Competitions - how lucky are you? Won anything good?

Competitions - how lucky are you? Won anything good?

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baron bashoneov

793 posts

226 months

Friday 29th May 2015
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I won the bottle of vodka that I donated to the raffle.

IanUAE

2,927 posts

163 months

Friday 29th May 2015
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4 nights in Cyprus via raffle at the sons school (we had to pay for the flights).

JimmyConwayNW

3,056 posts

124 months

Friday 29th May 2015
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A years supply of milky way crispy rolls from a competition in the beano/dandy comic when I was in primary school. Finished the supply in around 1 month.

addz86

1,439 posts

185 months

Friday 29th May 2015
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A window screen wiper repair clip, bit disappointed when that turned up.



Won a decent umbrella the other day, just in time for summer!

chonok

1,126 posts

234 months

Friday 29th May 2015
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Never won anything in my life, then 2 years ago won an all inclusive family holiday to Cyprus after the wife bought an air freshener from poundland.

ecsrobin

17,019 posts

164 months

Friday 29th May 2015
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I won the chance to open the then new Portsmouth sea life centre, goody bag and years pass for free entry when I was a child. Never used the pass though as my parents still had to pay full whack.

Won some Goodwood tickets with PH a few years ago.

And my most recent win was 2 tickets to the Oxford/Cambridge Goat race with Hendricks Gin however they only told me where to collect my tickets 2 hours after the event had started!!


Beefmeister

16,482 posts

229 months

Friday 29th May 2015
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2 or 3 PHers have won cars in the Best of the Best competitions.

loafer123

15,404 posts

214 months

Friday 29th May 2015
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remkingston said:
I've also won random hedges...
Was the hedge you won anywhere near you?

mfmman

2,362 posts

182 months

Friday 29th May 2015
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igiveup said:
one of them was even a white crayon. what you supposed to do with that.
You can use it to draw (with other light colours) the explosions of fireworks which you then paint the entire sheet over paper over in black and the paint rolls off the waxy bits leaving you with a nice night time scene.

As done by a seven year old me and won second prize in a painting competition, £3 voucher for a toy shop which bought me a few things giving away how long it was

Patch1875

4,893 posts

131 months

Friday 29th May 2015
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Won 2k in a half time draw at a footie match.

Also got £500 after finding a betting slip on a golf course that someone had dropped!

43034

2,963 posts

167 months

Friday 29th May 2015
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Patch1875 said:
Won 2k in a half time draw at a footie match.

Also got £500 after finding a betting slip on a golf course that someone had dropped!
What did he back?

Patch1875

4,893 posts

131 months

Friday 29th May 2015
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43034 said:
What did he back?
A £50 double in 2 international football matches, the games hadn't been played when I found it. Was crapping myself picking up the winnings the following morning in case someone was waiting!

BrabusMog

20,083 posts

185 months

Friday 29th May 2015
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I won a disposable camera at a school fête years ago. More recently, I won a chunk of money backing Sweden's entry to this years Eurovision.

DannyScene

6,596 posts

154 months

Friday 29th May 2015
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igiveup said:
I won a box of 6 Crayons once at a school fair, one of them was even a white crayon. what you supposed to do with that.
Highlights and such, those crayons were wasted on you

43034

2,963 posts

167 months

Friday 29th May 2015
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Patch1875 said:
A £50 double in 2 international football matches, the games hadn't been played when I found it. Was crapping myself picking up the winnings the following morning in case someone was waiting!
Nice. Bet he was kicking himself. Nice little earner for you though!

eltax91

9,842 posts

205 months

Friday 29th May 2015
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I'm working away in Holland and I put my name down for a draw on a fellow conference sponsors stand.

About and hour ago I won a new surface pro 3.

Not bad

iva cosworth

44,044 posts

162 months

Friday 29th May 2015
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2 British GP tickets for 1987 race.

Seats in Copse corner grandstand,face value £50 iirc.

Quite an enjoyable day was had as this was the year that our Nige stuffed it up Piquet in "that" move.

sebby1990

6,402 posts

180 months

Friday 29th May 2015
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I won £20 from a Walkers crisp packet once. Doesn't sound like much but as an 11 year old boy that was a month's salary pocket money.

If I remember correctly, it was then spent on Pokemon cards.

russ_a

4,568 posts

210 months

Friday 29th May 2015
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I won 'The secret diary of Adrian Mole at school'. Raffle was fixed by a girl that fancied me. Also won a signed Peter Hamilton book a year or two back.

Living the dream!!

Son recently won a Milkshake competition on Channel 5 by designing a new Thomas The Tank Engine character.

F3RNY7

545 posts

163 months

Friday 29th May 2015
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When I was a kid we used to go on the 'Santa special' trains and I won 4 x 1st class tickets for any rail journey in the UK.

We used to go from Bristol to Aberdeen to see family every summer, so 9 hours on a train in 1st class was a big deal, though I was too young to appreciate it! My nan enjoyed it though!