ABSOLUTE RADIO – SMARTY”
– On-air and online Competition” (the “Competition”)
These terms and conditions (the “Specific Terms”) for the Competition should be read alongside our general competition
terms and conditions at: http://www.bauerlegal.co.uk/radio-competition-terms.html (the “General Terms”) which will also
apply to this Competition. Where there is any conflict between these Specific Terms and the General Terms, the Specific
Terms shall prevail.
1.ENTRY ROUTES
AND COSTS Entries to both the on-air and online competition are restricted to [one entry] per person.
ENTRY FOR THE ON-AIR COMPETITION
The on-air competition will take place on the following radio station from Monday 21/09/26 and then every
day until Friday 25/09/26:
• Absolute Radio (Hometime with Bush & Richie 16:00-19:00)
Entry to the on-air competition is available by calling the Absolute Radio Studio Number: 0330 123 12 15 at
the time indicated by the on-sit presenter(s).
If you have not dialled the valid number, you will not be entered into the competition.
Calls will be charged at your standard network rate.
Entrants must call during the Entry Periods of the competition.
The on-air presenter will indicate when the phone lines are open and when they are closed.
Any entries received outside of the Entry Periods will not be entered but may still be charged.
Bauer Media and Absolute Radio are not responsible for any latency experience or technical fault caused
by your telephone or mobile phone network, which may delay or prevent your entry via phone.
ENTRY FOR THE ONLINE COMPETITION
Entry for the online competition is available at:
https://hellorayo.co.uk/absolute-radio/competitions
2.COMPETITION
MECHANIC AND
HOW TO WIN
ON AIR COMPETITION
There will be 5 (five) winners of the competition in total . These winners will get the prize outlined in section
5.
The on-air competition will be executed on Absolute Radio Hometime with Bush & Richie on the dates and
at the times outlined in section 3.
• Each day the presenter(s) will use an online random number generator to choose 3 x single
numerical digits. These will be announced on air and if all 3 numbers appear in the 11 digits of your
UK phone number (beginning 07), then you are invited to call in to take part in the competition.
• On air the presenters will announce when the phone lines are open for entry to the competition.
They will also announce when the phone lines are closed for entry.
• Each day during the competition period, the show producer will select 1 (one) caller at random to
goon air and play (checking that their phone number includes the 3 x numerical digits called out by
the presenters that day).
• Once on air, the caller will be asked 1 (one) general knowledge question. If they answer incorrectly
they win nothing and the game for that day ends. If they get the answer right, they win £1,000 cash
andwill be given the chance to answer a second question. If they get the second question wrong,
they will win the £1,000 from the first question and the game ends. If they get the second question
correct, they win an additional £1,000, meaning they have a total of £2,000 and the game ends.
• The Absolute Radio production team reserves the right to pre-record any part of this competition
with contestants before the ' broadcast, and play it out ‘as live’.
13. ENTRY
PERIOD
4. ENTRY
RESTRICTIONS
5. THE PRIZE • Having your call answered by the Absolute Radio production team does not guarantee you will be
invited to play the game or win the prize.
• All final decisions on the game will rest with the Absolute Radio production team.
• Entrants and callers to this competition must have a UK registered phone beginning with the digits
07 and cannot withhold their phone number on entry. If they do so, they will be automatically be
eliminated from playing the competition.
• The international dialling code ie +44 +44' does not count as part of your phone number for this
competition, should the number '4' be randomly selected.
ONLINE COMPETITION
Online: There will be 1 (one) winner in total of the competition. All entries will be pooled together and on
Monday 05/10/26 and 1 (one) entry will be selected by electronic random draw.
Once at the online entry page, entrants will need to ‘spin the wheel’ to be in with a chance of winning. If
their spin is successful they will be notified on the page. This will then allow the entrant to input their
details at the entry point on the page and they will be submitted into the pool of entries.
Online entry is free of charge
ON AIR COMPETITION ENTRY PERIOD
Entries must be submitted during the following entry period at the time indicated on air:
Monday 21/09/26: Hometime with Bush & Richie (16:00-19:00)
Tuesday 22/09/26: Hometime with Bush & Richie (16:00-19:00)
Wednesday 23/09/26: Hometime with Bush & Richie (16:00-19:00)
Thursday 24/09/26: Hometime with Bush & Richie (16:00-19:00)
Friday 25/09/26: Hometime with Bush & Richie (16:00-19:00)
The on air presenter(s) will announce daily the exact entry period of the competition.
Winner Announcement: The winner’s first name and hometown will be announced on air by the presenter.
ONLINE COMPETITION ENTRY PERIOD
Online entries must be submitted during the following entry period:
From Wednesday 16/09/26 at 00:01 (the “Start Time”) to Sunday 04/10/26 at 23:59 (the “End Time”).
Entries received before the “Start Time” or after the “End Time” will be invalid.
Winner Announcement: The winner’s first name and hometown will be made available on request.
Open to UK residents, aged 18 years or over on date of entry. One entry per person.
Our employees (and their family members) or employees of any company involved in the Competition,
including any Prize Provider, are not permitted to enter.
We reserve the right to disqualify any entrant or winner who does not comply with any of the eligibility
criteria and/or is in breach of these Terms. We reserve the right to repeat the competition mechanic or any
stage of it in order to draw a winner that fulfils all of the eligibility criteria and is in compliance with these
Terms.
Anyone who has won a Bauer competition to the value of £500 or more within the past 6 months on any
Bauer Radio brand, they or anyone living at the winning address will not be eligible to win this competition.
If by any chance they get through to the phone lines – any prize they have been successful with will not be
awarded. The full list of Bauer Media brands can be found here: https://www.bauermedia.co.uk/brands
ON-AIR COMPETITON PRIZE
There are 5 (five) prizes available across the total duration of this on air competition. Each day, 1 (one)
winner will win the following prize (the “Prize”):
- Up to £2000 cash
2This cash will be paid by BACS transfer to a UK bank account. Proof of identification and address will need
to be provided to Bauer Media. The winner’s name, phone number, email and address will be cross
checked against the Bauer Winner Database and only once they pass the criteria, they will be deemed the
winner of the competition.
ON LINE COMPETITION PRIZE
There will be 1 (one) winner of this online competition who will win the following prize (the “Prize”):
- £1000 cash
This cash will be paid by BACS transfer to a UK bank account. Proof of identification and address will need
to be provided to Bauer Media. The winner’s name, phone number, email and address will be cross
checked against the Bauer Winner Database and only once they pass the criteria, they will be deemed the
winner of the competition.
OTHER PRIZE TS&CS FOR ON AIR & ONLINE COMPETITION
Bauer Media Group will aim to send the prizes to the winner within 28 working days from the date they
pass winner checks as mentioned above. However, there may be a delay due to potential unforeseen
circumstances and therefore deliveries may take longer. Bauer Media Group will make necessary
attempts to keep the winner up to date with details of any delays and when the winner can expect the
prize. Bauer Media Group has the right to redraw another winner, if the Entrant selected does not respond
within 7 days of initial contact, and continue to do so until a winner is found.
The prize provider is Bauer Media. Any personal data submitted by the winner to the Prize Provider will be
treated in accordance with Prize Provider’s privacy policy, which is accessible at:
https://www.bauerlegal.co.uk/privacy-policy-20251030
Prizes are non-transferable.
OTHER CONDITIONS
1. 2. DATA PROTECTION. Names, email addresses, and /or telephone numbers (which, for all SMS competitions, will be shared
with our SMS provider) will be collected and used to process entries. Winner’s details may be given to a Prize Provider to
arrange delivery of the prize. Your details may remain stored after the End Date but will not be used for marketing unless
you have ticked an opt-in box on entry. For SMS entries you automatically consent to receive marketing. You may opt out
at any time by texting the word STOP to the relevant text shortcode number. If you have opted in to receive marketing
communications, then your details will be used in accordance with the information given when you ticked the opt-in box
and gave your consent. For more details, see: http://www.bauerdatapromise.co.uk/.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND CONSENTS. By entering this Competition, you are consenting to our use of your entry
both to publicise this Competition, our radio station or any other radio station which we own or control. This means that
we may use all names, images, descriptions, photographs video footage, and other information, which you have submitted
on entry, in any media, without paying you any remuneration therefore and without any time restriction. You also agree that
we may film, record or photograph you in connection with the competition and /or the Prize if applicable. We will own these
films, recordings or photographs and we may use them publicly, including on the internet, for our radio broadcasts and/or
for any promotional purposes. You will also have waived any moral rights or right to payment that you may have had.
3. MISCELLANEOUS.
• Entries which do not comply with these Terms or the General Competition Terms and Conditions will not be accepted
and any entries may be disqualified if we have any reason to suspect that there is a breach of, or non-compliance with,
these Terms.
• Where a competition mechanic involves the answering of questions, the correct answers to questions must match our
answers to win (or be sufficiently close in our sole reasonable opinion) to be acceptable. In the event of any dispute
about any answers given and whether they are correct, we reserve the right to amend what we deem a correct answer,
however we are not obliged to, and our decision in either case is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
• We are not responsible if you fail to get through when you call / text to enter, or if you lose signal during a call.
• You are responsible for all costs of entry and where necessary, obtaining the bill payer’s permission. Please refer to your
tariff with your network provider for information about charges you may incur for entry into our competitions via any
SMS or phone call entry route.
• We accept no liability for network, technical or signal errors, issues or failures experienced by entrants when entering
the competition or at any stage during the mechanic of the competition.
3• Whilst on-air, you must not make any inappropriate, profane, indecent, harmful or offensive statements. If you do so
we reserve the right to take you off-air immediately and disqualify you from the competition. You may be also
disqualified from the competition at any time if you are incomprehensible, inaudible or if you appear to be driving,
intoxicated or likely to offend listeners. Any prize already won may be withdrawn and re-awarded to another entrant.
• As far as it is lawful to do so we exclude our liability for any losses suffered in connection with the Competition or any
element of the Prize.
We may cancel, end or suspend the Competition where we are required to do so in circumstances outside our control.
We reserve the right to amend these Terms at any stage during the Competition if such amendment is necessary to
facilitate the administration of the Competition.
4. CONTACT DETAILS. Any concerns? Please email: win@bauermedia.co.uk Correspondence will not be entered into
regarding any competition which has closed more than 14 days prior to correspondence being received.
Bauer Radio Limited is the promoter of this Competition, see: https://www.bauerlegal.co.uk/radio-website-terms-and-
conditions-2016-03-22
for details of our registered office and company number.
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