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WINNING STREAK If the name sounds familiar, we featured Gillian McDonald on our April front cover. And here she is again, with news of yet another big win!
“Compers News has given us some money-can’t-buy memories and experiences over the years...”
I was the lucky winner of a trip to Scotland with Aberfeldy whisky, from a competition that I saw listed in Compers News. The prize included two nights in Scotland for two people, flights, car hire and a tour of the Aberfeldy distillery. As we only live a couple of hours drive away, we asked the promoters if we could have a petrol allowance instead of flights, and they agreed to give us £200 which was great as it gave us some spending money too. It’s always worth asking a promoter about little changes like this, as they’re usually very accommodating.
GILLIAN MCDONALD
We had a choice of four very different hotels and decided on the fabulous 5* Fonab Castle Hotel & Spa in Pitlochry, on the banks of Loch Faskally. It was a perfect setting, and the surrounding countryside was absolutely beautiful. I would never have seen this competition if it wasn’t for Compers News, so it’s a big thank you from me and my family. Compers News has given us some moneycan’t-buy memories and experiences over the years, and long may it continue to do so!
Our Latest Wins... Compers News members have reported these BIG prizes since our last issue!
✓✓THREE trips to the UEFA Champions League Final in Madrid ✓✓Luxury Corfu villa break ✓✓Trip to the FIFA Women’s World Cup Final in Lyon ✓✓Holiday to Oman ✓✓VIP Wimbledon tennis experience
And here’s just a small selection of the other prizes you’ve told us about during the past month! Wine trip to Sicily European holiday worth £1,500 Lake District villa break worth £900 £1,000 cash LG Smart TV and home entertainment system Butlin’s family holiday worth £1,000 £500 Tesco gift voucher Lumix camera worth £769 Annual gym membership £500 cash Turnado go-kart worth over £300
£200 worth of Theatre Tokens Champagne flight on the London Eye Chelsea Flower Show tickets £100 One4all gift card Sony wireless speaker £100 cash THREE £250 B&M gift vouchers FA Cup Final tickets Case of wine RSPB wild bird bundle worth £250 £200 Red Letter Days gift card
Luxury Fortnum & Mason hamper Plus LOTS more cash prizes from Visa NOW TV passes from Nestlé Cuddly koalas from Cushelle Wimbledon towels from Robinsons £10 B&M gift vouchers from Cadbury Picnic hampers from Higgidy Alton Towers tickets from Morrisons And much more… Est.
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Editor’s Comment Write to Steve at Compers News, PO Box 8763, Nottingham NG2 9BS or via editor@compersnews.com
TO BUY, OR NOT TO BUY? That is the question… that so many of you keep asking. Hello again everyone, and welcome to the July issue. We’ve found hundreds more brand new comps and prize draws for you again this month, so don’t forget to pack your Compers News if you’re lucky enough to be going away on holiday in the next month or two. As I always like to remind everyone at this time of year, as the temperature goes up, the number of people entering competitions goes down… so make sure that you don’t miss out on those hot summer prizes!
This month, I want to take the opportunity to reply to three questions that continue to regularly pop up in my postbag. I’ve covered all of these subjects before, and no doubt I’ll be revisiting them again in the future too, but since so many of you are currently asking there’s no harm in looking again at my original answers. Apologies to those of you who might remember them from previous outings, but new members are joining us all the time. of course, by investing a few extra pounds in their promotion budget to print truly unique codes on their competition packs, and/or by making their Terms & Conditions far clearer, but that’s another argument for another day!)
You’ve listed a competition in your Purchase Needed category but no till receipt is actually asked for / the entry code isn’t unique / it doesn’t actually state that purchase is necessary. Your listing is therefore misleading, so please provide full information so that I don’t have to buy the product. The most important thing to emphasise is that ALL of our ‘Purchase Needed’ listings DO, in our considered opinion, require a purchase. Even if it isn’t made clear when you actually enter the comp, or when (if!) you read the T&Cs, there would have been something somewhere that mentioned a purchase when we were researching the comp. And as promoters tighten up on asking for proof of purchase in an increasing number of ‘purchase necessary’ comps, it is now more important 2
than ever that you buy the relevant product(s) before entering these comps and that you keep your proofs of purchase safe. We no longer publish apparently non-unique entry codes (e.g. a barcode number, or a non-unique promotional code or word) as these codes may still be region and/ or store-specific, for example, or might only appear on a particular size or variety of a product. And they’re not, in themselves, an actual proof of purchase – so a promoter could STILL ask for that (e.g. a till receipt) at a later date. Another important reason is that it’s unfair on promoters and competition organisers if their ‘purchase necessary’ requirement is undermined. We want them to play fair with us, so it’s only fair that we play fair with them. (They could solve the problem entirely,
And please also remember that just because a proof-of-purchase requirement isn’t specifically referred to in the official T&Cs of a competition, then it doesn’t necessarily mean that a promoter isn’t allowed to ask for it in certain circumstances. Even if the phrase “Buy this product and enter our competition…” is mentioned as a throwaway line in a magazine ad or in very small print on a tiny shelf label – and the purchase requirement is then not mentioned anywhere else on an entry website or specifically in the official T&Cs – a promoter can STILL ask for proof of purchase as “all promotional materials” (including, in this example, the magazine ad or shelf label) are deemed to form part of the full T&Cs under UK marketing regulations, even if they’re not specifically referred to in those T&Cs.
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Why does it sometimes say ‘no purchase necessary’ in a competition’s entry instructions or small print, when you’re then told elsewhere that you DO have to buy something or input a code etc.? Is this simply down to promoters being careless and, if so, would my entry still be valid if I entered without buying the product? As I’ve pointed out before several times in these pages, the term “no purchase necessary” has had a different meaning since the Gambling Act 2008 - which states that there must be no additional purchase or cost to the consumer to enter a prize draw. This is often summarised (arguably misleadingly!) as “No purchase necessary” in competition T&Cs. As an example, a consumer buys a bar of chocolate flashed with a competition for £1. The consumer can then choose whether or not to enter the competition. As long as the cost to the consumer is EXACTLY the same whether or not they decide to enter the competition once the product is in their hands - i.e. a promotional pack doesn’t cost any more than a non-promotional pack, or there is no additional fee or cost to enter the competition over and above the current limit of the equivalent of 2 x 2nd class stamps - then THIS is today’s definition of “no purchase necessary”. Or, put another way, you have a bar of chocolate BEFORE entering
the comp, you’ve STILL got the same bar of chocolate AFTER entering the comp, and this is an IDENTICAL bar of chocolate that someone else not-at-all interested in the comp bought for exactly the same price. Therefore, no additional purchase or cost is necessary to specifically enter the comp - but you DO still need to buy the chocolate! Except in Northern Ireland that is, where the Gambling Act 2008 never passed into law and the old-fashioned definition of ‘no purchase necessary’ currently still stands… talk about confusing! As a general rule of thumb, if ‘No purchase necessary’ is stated in a competition’s instructions but you’re then asked to input a promotional code, barcode number etc. from the product to complete your entry, we always err on the side of caution with our listings and assume that the promoter is applying the phrase in the above context. After all, if they genuinely intended for entry to be completely free and independent of their product, why bother asking for a code or other information from a promotional pack? Of course, we could occasionally be wrong and a promoter might indeed just want you to seek out and take a closer look at their product for the required information, or otherwise interact with it (e.g. scan a Snapchat or QR code) in the hope that you’ll become more familiar with the item and be more likely to become a customer in the future. But, is it really worth taking the risk of possibly losing out on a prize for the sake of making a modest purchase? Ultimately it’s your call of course, but don’t say we didn’t warn you!
Has anyone ever won a big ITV or Channel 5 prize by entering via the free postal route? I can’t believe they’d ever choose a free entry over a paid phone, text or online entry. By law, a promoter must offer a free entry route in any ‘no skill’ competition or prize draw – and the big TV comps fall into this category. When a free entry route is legally required, there is also a strict legal requirement that free entries must stand exactly the same chance of winning a prize as a paid-for entry. So to answer the second part of the above question first, if a promoter runs a prize draw properly under all the legal guidelines, there is no reason why a free entry in a comp – if allowed for in the rules – should have any kind of disadvantage compared to an entry that’s been paid for. Looking at ITV comps specifically, since the company was hit by a huge scandal over the fairness of their phone-in comps, and fined millions of pounds by the regulator, a decade ago, I think it’s pretty safe to say that they now make 100% sure that they stick to the law – so in my own opinion, it’s probably a safe bet to say that free postcard entries are treated exactly how they’re supposed to be. Indeed, we have had several ITV and Channel 5 wins reported to us here at Compers News over the years and all of them, from memory, won with a postal entry. So there’s absolutely nothing to worry about in my view.
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FLORIDA OR BUST It’s been another busy Crusading month, so time to catch up on some reader questions and problems. First up this month, Mrs J has asked me about what happens when a company running a competition goes into administration, in this example - HMV. They ran many generous competitions as part of their PureHMV loyalty programme. Unusually for a loyalty card, you had to buy it for about £3 but that included an initial credit of around £10 worth of points to use. Customers were then awarded additional points for shopping in store or online, and it usually ‘cost’ 1,000 points to enter a competition. Mrs J had spotted a competition in HMV back in October last year to win a family holiday to Universal Resort Florida in conjunction with the release of the Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom DVD, with a closing date of 3rd February 2019. There were two ways to enter the competition; purchase of the DVD gained one automatic entry, and redeeming 1,000 PureHMV points gained another entry. Mrs J purchased a PureHMV Card for £3 and used 1,000 of her free points to enter, and also purchased the DVD – giving her two entries in total. As you’re probably aware, HMV went into administration just after Christmas. Parts of the business have
since been rescued and continue to trade under the HMV name, but unfortunately not the PureHMV scheme which was run as a separate company and is still suspended. I started to investigate what had happened to this competition, which was still live when HMV stopped trading. A notice on the HMV website said: The website and PureHMV points scheme as a whole has been temporarily suspended whilst Pure HMV Loyalty Limited is in administration. We are currently unable to confirm when PureHMV will become available again at this time, however any updates will be posted on our website as well as our social channels (e.g. Twitter and Facebook). I started a long email conversation with the HMV help desk, but there are always very strict legal restrictions when a company falls into administration and this meant that they could only repeat what the official notice on the website said. I finally persuaded them to put me in contact with the administrator, and this was the response: Due to HMV Retail Ltd being placed into administration the competition was not fulfilled as the issuing company no longer exists. We hope this clears up any confusion.
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Well no, actually, it doesn’t! HMV clearly does still exist. They replied back that the ‘old’ HMV who ran the competition has gone, and that the company trading is the ‘new’ HMV.
In the unlikely event that you COULD, somehow, prove that a failed company DID definitely owe you a prize, then you’d simply be added to the bottom of a very long list of creditors so it would still be most unlikely that you’d ever receive anything. Although, in truth, where a company sadly fails, stores are closed and many people lose their jobs, an unfinished competition is always going to be the least of anyone’s concerns!
Mrs C contacted me in May, over four months since the competition closed, to say that the winner had still not been announced. She had emailed both the paper’s editor, and the travel firm sponsoring the prize. So, was or is there anything The paper were blaming the we can do about this type of sponsor, and the sponsor said situation? Unfortunately not. that there were so many great Most standard competition T&Cs entries to look through. The will include a clause that makes paper published one entry per the promotion null and void in week, so there should only have these circumstances and, even if been about 48 to look through! they don’t, the general law of the Anyway, I sent off an email to land will take precedence and the While I’m on the subject, by the both the paper and sponsor, promotion will simply cease at the way, it’s a good time to remind quoting the CAP code and the same time as the company. If the you to ALWAYS try to redeem length of time the judging had company is subsequently rescued, prize gift cards and vouchers as taken. Within five minutes, the then the new owners have no soon as you can. The recent failure editor responded to say that the legal obligation to continue with of the Jamie’s Italian restaurant winner would be announced in previous promotions. Some may chain is a timely example as the next week’s edition. choose to do so for goodwill or to why. A promoter is under reputation reasons, but they absolutely no obligation to replace True to his word, the winner was don’t HAVE to do so – this is why a voucher prize that subsequently announced. Unfortunately it was you sometimes read about gift becomes worthless after they’ve not Mrs C on this occasion, but vouchers for a company not being sent it to you, so the sooner you she told me that she was happy honoured by the new owners. can spend it, the better. to see such a great prize finally awarded. We sometimes see a situation where a promoter will substitute a prize when the prize provider Mrs C emailed me about a very goes into administration – Tesco long running competition in Mrs S contacted me regarding did it recently, for example, when her local paper with a tough a lovely prize she had won on the holiday company supplying entry mechanism! The Lichfield Instagram in association with one of their magazine prizes Mercury ran a competition Tastecard. This was a great bundle ceased trading. Or the other way called ‘Mad about The Mercury’ of goodies, including a pair of round, when a big-name prize with a lovely holiday prize. The one-year unlimited Picturehouse provider wants to protect their theme of the competition was Cinema membership cards, a good name when the company ‘Create a Memory’ and it ran for £100 Prezzo gift card, a £100 Café running the competition goes almost a year - February 2018 to Rouge gift card and a one-year under so they’ll take over December 2018. Readers had to Tastecard membership. responsibility for fulfilling the submit a photo showing amazing prizes themselves – I recall holiday memories, featuring Picturehouse is one of the that Coca-Cola did this when originality, exciting destinations smaller UK cinema chains. Mrs Woolworths abruptly disappeared. and humour. After that, only S received all of the restaurant But examples like this are strictly pictures that were then published gift cards quickly and without for goodwill reasons, and the in the paper throughout the year any issue. The problems started companies concerned had no actually counted as a competition when she received codes for the legal obligations. entry - phew! Easy to enter then! Picturehouse cinema membership
FORGOTTEN MEMORY
PICTURE THIS
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which didn’t work. Mrs S decided to contact Picturehouse, who said that they don’t offer unlimited cards! Instead they have a membership scheme which includes a number of free tickets but is not unlimited.
polite and friendly, Mrs S was able to negotiate a great solution - but why offer a prize that just doesn’t exist? Didn’t anyone research it when setting up the competition?
Mrs S called and spoke to a lady who assured her that the prize was for unlimited cards, at which point Mrs S offered to pay the difference in cost if the prize could be upgraded to Odeon, which was closer to her home.
A different Mrs S contacted me about a competition she entered with the Karma Group in conjunction with Sunrise Radio. Here is an excerpt from the published terms and conditions:
A representative of Tastecard came back and offered Mrs S two memberships to Picturehouse which included four free screenings a year, discounts on snacks and popcorn and, as a gesture of goodwill, a lifetime Tastecard subscription. Mrs S responded, saying that she felt that this was unfair as the use of a Tastecard means you have to spend money in the first place. As a kind(!) response, they sent her a copy of the terms and conditions saying that the prize could be cancelled or changed at any time, and they would discuss the matter with senior management. Before I could intervene, Mrs S did her own research and discovered that there was a higher level of Picturehouse membership offering eight screenings a year. So, when a senior manager rang, she was ready to ask for a better solution. I was delighted to hear that Mrs S had received 22 codes to make an online booking, as and when she wanted. Still not the unlimited prize advertised, but a significantly better deal than four screenings! By keeping things 6
BAD KARMA
One prize for 2 people, of 7 nights’ accommodation at a Karma resort in India including return economy flights, to be won. Transfers excluded, blackout dates apply and prize subject to availability. All entrants will receive a Karma voucher to book 7 nights’ accommodation for 2 people for £250 at a Karma resort in India. Mrs S was delighted to receive this email telling her she was the winner - or was she? Congratulations on being selected as our winner this week to win a FREE 7-night stay at one of our Karma worldwide resorts! Here is a list of the resorts you are able to stay in completely FREE of charge! So congratulations!
All we ask in return is once you return home, you recommend us to friends, family and work colleagues. Mrs S was suspicious, but emailed back anyway asking about any additional costs and querying the departure airports. They replied quickly, stating in rather poor English: There are small booking fee $50 USD for 2 person. This amount will return back as a resort credit / you can use for food, drink, spa treatment credit. The next day, Mrs S received a follow up call, and so she asked where in the terms and conditions was the information about the prize she had won? The rep didn’t know, and ended the call quite quickly. I asked Mrs S if she had ticked the box to say that she could be contacted in the future. Unfortunately she couldn’t remember, but made the fair point that in the full terms it said that you had to agree to be contacted regarding the £250 voucher offer, other Karma Group offers, and (understandably) as the main prize winner when you entered the competition.
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Mrs S had been contacted as a winner of a prize that didn’t exist! With the permission of Mrs S, I referred this to the ASA and got the following swift response: We think you have a valid point and we have taken up your complaint with Karma Resorts. Based on the information you provided, we have contacted them with a view to ensure compliance with the rules that we apply. We have asked them to ensure that prizes are not withheld and to ensure that prizes are awarded as described. Once we get an assurance from them that we consider resolves the complaint, we will close the case. I am not sure why they mentioned withholding prizes, as this was not something I had complained about. I also don’t think that Karma themselves will be too concerned by this ASA ruling, as they’re not even a UK-based company – although it might make UK promoters more wary when using them as prize sponsors in the future, I suppose. If I knew for certain whether or not Mrs S had ticked any ‘consent to be contacted’ box, then we might have been able to pursue this as a potential data breach – although again, if Karma sit outside of UK or EU jurisdiction, this may have proved difficult. Please take this as a reminder that you should never have to pay for a prize and to be very wary if you are told that your ‘prize’ is different to the one advertised. The Karma Group in particular seem to be sponsoring a lot of holiday prizes lately, and use the kind of sales tactics that we used to see with the old ‘timeshare’ companies, so be on your guard if they contact you.
Heart Breaker Here’s another positive story, successfully and politely negotiated by a Compers News member. I will be redundant at this rate! Mrs M wrote: I hope you can help. I have won a holiday from Heart Radio and Jet2 to Lanzarote. It was for 2 adults and 2 children, up to 12 years old. My youngest children are 10 and 14, so after receiving my winning email I replied, offering to pay the difference in price for an older child, which according to the Jet2 website was £192. After the dates were finally approved, I rang Jet2 to enquire how much a room would be for my two eldest (age 20 & 25) as they were going to pay, so we could have our first holiday abroad together. During this phone call, I received my booking information for the prize trip. They had only booked myself, my husband and our youngest daughter. I immediately asked what was going on and was told that as my daughter was over 12, she would need a separate room! I looked it up, both on Jet2 and the hotel website, which showed that a suite (which I had won) could accommodate 3 adults and a child, so we could definitely all fit in! I also rang Jet2 to enquire how much it would cost to add her to our room and was told it would be £2,507.72 - just to add a 14 year old to a room! According to the Jet2 website, a suite on my chosen date for 2 adults, an 11-year old
and a 14-year old was £2,656, so it seemed to me that Jet2 were just trying to recoup the cost of what the holiday was worth. This was going to be our first holiday abroad. My two daughters had been so excited after the radio station told them on air we had won. I haven’t had the heart to tell them we now can’t go and I don’t know what to do. My two eldest are no longer going because of how shoddily I have been treated. How upsetting for Mrs M and her family, that certainly took the shine off their win. I replied straight away, asking for email details for the representatives at Heart and Jet2. I couldn’t believe that either company would be so unreasonable. I was delighted to receive this email from Mrs M the next day: I am very pleased to say that, after informing Jet2 and Heart radio that I had contacted you, they have now included my daughter on our holiday and we have in-flight meals thrown in as an apology! I thought you’d be pleased to hear that you obviously strike fear into these companies who mess competition winners around. Thank you so much. I would like to think that it is my reputation that provoked this reaction from Heart and Jet2! However, I think it was just Mrs M being polite, and pointing out the unfairness of their initial communication.
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NO LAUGHING MATTER Perhaps I should have a Victorian plaque over my bed saying Be Sure Your Sins Will Find You Out, as I feel my story – despite it involving a great prize – is rather in the ‘Serves me Right’ category! I started entering Facebook comps when I took up a Compers News Express membership, and have won one or two welcome prizes including some trainers and a £100 Primark voucher. In general I find them rather uncreative, but a few months ago one caught my eye. Laughing Cow cheese asked for a photo of a snack using one of their products.
Fairly certain that a professional chef might feel a little limited by my Baby Belling cooker, I went for the cookery course – which I could choose myself, anywhere in London – and roped in my partner and delighted friends Jackie and Mark (all of whom claim they only stick with me for the prizes I share with them). Much emailing ensued between us and the Laughing Cow lady (no disrespect intended) and finally we were off to our hotel and a Spanish tapas course (with bottomless wine) at the Avenue Cookery School.
Now I just happened to have a photo of a truly delicious snack I had made which included cheese – but in all honesty not of the Chuckling Bovine variety. I sent it in and was delighted to hear I had won. For some reason I had got it into my head that the prize was a Laughing Cow hamper. I was therefore astounded to receive an email asking ‘which would you prefer, the meal for six cooked by a chef in your own home or the cookery course for four in London with a hotel stay?’
I was first to arrive at reception and eagerly gave my name, to be told that we had been ‘upgraded’ from our double rooms to an apartment. Of course I accepted – but only when we were led to the lift did we learn that it was on an extremely high floor. ‘Upgraded’ was the word! Three of the four of us hate heights, and we emerged from the lift into a three foot wide passage with the outer wall made of glass… gibbering and clinging to the inner wall, ➡︎
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A BIG WIN I was really happy to find out I had won a paella pan and was excited to make some lovely home-cooked meals with it. So, imagine my surprise when the paella pan turned up and was absolutely enormous! I found it so funny when it arrived as it was not what I expected at all; it seems to be more fitting for an industrial-sized kitchen. Now, where do I put it..?!
SIAN WILLIAMS
PRIZE A-PEEL I spotted the McDonald’s Monopoly competition listed in April’s Compers News. Luckily there is a McDonald’s local to me so I was able to participate. Towards the end of the promotion I was lucky enough to peel a winning sticker for one of the main prizes of a mobile phone and one-year Sky Mobile plan. I was so excited to have won and I was able to choose from a large selection of phones after the sticker was verified. I chose a phone with a good camera to hopefully capture a few winning photos in the future. I still can’t believe it, and it’s all thanks to Compers News! ➡︎ we crept along the corridor and into an apartment big enough for ten – with, you’ve guessed it, sheet glass windows! Determined to cope, we gradually dared go a little nearer to the stunning views of the local celebs’ helipad and the wide vista of the Thames. The cookery course was tremendous and the bottomless wine undoubtedly helped the vertigo – but maybe it did serve me right for submitting a moo-free snack!
JANE BOWER
MARIE POWELL
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Keeping personal data safe online
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We hand over a lot of personal information in return for the chance to win a prize - but at what point are we sharing too much? This month, Di investigates identity theft and scams, and gives a few tips on keeping your personal data safe. In 2017 the BBC and Nationwide set up a fake prize draw stand in a shopping centre, inviting shoppers to enter to win a £5,000 trip to Thailand. Once inside the entry booth, they were asked to input their personal details on a screen. Many people went as far as typing in their bank account details - at which point they were notified it was a set up! In a similar experiment by Santander, 85% of entrants gave their bank details in return for the chance to win a £400 TV. It’s amazing what the lure of a prize can do to us, isn’t it? In a real life example from last month, an Instagram scammer set up an account mimicking a travel company, Crystal Holidays. They posted a prize draw to win a holiday - then contacted every entrant to inform them that they were the lucky winner, asking for a photo of their passport to be sent via Direct Message. Unfortunately many compers excitedly sent their details before realising that in fact every entrant was a ‘winner’ and there was no prize at all. It was a scam designed to gain people’s information - the first step to identity theft. Your identity is valuable to criminals. Names, addresses, dates of birth and other personal details can help them set up a credit account at an online store and start ordering goods in your name, or even take out a loan - so be careful who you share this information with.
• Check where it has come from - on a text message, Google the short code along with ‘scam’ in case it’s already been reported. • For an email, right-click or hover over the sender’s name (on a Mac or iOS device click on the small arrow) and you’ll be able to see the full email address it was sent from. Look at the part after @ and then put that into your browser bar after http:// - is it a real domain name? If you’re still not sure, share a screenshot or message content in your competition group or on Chatterbox and ask for advice - other compers may have received the same.
Scam text messages and emails
Direct messages on social media
Scam ‘congratulations’ text messages or emails are common - they usually have a link to click, and take you to a website where you will be asked to input your personal details. If you receive one, don’t click the link or reply! You should: 10
Displaying your birthday online You will be asked for your date of birth to join social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, to ensure you’re old enough to use the platform. But your full date of birth is NOT displayed publicly on your profile. However, your birthday (eg. 26 June) may be displayed. If you want to remove it: • on your Facebook profile tap the cog (settings) icon, Edit Profile and Edit your About Info. • on your Twitter profile, tap Edit Profile then Date of Birth and change settings to Only You. It’s best to avoid using your year of birth in your username too - both for security reasons, and to avoid discrimination by promoters!
If you’re comping regularly on socal media your profile needs to be public, and it makes sense to allow private (or direct) messages from anyone - after all, a promoter may need to contact you about a prize you’ve won! Of course this allows Compers News • July 2019 • www.compersnews.com
anyone at all to contact you - so be very wary of the messages you get in your ‘requests’.
Facebook cloning Scammers can copy your entire profile, then send friend requests to your friends. Those friends accept the request (thinking there’s been a mistake and you unfriended them) but soon they start getting strange messages - these could be asking for money via PayPal or personal details. As many FB users are older, they may fall for this scam and believe you are in trouble. If you get a friend request from someone you’re already connected to, contact the friend with your concerns. If they have been cloned, you should report the fake account and ask your friend to do the same. Avoid cloning by hiding your friends list from public view (tap Friends on your profile, then tap the pencil to edit and change privacy to Only Me).
How do I know who to trust?
• On social media, a blue tick next to a brand name is a verified account. • Emails from a brand or PR company website eg. @promowinners.com, @morrisons.com, @uponcloudnine.co.uk. • Check a social media profile is genuine by visiting the brand’s website and checking the link from there - does it go to the profile that contacted you? • If you don’t recognise the brand name, google it. You’ll often find clues on review sites if it’s not trustworthy. • Websites should be secure (with https://) and GDPR compliant with a clear privacy policy.
Passport and bank details Occasionally, you will be asked for passport details to claim a competition prize - for example to prove you’re old enough to win alcohol. In this case, take a photo but block out any information apart from your name, photo and date of birth. For holiday prizes, you would usually only be expected to give passport details when you’ve already had communication with the promoter about dates, airports, flight times etc. Some promoters prefer to pay prizes via a bank transfer rather than cheque, and will require your account number and sort code - it’s perfectly safe to share this information with a trusted company (eg. PromoVeritas). But never share bank card details, passwords or PIN numbers with anyone!
If you’re asked for passport or bank details and you feel uncomfortable sending them, tell the promoter - there may be an alternative option. Never use a fake name or date of birth for holiday, alcohol or cash prize competitions - you could end up unable to claim your prize!
If you’ve been scammed If you’re afraid you’ve been the victim of a scam: • Check your bank account regularly for any suspicious transactions. • Register with a credit reference agency such as Credit Karma (www.creditkarma.co.uk) - and monitor your account for suspicious activity. • Report it to Action Fraud (0300 123 2040)
Tips on staying safe • At www.haveibeenpwned.com you can check if your email has been part of a data breach. • Set strong passwords using upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols - use software like Roboform or 1Password to store your passwords so you don’t need to remember them all. • Keep software up to date - this includes your computer, mobile phone and apps, as this will reduce any new security vulnerabilities. • If you receive a suspicious call or email asking for personal information, do not give out your details - ask for their number to call them back, then Google the number and company name. • Use a different email address for comps to the one you use for online banking, shopping, etc. • If you are concerned about sending details on a postcard, use a specific email and phone number that you only use for comping. • Think carefully about what you put out on the street in recycling boxes - and shred any bills with personal information on before recycling. • Don’t tick boxes on entry forms that pass your details on to third parties. Please be vigilant when comping! Scams are rare but falling for them can be desperately disappointing and risky. If you’re suspicious don’t hand over your information - ask COMING another comper for their opinion first. NEXT
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This Month’s Lucky Winner! Each month, we select ONE of the nine categories shown on your Golden Ticket Bingo card. We’ll then randomly draw one entry from that category as the category winner.
Eyes down, look in… welcome to our EXCLUSIVE photo comp for 2019 with lots of great prizes to be won!
Each of our nine individual category winners will win EITHER a Golden Ticket Comping Day prize, or a £50 cash prize. There are FOUR Golden Ticket prizes and FIVE £50 cash prizes up for grabs for our lucky category winners – prizes are allocated entirely at random.
How To Play Can YOU complete any of the nine categories on your Golden Ticket Bingo card? If so, cross off the relevant square(s) on your Golden Ticket Bingo card, and send us the photographic evidence. How you interpret each square is entirely up to you – anything goes, as long as a 2018 or 2019 issue of Compers News is clearly featured in the photo. If you can complete more than one of the categories on your card, send us photos for them all and cross them all off… the more photos you send, the better your chances of a prize – and we’re giving away special LINE and FULL HOUSE prizes too! You’ll need a copy of the special Golden Ticket Bingo supplement that was printed in our March 2019 issue for full game instructions, rules and your all-important Golden Ticket Bingo card. If you don’t have this supplement you can download a copy at www.compersnews.com/bingo or send a stamped SAE to: Golden Ticket Bingo Card Request, Compers News, PO Box 8763, Nottingham NG2 9BS and we’ll send one to you.
MAIN CATEGORY WINNER! CATEGORY: PRIZE: WINNER: COMMENTS:
ENJOYING YOUR COMPING HOBBY AT HOME £50 CASH AILSA SHELDON Enter some codes, or tackle the pile of washing. Can’t decide!
Here’s your up-to-date Bingo Card! Here’s your 2019 Golden Ticket Bingo card, with the squares that have been “called” so far crossed out in traditional bingo style. Once a square has been crossed out, it means that the main category prize and winner has already been drawn for that square – but you can still enter your photos for any crossed-out squares to complete your line and/or full house combinations, or for a chance to win one of our monthly spot prizes. Remember that remaining squares can be ‘called’ at ANY time, and once a square has been called it won’t be included in any further monthly draws. So, get your entries in as soon as possible… the earlier you enter, the more prizes you could win!
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Your Silliest Ever Prize
Comping On Holiday
Any Prize From 2019
Show Us Your Comping Pets
Out On A Comp Or Qualifier Hunt
Enjoying Your Comping Hobby At Home
Keeping Comping In The Family
Your Best Ever Prize
It’s A Comping Christmas!
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Spot Prize Special!
We’ll be printing a selection of Spot Prize winners in the magazine throughout 2019 and anything we use will win the sender a £10 shopping voucher… or even a £50 cash prize if your photo makes it on to our front cover! And that’s not all… our Spot Prize winners still qualify for all the other Golden Ticket Bingo prizes too!
SPOT PRIZE WINNER! CATEGORY: COMPING ON HOLIDAY PRIZE: £10 SHOPPING VOUCHER WINNER: MAUREEN WILLIAMS COMMENTS: Wish you were here!
SPOT PRIZE WINNER! CATEGORY: PRIZE: WINNER: COMMENTS:
YOUR SILLIEST EVER PRIZE £10 SHOPPING VOUCHER LISA ROWSELL This was a runner-up prize from WKD, and I think I’m rocking the daft look.
Don’t forget that each photo you send us MUST include a 2018 or 2019 issue of Compers News!
SPOT PRIZE WINNER! CATEGORY: KEEPING COMPING IN THE FAMILY PRIZE: £10 SHOPPING VOUCHER WINNER: JULIE DAVIES COMMENTS: This is my grandson Jacob, helping me to complete the puzzles in my Compers News. 14
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SPOT PRIZE WINNER! CATEGORY: SHOW US YOUR COMPING PETS PRIZE: £10 SHOPPING VOUCHER WINNER: GILL SAUNDERS COMMENTS: Here’s my little border terrier Fearne, looking to see how she can enter for Golden Ticket Bingo!
The feedback from our previous Golden Ticket Comping Day winners was so positive, that we’re doing it all again! Our SIX main Golden Ticket Bingo winners – each with a guest – will join the Compers News team in London in early 2020 for another day of fun and surprises. We’ll also throw in some spending money for the winners to use towards travel, accommodation or anything else they like to make their day in London even more memorable!
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FIVE PRIZE £50 CASH WINNERS! Each of our FIVE lucky runners-up will win a £50 cash prize!
SPOT PRIZE WINNER! CATEGORY: YOUR SILLIEST EVER PRIZE PRIZE: £10 SHOPPING VOUCHER WINNER: KATHRYN HIPKIN COMMENTS: Only silly because I asked the promoter for their advertising and it’s now a beautiful picture that graces my hallway. They must have thought I was mad but I don’t care because I was the winner of that magnificent competition and it makes me smile every time I go past it.
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SPOT PRIZES SPOT PRIZES GALORE! Even if you don’t win one of our main prizes, we’ll be printing a selection of entries in the magazine throughout 2019 and anything we use will win the sender a £10 shopping voucher… or even a £50 cash prize if your photo makes it on to our front cover! 15
Comping Club Call Do you run a local comp club? Then list your contact details here for FREE! Email: editor@compersnews.com with ‘Club Call’ in the subject line, or post the information to: Club Call, Compers News, PO Box 8763, Nottingham NG2 9BS. Please note that we reserve the right to edit or omit listings for space reasons, and the editor’s decision on the suitability and/or publication of listings is final. BRISTOL Email: bristolcompers@hotmail.com CHELMSFORD Email: sheilatalk@hotmail.com DORSET & SOMERSET Email: eric@ericcrate.orangehome.co.uk or phone Kat on 01935 475535.
Prize Puzzles
Win one of two £30 Love2shop gift cards
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EAST KILBRIDE Email: slinky405@hotmail.com or phone Ann on 07858 792559. ESSEX Email: dawnieea@sky.com or phone Dawn on 07974 022631. GLASGOW Email: glasgowcompers@hotmail.com or phone Alfie on 07541 311666. GREAT YARMOUTH Email: gizmobenny-sue@yahoo.co.uk or phone Sue on 01493 780762. KEMPSEY, WORCESTERSHIRE Email: KempseyCompers@gmail.com or phone Valerie on 01905 821462. LANCASHIRE Email: jadzia.lenart@hotmail.co.uk or phone 01772 748109. LEEDS Email: rigtonprint@yahoo.com or phone 01937 573496. MANCHESTER Email: elainefitz1723@yahoo.co.uk MID DEVON Email: sue.merry309@gmail.com or phone Sue on 07933 592539. OXFORD Email: AngelaArnol@aol.com SOUTHAMPTON Email: sotoncompetitionsclub@ gmail.com or phone 02380 693952. SOUTH DEVON Email: wood1nr@btinternet.com STAFFORDSHIRE Email: staffscompers@gmail.com NATIONWIDE The London Competitors’ Club attracts members from all over the country. For more details see www.compelation.co.uk and click on ‘Contact Us’ to get in touch.
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Using your skill and judgment, estimate the year in which this classic competition from the Compers News archive originally closed. Write your answer on the entry form on page 21 – our prize will go to the sender of the first correct entry drawn.
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Prize Puzzles
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WIN A £250 SHOPPING SPREE
Carefully count the cash in the photo here and write your total on the entry form on page 21. There are no hidden tricks or catches, and every coin and note is at least partly visible. The sender of the first correct entry drawn will win a cheque for the amount shown in the picture. The prize is guaranteed to be won, and if there are no correct entries we’ll randomly draw a winner from all entries received.
Win a £250 gift voucher for the supermarket, store or online retailer of your choice!
July 2019
We print a PRIZE TOKEN every month in Compers News. Keep your tokens safe, as you’ll need ORIGINAL tokens to enter each draw (no photocopies or digital edition print-outs accepted). You’ll also need to answer a question based on the pink word that appears on each token – so make sure you don’t lose them!
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You need to collect as many Prize Tokens as you can from our 2019 issues to give you the best chance of winning this year’s prize. You won’t necessarily need every token to enter, but every token you do manage to save will give you a better chance of winning our very special prize – a £250 GIFT VOUCHER FOR THE SUPERMARKET, STORE OR ONLINE RETAILER OF YOUR CHOICE! This fantastic prize MUST be won by one lucky Compers News member, so remember to keep the token here safe and we’ll tell you what to do with it in our December issue. Compers News • July 2019 • www.compersnews.com
Win a £20 M&S Gift Card
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Can you fit all the summer holiday destinations listed below into the grid? When complete the letters in the yellow squares, when rearranged, will spell out your prize answer to be written on the entry form on page 21.
4 letters BALI NICE 5 letters IBIZA MALTA
6 letters CANCUN MALAGA PHUKET RHODES
8 letters AYIA NAPA BARBADOS BIARRITZ BUDAPEST ST TROPEZ TENERIFE
Spot the Postie Win a £20 Shopping Voucher
9 letters BARCELONA LANZAROTE MARRAKECH MAURITIUS
11 letters COSTA BLANCA COSTA DEL SOL 13 letters FUERTEVENTURA SHARM EL-SHEIKH
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Our CN Postie is hiding somewhere in this month’s magazine, find him and you could win a prize! Just write the page number where you spotted him on this month’s Prize Puzzles Entry Form and you could be a lucky winner.
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Prize Puzzles
Win a £30 Tesco Gift Card
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Write each eight-letter solution clockwise, starting in the numbered square. Wherever dominoes meet, the letters in adjoining squares match, as shown. When the grid is complete the letters in the yellow squares, when rearranged, will spell out your prize answer to be written on the entry form on page 21.
1 A t the present time 2 Describes an envelope where the flap is not stuck down 3 Liquid in which meat is soaked before it is cooked 4 Brown sugar 5 Occurring at irregular intervals 6 Calmed down, mollified 7 Place where tents are pitched (4,4) 8 Thin wheel with teeth which is driven by a chain 9 - - - van, used to locate those with a TV set but without a licence 10 One who worships an object, strong admirer 20
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ind, seek out F Unstable, liable to sudden unpredictable change Make someone unfriendly or hostile Manual worker Relating to office or paper work Standards by which something can be judged or be decided Irritating and tedious Thin high heel Official, formal list where names, events or transactions are recorded Less lengthy route to a destination (5,3) Compers News • July 2019 • www.compersnews.com
July 2019 Entry Form Complete this entry form for the puzzles that you wish to enter in clear, legible handwriting and return to: Compers News Puzzles, PO Box 8763, Nottingham NG2 9BS. Alternatively, complete the online version of this form at www.compersnews.com/competitions
This is the place to look each month to see if you’re a lucky Compers News winner. If you see your name listed here, please allow up to 8 weeks for delivery of your prize although we’ll try our best to be much quicker. If you have a query after this time, please email: prizes@compersnews.com
Puzzle 1 £50 Cash Answer: 2-1-3-4 Winner: Sharon Bird, Reading Puzzle 2 Count The Cash Answer: £30.28 Winner: Hazel Hume, Manningtree
Winning Mix Postcard Pack worth £20 Winner: Kathleen Hegarty, Rochdale
Puzzle 3 £40 Love2shop Gift Card Answer: Blue, Brother, Sweets Winner: Simon Collinge, Blackpool
Komping Kids Prize Draw £20 Record Token Winner: Emily Fletcher, Devizes
Puzzle 4 £20 Boots Gift Card Answer: Ash Wednesday Winner: Veronica Dixon, Mablethorpe
Beat The Ed 12 x 2nd Class Stamps Winners: Juliet Molloy, Haywards Heath Susan Ornsby, Barnard Castle Nikki Spence, York
Spot the Postie Bunny Hunt Stamp Bundle Answer: 46 Winners: Fiona Boyle, London Craig Henry, Sowerby Bridge Monthly Postcard Draw £25 Asda Gift Card… BONUS BOOSTED TO £50 this month! Winner: Sheila Brady, Bromley
How to submit your entry
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In-house Comp Winners From Our April 2019 Issue
PRO TIP: Save postage by sending everything for our PO Box 8763 address together in one envelope, but please ensure that full postage is paid. We cannot accept unstamped or underpaid envelopes.
Closing date for this month’s entries is 31st July 2019 Title & Full Name
Monthly Text Draw £20 Sainsbury’s Gift Card Winner: Helen Dobricic, Mansfield
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Membership No. Telephone Number Email Address Prize winners will be notified by email or telephone, please therefore ensure that you complete at least one of these fields.
Prize Puzzle 1
Slogan Competition £50 Cash Winner: Carolyn Jassi, Rufford It’s no yolk, Compers News gives me eggs-tra this Easter because… I ‘chick’ out the listings and ‘hen’dless clues, And ‘poach’ great prizes with Compers News!
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Prize Puzzle 3
Rules For Compers News Puzzles – Please Retain Please see the entry form for the closing date. Postal entries must be made on the official entry form provided. Damaged, defaced, illegible or copied entry forms will not be accepted. Only one entry per Compers News member. The publisher reserves the right to substitute any of the prizes shown for a similar item of equivalent or greater value. Unless otherwise stated, no cash alternative will be offered. The publisher’s decision is final and binding for every puzzle and/or competition. No correspondence will be entered into in relation to any competition. The publisher cannot accept responsibility for any entries lost, delayed or damaged in the post. Proof of posting is not proof of delivery. Entries with insufficient postage will not be accepted. The publisher, its employees, and their families are excluded from participating in Compers News puzzles and competitions. Except where otherwise stated, all correct entries will be subject to a random draw to determine the winners. All winners will be notified and should receive their prizes within 8 weeks of notification. A list of winners and puzzle answers will be available on request from the publisher, on receipt of a stamped addressed envelope within 6 weeks of the closing date. Winners details will also be published in a future issue of Compers News.
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Please note that anything you send to Compers News – including letters, stories, puzzles and photographs – must be your own original work, and must not include any material that infringes any third party’s rights, such as copyright. You indemnify Compers News and its publisher against any of the costs of any legal action that may arise through the alleged infringement of any third party’s rights. Submissions must not be duplicated to any other publication. We publish contributions in good faith, but cannot guarantee that submissions will be published. Items may be edited for publication at the sole discretion of the Editor. By submitting items, you are agreeing to allow Accolade Publishing Ltd to reproduce them at any time in any media, publication or advertisement without further permission or payment. Please see www.compersnews.com/terms for full Terms and Conditions. These terms apply to all Compers News contributions (including, but not limited to, the monthly magazine, website, message board and social media pages), and you confirm acceptance and agreement when you submit your contribution to us.
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Prize Puzzle 5
Prize Puzzle 6 Monthly Slogan Competition (see page 43)
The Competition Listings File July 2019 Inside every issue of Compers News you’ll find our unrivalled Listings File – a concise digest of the very latest competition and prize draw information. We give you all the details you need to find and enter every competition and prize draw listed here, but don’t forget that your Compers News membership package includes lots of other services and tools to help you in your quest for prizes.
Visit our website
www.compersnews.com Crammed with comping advice and all the information you need to make the most of your membership. Save time and postage by contacting us via the site, and enter our exclusive monthly competitions and puzzles for free too!
Digital magazine
www.compersnews.com/digital Compers News is published on our website around 10 days before it arrives in the post. Our online edition means no postal delays, no rush to catch early closing dates, and features extra benefits including a search facility and clickable web links too! There’s also a growing library of back issues – indispensable for tracking down where your prizes have come from!
Chatterbox discussion board
www.compersnews.com/chatterbox Join our online community to chat with like-minded friends, and to discover the very latest comping news and gossip. See page 47 for more details.
Winning slogan database
www.compersnews.com/windex Discover tens of thousands of past winning slogans and get inspiration for your own winning words in our easy-to-search database.
About Our Listings File
NEW This is the first time that the listing has appeared in Compers News, so we give detailed information about the competition and how to enter. ONGOING This listing has previously appeared in Compers News, so in some cases only brief information may be included to remind you that the competition is still out there and to carry on entering. UPDATED This listing has previously appeared in Compers News, but there have since been changes to the original information.
++ The closing date shown is the final one for the competition, but there are
earlier closing dates during the promotion too – for example, multiple draws and/ or a final ‘mop-up’ draw for late entries after the main prizes have been awarded. So always check to make sure you don’t miss out on the earlier draws and prizes.
Costs: For phone and text entries, the amount shown in brackets is a guide to the
total cost of entering each comp. For PHONE comps, your Network Access Charge (NAC) will typically be up to 12p per minute from a landline and up to 50p per minute from a mobile, depending on your network and tariff. Unless we tell you otherwise, your call will usually last around one minute. For TEXT comps, your Standard Text Rate (SR) will typically be around 10-15p depending on your network and tariff; note that these texts are unlikely to be included in monthly plans or free text bundles so you should always expect to be charged when entering a text competition.
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Purchase Needed
You need to buy something to enter the comps in this section – but if a free ‘No Purchase Necessary’ (NPN) option is offered, we’ll give you all the details. We strongly recommend that you keep your original codes, packaging, till receipts etc. safe as they may be needed to claim a prize.
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Closes: 30th June 2019 Prizes: 3 x One-night trip for 2 to either Marrakesh, Modena or Istanbul Type: Prize draw Entry: Enter the code from any promotional Belazu Ingredient Co. pack at www.belazu.com/ flavourjourney Closes: Prizes: Type: Entry:
30th June 2019 100 x Ultimate Ears Boom 2 speaker Instant win Enter the unique code from any promotional Bulldog Gin 70cl bottle – available exclusively at selected Tesco and Waitrose stores – at www.bulldogboom.co.uk Notes: There are 19,000 promotional packs in play, meaning that the odds of each code being a winner are 1 in 190. Closes: 30th June 2019 Prizes: 8 x Xbox One S console, 14 x Xbox Elite Wireless Controller, 8,192 x Xbox 7-day Game Pass Type: Instant win Entry: Enter the unique code from any promotional Duracell Rechargeable Batteries pack (Ultra AA 4ct or Plus AA 4ct) at www.duracell.co.uk/xbox-promotion Notes: The above prizes will be awarded instantly via guaranteed winning moments. Closes: Prizes: Type: Entry:
30th June 2019 100 x Sportspower Trampoline with Folding Enclosure Prize draw Purchase any Capri-Sun 10x200ml Orange or Blackcurrant pack at a participating Iceland store between 1st March and 30th June 2019 inclusive and keep your till receipt safe. Then text JUMP followed by a space and then the last four digits of your product’s barcode number to 88008 (SR). Notes: One entry per person per day Closes: 30th June 2019 Prizes: 5 x Family trip to Paris worth £2,500, 10 x £500 worth of Little Tikes toys, 15 x six-month supply of Compers News • July 2019 • www.compersnews.com
Kiddylicious snacks worth £360 Type: Instant win Entry: Look for a winning ticket inside promotional Kiddylicious Wafers packs, or see www.kiddylicious. com/magical-moments for more details. ONGOING
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LEERDAMMER CHEESE
1st July 2019 50 x £100 National Trust gift card Prize draw Enter the barcode number from any promotional Leerdammer Original 160g or Leerdammer Light 160g pack at www.leerdammer.co.uk/competition Notes: One entry per household per day, to a maximum of 10 entries per household in total. The above prizes will be awarded to winners in England and Wales only: Northern Ireland winners will receive a Heritage Ireland gift card, and Scotland winners will receive £100 cash.
30th June 2019 5 x High performance Cervélo R2 105 road bike Prize draw Purchase any promotional bottle of Nederburg wine – available at participating Asda, Sainsbury’s and Tesco stores – ensuring that you keep the neck collar and ONGOING PEDIGREE DENTASTIX till receipt safe, and complete the entry form online at Closes: 1st July 2019 www.nederburgprizes.co.uk Prizes: 1 x £1,000 cash Advice: South Africa Type: Prize draw Notes: One entry per person Entry: Purchase any promotional Pedigree Dentastix 28pack from a participating stockist between 1st April ONGOING REXEL STATIONERY and 1st July 2019 inclusive, and complete the entry Closes: 30th June 2019 ++ form online at www.pedigreeselfiestix.co.uk – you’ll Prizes: 1 x Designer gift bundle worth £4,000, 6 x luxury receive a free Selfiestix clip and will go into the draw gift including Tall Hunter wellies (January), Barbour for the £1,000 prize. coat (February), Jo Malone gift set (March), Hamley’s Notes: One entry per person per day Giant Teddy Bear (April), Paul Smith wallet (May) and Charbonnel et Walker chocolate set (June) ONGOING RUSTLERS BURGERS Type: Prize draw Closes: 1st July 2019 Entry: Purchase any TWO Rexel stationery products Prizes: 1 x Four-night trip for 2 to Mexico, 5 x Bose (excluding shredders) in a single transaction from any SoundLink portable speaker, 10 x one-year Netflix UK stockist, and then complete the entry form online Premium subscription, 15 x Beats Solo 3 headphones, 15 x one-year Spotify Premium subscription, 50 x £10 at www.rexeleurope.com/prizedraw Odeon gift card Notes: There are six monthly draws until the final closing date, each with one of the above luxury gift prizes to Type: Prize draw Entry: Enter the unique code from any promotional Rustlers be won. All entries will also go into a further draw burger pack at www.rustlersonline.com/Godzilla after the final closing date for the main Designer Gift Bundle prize. NEW
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Closes: 1st July 2019 Prizes: 2 x VIP Wimbledon tennis experience for 2, including access to Court 1 on 13th July 2019 Type: Swipe to win Entry: Purchase any qualifying Evian multipack at a participating Sainsbury’s store – or for online delivery – between 11th June and 1st July 2019 inclusive, and use your Nectar card at the time of purchase for automatic entry into the draw.
30th June 2019 ++ 24 x £1,000 cash Prize draw Purchase travel money in a participating Thomas Cook store between 7th and 30th June 2019 inclusive to get automatic entry into the prize draw. You’ll receive one entry into the draw for each £1 you spend (e.g. if you buy £500 worth of Euros, you’ll receive 500 prize draw entries). NEW BOOTS / VEET Notes: There are 24 daily draws until the final Closes: 2nd July 2019 closing date, each with one prize to be won. Prizes: 1 x All-out ‘Essex Extravaganza’ for 2 including luxury See www.thomascookmoney.com/terms-andovernight accommodation, first class train travel, and conditions/1000-draw-offer-terms for full details. the opportunity to watch TOWIE being filmed with cast meet-and-greet and the chance to be seen on screen NEW YEO VALLEY DAIRY PRODUCTS Type: Prize draw Closes: 30th June 2019 Entry: Spend £10 or more on Veet and/or Veet Men products Prizes: 1 x Tentsile Tree Tents Ultimate Family Bundle in a single transaction at a participating Boots store, Type: Prize draw or online at www.boots.com, between 10th April and Entry: Enter the unique code from any promotional ‘Yeokens’ 2nd July 2019 inclusive, and keep your till receipt safe. Yeo Valley pack online at www.yeovalley.co.uk/ Then complete the entry form online at www.boots. yeokens/raffle com/veet-competition Closes: Prizes: Type: Entry:
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CO-OP / COCA-COLA
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2nd July 2019 5 x Adidas football kit for your entire team Prize draw Purchase any Coca-Cola Original Taste, Coca-Cola Zero or Diet Coke product at a participating Co-op store between 12th June and 2nd July 2019 inclusive and keep your till receipt safe. Then complete the entry form online at www.cocacolafootball.co.uk/ co-op Notes: One entry per person per day NEW
ICELAND / ROBINSONS DRINKS
Closes: 2nd July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Pair of VIP Wimbledon tennis tickets on 6th July 2019, including access to the Robinsons Hospitality Suite Type: Prize draw Entry: Purchase any qualifying Robinsons bottle (participating products include Robinsons Real Fruit 3L, Double Strength 1.75L and Fruit Creations 1L, but see www.winwithrobinsons.co.uk for a full list of qualifying flavours and sizes) at a participating Iceland store between 5th June and 2nd July 2019 inclusive and keep your till receipt safe. Then text ROBINSONS followed by a space and then your full name to 60777 (SR). Notes: One entry per person per day, to a maximum of 4 entries per person in total. NEW
SAINSBURY’S / BRITVIC SOFT DRINKS
Closes: 2nd July 2019 Prizes: 3 x Three-night trip for 2 to your choice of either Paris, Barcelona or London Type: Prize draw Entry: Purchase any qualifying Britvic soft drink (either Purdey’s Rejuvenate 330ml, Robinsons Refresh’d Raspberry and Apple 500ml or Lipton Peach 500ml) at a participating Sainsbury’s store between 12th June and 2nd July 2019 inclusive and keep your packaging and till receipt safe. Then complete the entry form online at www.sainsburyswincitybreaks.co.uk Notes: One entry per person per week, to a maximum of 10 entries per household in total. NEW
SAINSBURY’S / BUDWEISER BEER
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2nd July 2019 1 x LG Instaview Smart Fridge Freezer, 10 x LG 55” 4K Smart TV Swipe to win Purchase any qualifying Budweiser or Bud Light product at a participating Sainsbury’s store – or for online delivery – between 12th June and 2nd July 2019 inclusive, and use your Nectar card at the time of purchase for automatic entry into the draw. Notes: One entry per person 24
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SAINSBURY’S / PIMM’S
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SAINSBURY’S / WALKERS SNACKS
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WAITROSE / KELLY’S ICE CREAM
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MOB VEGGIE BOOK
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2nd July 2019 1 x 100,000 Nectar points Swipe to win Purchase any qualifying John West No Drain Fridge Pot Tuna Steak 3x110g pack at a participating Sainsbury’s store – or for online delivery – between 12th June and 2nd July 2019 inclusive, and use your Nectar card at the time of purchase for automatic entry into the draw. 2nd July 2019 1 x Pair of Wimbledon Tennis Final 2019 tickets Swipe to win Purchase a 1L bottle of Pimm’s at a participating Sainsbury’s store – or for online delivery – between 11th June and 2nd July 2019 inclusive, and use your Nectar card at the time of purchase for automatic entry into the draw.
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2nd July 2019 50 x £200 Argos gift voucher Swipe to win Purchase any qualifying Walkers MAX Strong, Sensations or Doritos sharing pack at a participating Sainsbury’s store – or for online delivery – between 12th June and 2nd July 2019 inclusive, and use your Nectar card at the time of purchase for automatic entry into the draw. Notes: There are inconsistent closing dates across the in-store advertising and official T&Cs for this promotion, we’ve used the earliest date above to be on the safe side. Closes: 2nd July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Two-night foodie break for 2 in Padstow, Cornwall worth £1,300 Type: Prize draw Entry: Purchase any qualifying Kelly’s ice cream product (Clotted Cream 1L, Honeycomb Crunch 950ml or Cherry Bakewell 950ml) at a participating Waitrose store between 12th June and 2nd July 2019 inclusive, and complete the entry form online at www.waitrose.com/wincornishfoodiebreakwithkellys Notes: One entry per household Closes: Prizes: Type: Entry:
4th July 2019 1 x Free meals at Wagamama for a year (up to a limit of £200 per month) Prize draw Pre-order a copy of Mob Veggie from the UK retailer of your choice (or use the link on the entry website) and then complete the entry form online at www. pavilionbooks.com/2019/06/04/freewagamama. You are also required to comment on the MOB Kitchen Instagram competition post to complete your entry,
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tagging at least one other person. See website and T&Cs for full instructions. NEW
FRANKIE & BENNY’S / COCA-COLA ZERO
Closes: 5th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Luxury three-night family trip to Los Angeles, 1 x exclusive cinema screening of X-Men: Dark Phoenix for you and 20 friends, 50 x pair of VUE cinema tickets Type: Prize draw Entry: Purchase any Coca-Cola Zero Sugar product at a participating Frankie & Benny’s restaurant between 28th May and 5th July 2019 inclusive, and keep your receipt safe. Then complete the entry form online at www.frankieandbennys.com/x-men-darkphoenix Notes: One entry per person per day NEW
WATERSTONES / SWEET SORROW
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5th July 2019 1 x Overnight break for 2 at Buxted Park Hotel in East Sussex Prize draw Order a copy of Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls online at www.waterstones.com/win/david-nichollssweet-sorrow-prize-draw to get automatic entry into the draw.
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KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS
Closes: 7th July 2019 Prizes: 12 x Hotel, Musical and Restaurant Experience for 2 in a choice of eight UK cities (Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, London or Manchester) Type: Instant win Entry: Enter the unique code from any promotional Krispy Kreme Original Glazed Dozen or Sharer Dozen box at www.krispykreme.co.uk/competition Notes: T&Cs state that you can apply for a free entry code by sending a written request to: Krispy Kreme UK Ltd, Unit 4 Albany Park, Frimley Road, Camberley, Surrey GU16 7PQ. NEW
LONDIS / CADBURY CHOCOLATE
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7th July 2019 1 x Six-night family trip to Dubai Prize draw Purchase any Cadbury chocolate product (excluding biscuits, cakes, chilled and frozen products) at a participating Londis store between 3rd June and 7th July 2019 inclusive and keep your till receipt safe. Then text LONDIS60 to 62277 (SR). Notes: One entry per person per day ONGOING
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REESE’S PEANUT BUTTER CUPS
7th July 2019 2 x Three-night trip for 2 to New York, 100 x pair of Sony headphones, 15,000 x pair of Odeon cinema tickets Instant win / prize draw Enter the barcode number and Best Before details from any promotional Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
3-Cup 51g or Minis 90g pack at www.reesesmib.com Notes: One entry per email address per day, to a maximum of 10 entries per email address in total. The cinema ticket prizes are available to be won instantly throughout the promotional period, all entries will also go into a further draw after the final closing date for the New York and Sony prizes. NEW
WAITROSE / PRAVHA BEER
Closes: 11th July 2019 Prizes: 10 x Cookery weekend for 2 at the Waitrose Cookery School in London including overnight accommodation in a local hotel, travel expenses and £50 spending money Type: Prize draw Entry: Purchase a Pravha beer 660ml bottle or 12x330ml multipack at a participating Waitrose store between 13th June and 11th July 2019 inclusive, and complete the entry form online at www.waitrose.com/ winpravhaweekend ONGOING
BLUE CIRCLE POSTCRETE
12th July 2019 ++ 15 x £750 Center Parcs holiday voucher Prize draw Enter the unique code from any promotional Blue Circle Postcrete pack at www.tarmac-cement.com/ winaholiday Notes: There are 15 weekly draws until the final closing date, each with one prize to be won.
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MAIL BOXES ETC.
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12th July 2019 1 x Luxury four-night family trip to Marrakesh Prize draw Make any purchase at a participating Mail Boxes Etc. store, or online at www.mbe.co.uk, between 13th May and 12th July 2019 inclusive, and keep your proof of purchase safe. Then complete the entry form online at www.mbe.co.uk/mib Notes: One entry per household ONGOING
PHILIPS ONEBLADE
Closes: 15th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Five-night trip for 2 to New York, 108 x Ray-Ban sunglasses, 315 x £100 Foot Locker gift voucher Type: Instant win / prize draw Entry: Enter the unique code from any promotional Philips OneBlade pack at www.philips.co.uk/onebladewin Notes: All prizes except the main holiday prize will be awarded instantly throughout the promotion via guaranteed winning moments. All entries that do not win an instant prize will then go into a further draw after the final closing date for the New York trip. NEW
BOOTS / SPARKLING ICE
Closes: 16th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Four-night trip for 2 to New York, including £500 spending money Type: Prize draw
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Entry: Enter the unique code from any promotional Sparkling Ice 500ml neck collar – available exclusively at participating Boots stores – at www.sparklingicecompetition.co.uk Notes: Maximum 2 entries per person per day NEW
WAITROSE / ALPRO
Closes: 16th July 2019 Prizes: 15 x Alpro cool bag filled with a selection of Alpro products Type: Prize draw Entry: Purchase any Alpro product at a participating Waitrose store between 15th May and 16th July 2019 inclusive, and complete the entry form online at www.waitrose.com/winalpro Notes: One entry per household NEW
WAITROSE / FOOD TO GO
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16th July 2019 10 x £100 John Lewis gift card Prize draw Purchase any Waitrose Food to Go sandwich, wrap or salad product at a participating Waitrose store between 12th June and 16th July 2019 inclusive, and complete the entry form online at www.waitrose.com/foodtogocompetition
WAITROSE / HARDYS WINE
Closes: 16th July 2019 Prizes: 3 x Pair of Ashes cricket tickets (valid for the 4th Test at Old Trafford on 4th September 2019) Type: Prize draw Entry: Purchase a 75cl bottle of Harveys Endeavour wine at a participating Waitrose store between 12th June and 16th July 2019 inclusive, and complete the entry form online at www.waitrose.com/HardysAshes NEW
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ASDA / McVITIE’S BISCUITS
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16th July 2019 2 x Annual membership at a local tennis club, worth up to £1,500 Prize draw Purchase any Nature Valley Protein 4-pack at a participating Waitrose store between 12th June and 16th July 2019 inclusive, and complete the entry form online at www.waitrose.com/naturevalley Notes: One entry per person Closes: 17th July 2019 Prizes: 42 x Monopoly Classic board game, 42 x Articulate board game, 42 x Cranium board game Type: Instant win Entry: Purchase any McVitie’s biscuit product at a participating Asda store between 6th June and 17th July 2019 inclusive and keep your till receipt safe. Then text FAMILY to 80878 (SR). Notes: One entry per person per day. Prizes will be awarded instantly on a ‘winning moments’ basis. 26
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YEO VALLEY MILK & YOGURT
Closes: 18th July 2019 Prizes: 25 x Family glamping weekend at Valley Fest (Somerset, 2nd-4th August 2019) Type: Instant win Entry: Enter the unique code from any promotional Yeo Valley Whole Milk Natural Yogurt 500g or Semi Skimmed Milk 1L pack at www.yeovalley.co.uk/ valleyfest Notes: The above prizes will be awarded instantly via guaranteed winning moments. NEW
WAITROSE / ESTRELLA DAMM BEER
Closes: 24th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Trip for 2 to Barcelona, including dinner and overnight accommodation Type: Prize draw Entry: Purchase any Estrella Damm product at a participating Waitrose store between 12th June and 24th July 2019 inclusive, and complete the entry form online at www.waitrose.com/vipbarcelonatrip ONGOING
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ASDA / NESCAFÉ GOLD
28th July 2019 5 x £30 magazine subscription gift voucher Prize draw Enter the unique code from any promotional Nescafé Gold Frothy Coffee pack – available exclusively at participating Asda stores – at www.nescafe.co.uk/ win-a-mag-subscription Notes: This promotion has now entered its final mop-up phase. NEW
CO-OP / CADBURY
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BOOTS OPTICIANS / TRANSITIONS LENSES
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30th July 2019 1 x Five-night family holiday to Orlando, 100 x pair of Sea Life day passes Prize draw Purchase any Cadbury chocolate or confectionery product flashed with the ‘Free Merlin Tickets’ offer at a participating Co-op Food store between 3rd and 30th July 2019 inclusive and keep your promotional packaging and till receipt safe. Then text MERLIN followed by a space and then the last four digits of your product’s barcode number to 81222 (SR). Notes: One entry per person. See www.promoterms.com/ cadburymerlin for a full list of qualifying products. Closes: 31st July 2019 Prizes: 1 x One-week family holiday to Florida, or £10,000 worth of holiday vouchers if the winner prefers Type: Prize draw Entry: Purchase any pair of Transitions Lenses at a participating Boots Opticians store between 22nd May and 16th July 2019 inclusive, and keep your till receipt safe. Then complete the entry form online at www.lovetransitions.co.uk Notes: One entry per person Compers News • July 2019 • www.compersnews.com
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RANKIN SELECTION IRISH BREADS
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31st July 2019 3 x Two-night foodie break for 2 to Belfast Prize draw Enter the batch code from any promotional Rankin Selection pack at www.rankinselection.com/ireland Notes: One entry per person per day UPDATED
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ROBINSONS REFRESH’D
31st July 2019 200 x Wimbledon towel Prize draw Purchase any promotional Robinsons Refresh’d 500ml bottle and complete the entry form online at www.refreshdwimbledon.co.uk Advice: Angelique Kerber Notes: One entry per person per week, to a maximum of 10 entries per household across the entire promotion. Update: We have updated our original listing this month for the following reason(s): This promotion has now entered its final mop-up phase. UPDATED
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WALKERS CRISPS
1st August 2019 1 x £500 cash Prize draw Enter the unique code from any promotional ‘They Score, You Win’ Walkers pack (Walkers Crisps Sharing Bag 175g, Walkers Max 75g or 150g, or Walkers Max Strong 50g, 75g, 90g or 150g) at www.walkers.co.uk/score Update: We have updated our original listing this month for the following reason(s): This promotion has now entered its final mop-up phase.
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WATERSTONES / JAMIE OLIVER VEG
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J2O DRINKS
20th August 2019 ++ 9 x Airbnb UK getaway up to the value of £2,000, plus a £300 travel allowance Prize draw Purchase any qualifying Walkers Sharing Bag (participating products include Sensations, Doritos, Walkers MAX, Mixups, Bugles and Poppables, but see www.promoterms.com/summerharder for a full list of qualifying packs and sizes) at a participating Co-op Food store and keep your till receipt safe. Then text SUMMERHARDER followed by a space and then your full name and postcode to 62277 (SR). Notes: One entry per person. There are 9 weekly draws between 20th May and 21st July 2019 inclusive, each with one of the above prizes to be won. Entries received between 22nd July and 20th August 2019 inclusive will go into a final mop-up draw, with 1 x £500 cash prize to be won. Closes: Prizes: Type: Entry:
Closes: 21st August 2019 Prizes: 1 x Two spots to watch Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast being recorded in Southend-on-Sea, including a meet-and-greet with Jamie Oliver, overnight accommodation and travel Type: Prize draw Entry: Order a copy of Veg by Jamie Oliver online at www.waterstones.com/win/jamie-oliver-veg-prize-draw to get automatic entry into the draw.
Closes: 25th August 2019 Prizes: 1 x Four-night family trip to Peru, or £10,000 cash alternative Type: Prize draw Entry: Enter the barcode number from any promotional J2O 6x275ml pack (Orange & Passionfruit, NEW ROBINSONS TROOPER BEER Apple & Raspberry or Apple & Mango flavour) at Closes: 12th August 2019 www.j2operu.co.uk Prizes: 1 x Three-night trip for 2 to Las Vegas, including £500 spending money and tickets to see Iron Maiden live – Notes: One entry per person prize must be taken 12th-15th September 2019 NEW BELVOIR DRINKS Type: Prize draw Closes: 31st August 2019 Entry: Enter the unique code from any promotional Prizes: 3,000 x Summer prize pack Robinsons Trooper beer bottle at Type: Instant win www.robinsonsbrewery.com/trooperontour Entry: Enter the unique code from any promotional Belvoir drinks neck collar at www.sipanddip.co.uk NEW WAITROSE / COUNTRY LIFE Notes: No purchase necessary. For a free code, send a written Closes: 13th August 2019 request along with a stamped SAE to: Sip and Dip Prizes: 1 x English Heritage Joint Adult Lifetime Membership Promotion, Together Agency, Bridlesmith House, 38 worth £2,000, 20 x English Heritage Family Annual Bridlesmith Gate, Nottingham NG1 2GQ. Only one free Membership worth £105 code request per household. Type: Prize draw Entry: Purchase any Country Life Butter or Spreadable NEW CAORUNN GIN pack at a participating Waitrose store between 12th Closes: 31st August 2019 June and 13th August 2019 inclusive, and complete Prizes: 1 x Five-night trip for 2 to New York the entry form online at www.waitrose.com/ Type: Prize draw winwithcountrylife Entry: Enter the code from any promotional Caorunn Gin Notes: One entry per household 70cl neck collar at www.caorunn-nyc.com Compers News • July 2019 • www.compersnews.com 27
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JURA WHISKY
Closes: 31st August 2019 Prizes: 1 x Two-night trip for 2 to Jura including a tour of the Jura Distillery, 9 x bottle of Jura 18YO whisky Type: Prize draw Entry: Purchase a promotional 70cl bottle of Jura whisky (either Jura 12YO or Jura Journey, featuring a sticker advertising this competition) and keep your promotional packaging and till receipt safe. Then complete the entry form online at www.jurawhisky.com/en/jurasunset Notes: One entry per person NEW
BRITVIC SOFT DRINKS
Closes: 1st September 2019 Prizes: 5 x Three-night trip for 2 to your choice of either Paris, Barcelona or London Type: Prize draw Entry: Purchase any qualifying Britvic soft drink (participating products include Lipton, Drench and Robinsons Refresh’d, but see T&Cs on the website for a full list of qualifying flavours and pack sizes) at a participating store between 1st May and 1st September 2019 inclusive and keep your packaging and till receipt safe. Then complete the entry form online at www.wincitybreaks.co.uk Notes: One entry per person per week, to a maximum of 10 entries per household in total. Participating store groups listed on the entry form include Co-op, Spar, McColl’s, Wilko, Nisa, Costcutter and Bargain Booze; we suggest that you check individual stores for leaflets and posters advertising the competition to ensure that they are a participating store. NEW
WATERSTONES / HOW TO… BOOK
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BOOTHS / ASAHI SUPER DRY BEER
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2nd September 2019 6 x Signed Randall Munroe print Prize draw Order a copy of How To by Randall Munroe online at www.waterstones.com/win/randall-munroe-how-toprize-draw to get automatic entry into the draw. 3rd September 2019 1 x Four-night trip for 2 to Japan Swipe to win Purchase a 620ml bottle or multipack (4x330ml or 12x330ml) of Asahi Super Dry beer at a participating Booths store between 5th June and 3rd September 2019 inclusive, and swipe your Booths Card at the time of purchase for automatic entry into the draw.
BOOTHS / CUCKOO GIN
Closes: 3rd September 2019 Prizes: 6 x Gin Workshop for 2 at Brindle Distillery in Lancashire Type: Swipe to win Entry: Purchase a 70cl bottle of Cuckoo Gin, Cuckoo Sunshine Gin or Cuckoo Spiced Gin at a participating Booths store between 5th June and 3rd September 28
2019 inclusive, and swipe your Booths Card at the time of purchase for automatic entry into the draw. NEW
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CO-OP / CORTE MOLINO PROSECCO
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MOSS & ADAMS HANDWASH
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WATERSTONES / THE BOOK OF DUST
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ASDA / RUSSIAN STANDARD VODKA
Closes: 4th September 2019 Prizes: 1 x Luxury two-night trip for 2 to Tuscany, including £200 spending money Type: Prize draw Entry: Order a copy of The Second Sleep by Robert Harris online at www.waterstones.com/win/robert-harrisprize-draw to get automatic entry into the draw. Closes: Prizes: Type: Entry:
30th September 2019 1 x Trip for 2 to Venice up to the value of £2,500, 10 x case of Corte Molino Prosecco, 100 x £10 Co-op Food gift card Instant win Bottles of Corte Molino Prosecco, purchased exclusively at participating Co-op Food stores, may contain a Gold, Silver or Bronze cork. Notes: See www.cortemolinocompetition.co.uk for more details. Winning bottles are due to be distributed into stores between 17th July and 20th August 2019 inclusive, the above date is the final closing date for prize claims. Closes: 30th September 2019 Prizes: 1 x Luxury spa break (prize paid as a £1,000 Spabreaks gift voucher and £250 cash towards the cost of travel), 10 x Moss & Adams hamper Type: Prize draw Entry: Purchase any qualifying Moss & Adams handwash product (Windermere Lake, Cambridge Meadows or Sherwood Forest variants) at a participating store between 23rd May and 30th September 2019 inclusive, and keep your till receipt safe. Then text LUXURY followed by a space and then your full name and postcode to 85100 (SR). Notes: We’d only found promotional packs at Asda at the time of writing, although there is no indication that the prize draw is exclusive to them. Closes: Prizes: Type: Entry:
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2nd October 2019 1 x Two-night trip for 2 to Amsterdam Prize draw Order a copy of The Book of Dust by Philip Pullman online at www.waterstones.com/win/philip-pullmanthe-secret-commonwealth-prize-draw to get automatic entry into the draw. 31st October 2019 1 x Three-night trip for 2 to St Petersburg, Russia Prize draw Purchase a 1 Litre bottle of Russian Standard Original Vodka at a participating Asda store between 23rd May and 31st October 2019 inclusive, and complete
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TESCO / DIET COKE
21st November 2019 10 x £1,000 cash Instant win Find a winning ‘Imperfect Can’ inside a flashed Diet Coke 24-can multipack, available exclusively at participating Tesco stores. Notes: See promotional packs and www.dietcokeimperfectcan.co.uk/tesco for more details. Promotional packs are due to be distributed into stores between 26th June and 16th July 2019 inclusive, the above date is the final closing date for prize claims.
closing on 30th June, 31st July, 31st August, 30th September and 31st October 2019, each with 1 x camping equipment, 3 x bike, 10 x rucksack and 800 x coupon prizes to be won. The main car prize will also be awarded in the 31st October draw. Entries received between 1st November 2019 and 31st January 2020 inclusive will go into a final mop-up draw, with one further £500 bike prize to be won. Once you have made an entry, it will go into all remaining draws.
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PRINGLES
16th December 2019 ++ 1,008 x Sony SRS-XB21 portable speaker Instant win / prize draw Enter the batch code from any ‘Win a Sony Speaker’ promotional Pringles pack at http://summer.pringles. com/en_GB Notes: One prize will be awarded instantly every hour from 11am to 7pm each day between 12th June and 15th October 2019 inclusive. Entries received between 16th October and 16th December 2019 inclusive will go into one of 9 weekly mop-up draws, each with one further prize to be won. Closes: Prizes: Type: Entry:
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BATCHELORS PEAS
31st December 2019 ++ 1 x Twelve-night rugby-themed trip for 2 to New Zealand (or £2,000 cash alternative) Prize draw Enter the unique code from any promotional Batchelors Peas can at www.batchelorspeas.co.uk/ promotions Notes: Entries received by 30th August 2019 will go into the main draw for the above prize. Entries received between 31st August and 31st December 2019 inclusive will go into a final mop-up draw, with a signed GB Lions rugby shirt to be won. Closes: Prizes: Type: Entry:
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ASDA / HEINZ
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RUBICON DRINKS
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1st March 2020 5 x Family theme park holiday to Paris Instant win Limited-edition 150th Birthday single cans of Heinz Cream of Tomato Soup 400g, Heinz Beanz 415g or Heinz Spaghetti 400g – purchased exclusively at participating Asda stores – may make a cheering sound when opened. Notes: See instore leaflet for more details, T&Cs are also due to appear at www.heinz.co.uk/150years but were not available at the time of writing. Closes: 26th April 2020 ++ Prizes: 56 x Pair of Ashes cricket tickets (valid for Day 4 of the 4th Test at Old Trafford on 7th September 2019) Type: Instant win / prize draw Entry: Enter the barcode number from any promotional Rubicon carton, bottle or can at www.rubiconcricket.co.uk Notes: One entry per person per day. The above prizes will be awarded instantly between 1st June and 26th July 2019 inclusive via ‘winning moments’, with one prize being won each day. Entries received between 27th July 2019 and 26th April 2020 inclusive will go into a final mop-up draw, with one further prize of signed ECB merchandise to be won.
Free Prize Draws
A quick postcard or plain paper entry is all that’s needed for everything in this section – there’s nothing else to buy or do! Where other entry methods are available (e.g. phone, text or online) we list these too, so just enter in the way that’s easiest for you.
AQUA PURA WATER
Closes: 31st January 2020 ++ Prizes: 1 x Mini Countryman car worth £32,000, 5 x £2,000 worth of Great Oudoors gift vouchers to spend on camping equipment, 15 x £500 worth of Halfords vouchers to spend on a bike of your choice, 50 x Aqua Pura rucksack, 4,000 x £1 Aqua Pura money-off coupon Type: Prize draw Entry: Enter the batch code from any promotional Aqua Pura bottle at www.aqua-pura-offer.com Notes: Maximum 30 entries per person per draw. Retain all packaging and till receipts, as these will be needed to claim the larger prizes. There are five monthly draws
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THE PEOPLE’S FRIEND MAGAZINE
Closes: 28th June 2019 Prizes: 2 x Indesit Slimline Push&Go Dishwasher Entry: Send your answer, name, address and phone number on a postcard to: Indesit Dishwasher Competition, The People’s Friend, DC Thomson & Co Ltd, 2 Albert Square, Dundee DD1 1DD. You can also phone 0901 292 5024 (£1 + NAC), or text PFCOMP C followed by a space and then your name and address to 64343 (£1 + SR) – phone and text lines close at 9am on 28th June 2019. Advice: C. Wedgwood
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ALL ABOUT SPACE MAGAZINE
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CROSS STITCH CRAZY MAGAZINE
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1st July 2019 1 x Omegon MightyMak 60 telescope and An Astronomer’s Tale book, worth £100 Send your answer, name, address and phone number to: All About Space competitions, Richmond House, 33 Richmond Hill, Bournemouth BH2 6EZ. Or email: space@spaceanswers.com Advice: C. Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Closes: Prizes: Entry:
1st July 2019 4 x Set of four Karen Carter for Heritage Crafts cross-stitch kits, worth £68 Send your name and address on a postcard to: Karen Carter kits 256 giveaway, Cross Stitch Crazy 256, 2nd Floor, Tower House, Fairfax Street, Bristol BS1 3BN Notes: One entry per person Prizes: 10 x Pilot Pens FriXion pen set, worth £28 Entry: Send your name and address on a postcard to: Pilot Pens FriXion 256 giveaway, Cross Stitch Crazy 256, 2nd Floor, Tower House, Fairfax Street, Bristol BS1 3BN Notes: One entry per person Prizes: 13 x Pair of Creative Craft Show tickets (Exeter, 26th-29th September 2019), worth £20 Entry: Send your name and address on a postcard to: Creative Craft 256 giveaway, Cross Stitch Crazy 256, 2nd Floor, Tower House, Fairfax Street, Bristol BS1 3BN Notes: One entry per person Prizes: 50 x £5 Lucieheaton.com e-voucher Entry: Send your name and address on a postcard to: Lucie Heaton 256 giveaway, Cross Stitch Crazy 256, 2nd Floor, Tower House, Fairfax Street, Bristol BS1 3BN Notes: One entry per person Prizes: 1 x Lavender Bee cross-stitch kit, worth £16 Entry: Send your answer, name and address on a postcard to: Crazy 256 Crossword, Cross Stitch Crazy, Immediate Media Company Bristol Ltd, 2nd Floor, Tower House, Fairfax Street, Bristol BS1 3BN Advice: Marigold Notes: One entry per person. A selection of Cross Stitch Crazy competitions can also be entered online at www.cross-stitching.com/win NEW
GARDENS ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE
Closes: 1st July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Atco Liner 19SE V lawnmower, worth over £1,000 Entry: Send your answer, name, address, phone number and any email address on a postcard to: Gardens Illustrated 274 / Atco, PO Box 501, Leicester LE94 0AA. Or enter online at www.gardensillustrated.com/ competitions Advice: A) 1921 Notes: One entry per person 30
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TV TIMES MAGAZINE
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WHAT’S ON TV MAGAZINE
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PRIMA MAGAZINE
Closes: 1st July 2019 Prizes: 1 x £100 cash Entry: Send your answer, name and address on a postcard to: TV Times Crossword Week 25, PO Box 502, Leicester LE94 0AB. You can also phone 0900 100 0501 (65p/min + NAC, 2 mins), or text TVTCROSSA followed by a space then your answer, full name, house number and postcode to 84901 (£1 + SR) – phone and text lines close on 28th June 2019. Advice: Derry Girls Closes: 1st July 2019 Prizes: 1 x £500 cash, 2 x £100 cash Entry: Send your answers, name, address and phone number on a piece of plain paper inside a sealed envelope to: What’s On TV Competitions No. 25, PO Box 502, Leicester LE94 0AB. You can also phone 0901 293 0402 (£1 + NAC), or text WOTVB followed by a space then your answers, full name, house number and postcode to 84901 (£1 + SR) – phone and text lines close on 28th June 2019. Advice: 1. Travel Man 2. Page 9 3. Stephen Mulhern Closes: 3rd July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Overnight spa break for 2 at Alton Towers Resort, worth £1,000 Entry: Send your name and address on a postcard to: Prima/ Alton Towers GVPRAL19085, The Data Solutions Centre, Worksop S80 2RT. You can also phone 0905 789 1001 (80p/min + NAC, 2 mins), or text PRIMAPRIZE1 followed by a space then your name and address to 84915 (£1.50 + SR) – phone and text lines close on 30th June 2019. Notes: One entry per person Prizes: 1 x Mammoth Rise mattress, worth up to £799 Entry: Send your name and address on a postcard to: Prima / Mammoth GVPRAL19086, The Data Solutions Centre, Worksop S80 2RT. You can also phone 0905 789 1003 (80p/min + NAC, 2 mins), or text PRIMAPRIZE3 followed by a space then your name and address to 84915 (£1.50 + SR) – phone and text lines close on 30th June 2019. Notes: One entry per person Prizes: 1 x Weekend trip for 2 to the Southport Flower Show including overnight accommodation and VIP tickets, worth over £400 – prize must be taken on 15th August 2019 Entry: Send your name and address on a postcard to: Prima / Southport Flower Show GVPRAL19087, The Data Solutions Centre, Worksop S80 2RT. You can also phone 0905 789 1002 (80p/min + NAC, 2 mins), or text PRIMAPRIZE2 followed by a space then your name and address to 84915 (£1.50 + SR) – phone and text lines close on 30th June 2019. Notes: One entry per person Compers News • July 2019 • www.compersnews.com
Prizes: 1 x £50 cash Entry: Send your answer, name and address on a postcard to: Prima Puzzles / PUPRAN19187, The Data Solutions Centre, Worksop S80 2RT. Or phone 0906 470 1001 (65p/min + NAC, 2 mins) – phone line closes on 30th June 2019. Advice: Typical Notes: One entry per person
Entry: Send your answer, name, address and phone number on a postcard to: Homes & Antiques, Issue 322, Forest Holidays competition, PO Box 501, Leicester LE94 0AA. Or enter online at www.homesandantiques.com/competitions Advice: C. 45 Notes: One entry per household
Prizes: 1 x £50 cash Entry: Send your answer, name and address on a postcard to: Prima Puzzles / PUPRAN19188, The Data Solutions Centre, Worksop S80 2RT. Or phone 0906 470 1003 (65p/min + NAC, 2 mins) – phone line closes on 30th June 2019. Advice: First Impressions Notes: One entry per person
Closes: 18th July 2019 Prizes: 5 x Set of two First Edition paper pads, worth £20 Entry: Send your answer, name and address on a postcard to: Prize Crossword 197, Cardmaking & Papercraft, Immediate Media, 2nd Floor, Tower House, Fairfax Street, Bristol BS1 3BN. Or enter online at www.cardmakingandpapercraft.com/competitions Advice: Chipboard Notes: One entry per person
Prizes: 1 x £50 cash Entry: Send your answer, name and address on a postcard to: Prima Puzzles / PUPRAN19189, The Data Solutions Centre, Worksop S80 2RT. Or phone 0906 470 1002 (65p/min + NAC, 2 mins) – phone line closes on 30th June 2019. Advice: Qualify Notes: One entry per person ONGOING
CHANNEL 5 / THE YORKSHIRE VET
Closes: 4th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Seven-night trip for 4 to the Yorkshire Dales, including £1,000 spending money Entry: Send your name and contact phone number on a postcard to: VET 2, PO Box 7557, Derby DE1 0NP. Or text VET to 65555 (£2 + SR) – text line closes at midday on 1st July 2019. NEW
BEST MAGAZINE
Closes: 7th July 2019 Prizes: 10 x £50 Dunelm gift voucher Entry: Send your name, address and phone number on a postcard to: best / Dunelm Giveaway GVBSTN19346, Hearst Magazines UK, The Data Solutions Centre, Worksop S80 2RT. Or phone 0901 027 2720 (30p/min + NAC, 2 mins) – phone line closes at midnight on 4th July 2019. NEW
CHANNEL 5 / THE HOTEL INSPECTOR
Closes: 7th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Luxury three-night stay for 2 at Fairmont St Andrews in Scotland, including £1,000 spending money and a travel allowance of up to £500 Entry: Send your name and contact phone number on a postcard to: HOTEL, PO Box 7557, Derby DE1 0NP. Or text HOTEL to 65555 (£2 + SR) – text line closes at midday on 4th July 2019. NEW
HOMES & ANTIQUES MAGAZINE
Closes: 14th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Forest Holidays Golden Oak cabin break for up to 6 people, worth up to £2,160
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CARDMAKING & PAPERCRAFT MAGAZINE
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ITV / THIS MORNING
Closes: 18th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x £30,000 cash and an Escape Compact 4-berth motorhome, 5 x £250 cash Entry: Send your name and contact phone number on a postcard to: DY25, PO Box 7558, Derby DE1 0NQ. You can also phone 0906 878 6060 (£2 + NAC), text WIN to 86060 (£2 + SR), or enter online at www.itv.com/ win (£2) – phone, text and online entry routes close at 3pm on 12th July 2019. ONGOING
ITV / HORSE RACING
Closes: 25th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x £31,000 cash, plus a two-night trip for 6 to York including hospitality tickets to SkyBet Ebor Day on 24th August 2019 Entry: Send your name and contact phone number on a postcard to: HR 02, PO Box 7558, Derby DE1 0NQ. You can also phone 0906 878 8300 (£2 + NAC), text EBOR to 68300 (£2 + SR), or enter online at www.itv.com/ win (£2) – phone, text and online entry routes close at 4pm on 22nd July 2019. NEW
CHANNEL 5 / THE THAMES
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CO-OP FOOD MAGAZINE
Closes: 27th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Luxury two-night stay for 2 at The Oakley Court in Windsor, including a travel allowance of up to £200 Entry: Send your name and contact phone number on a postcard to: WALK, PO Box 7557, Derby DE1 0NP. You can also phone 0902 055 1555 (£2 + NAC) or text WALK to 65555 (£2 + SR) – phone and text lines close at midday on 24th July 2019. Closes: 30th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Luxury two-night stay for 2 at Stanwell House Hotel in Hampshire Entry: Send your name, address, phone number and any email address on a postcard to: Co-op Food Magazine, The River Group Content Ltd, Garden Floor, 16
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COMPERS NEWS EXCLUSIVE!
Closes: 31st July 2019 Prizes: 1 x £25 gift card for the store of your choice – with a possible BONUS BOOST to either £50 or even £100 (keep reading for details), 1 x ‘Winning Mix’ pack of 300 Compers News postcards worth £20 Entry: Continuing this month, it’s our exclusive monthly draw for all you postcard fans. No online or email entry, no social media, phone or text… it’s entries on a postcard ONLY please, just like the good old days! Entering couldn’t be simpler – just send your name, Compers News membership number and the name of your preferred store if you’re our lucky winner on a postcard to: July Postcard Draw, Compers News, PO Box 8763, Nottingham NG2 9BS Notes: One entry per person. You must be a current, paid Compers News member to enter this exclusive prize draw. If you’re sending anything else to our PO Box 8763 address, you can save on postage by enclosing your Postcard Draw entry – but make sure it’s on a separate postcard! Our first prize winner will receive a £25 gift card, which we’ll DOUBLE UP to £50 if the winning entry has been made on a Compers News postcard (any age or design). And that’s not all… we’ll DOUBLE UP the prize again to a bumper £100 gift card Postc
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YOUR HEALTHY LIVING MAGAZINE
Closes: 31st July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Lunch bag and selection of Bio-Kult products worth £80 (Draw Code: YHL-BIOKULT-0619), 1 x Salt of the Earth deodorant collection worth £57.92 (YHL-SOTE-0619), 5 x Ancient Magnesium + CBD Cream pack worth £29.95 (YHL-GHN-0619), 8 x Royal Green Turmeric Complex and herbal tea pack worth £24.76 (YHL-ROYAL-0619), 10 x Good Boom vegan-friendly lip balm set worth £10 (YHLGOODBOOM-0619), 20 x Venagel Horse Chestnut Gel pack worth £11.99 (YHL-VENAGEL-0619) Entry: Send your name, address and the Draw Code(s) for the prize(s) you’d like to win on a postcard to: Reader Offers, Your Healthy Living, JFN Productions, Unit G2, Blois Meadow Business Centre, Steeple Bumpstead, Essex CB9 7BN – you can enter for as many of the prizes as you wish on a single postcard. You can also enter by emailing: win@jfnproductions.co.uk with the Draw Code in the subject line (send a separate email for each prize you’d like to win), or online at www.yourhealthyliving.co.uk Notes: One entry per person per Draw Code NEW
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CHANNEL 5 / THE GADGET SHOW
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CHANNEL 5 / HOME & AWAY
Closes: 1st August 2019 Prizes: 1 x Huge tech and gadget bundle including over 60 products – see www.channel5.com/gs for a full list of what’s included, 5 x tech bundle worth £1,000 Entry: Send your name and contact phone number on a postcard to: GADGET 2904, PO Box 7557, Derby DE1 0NP. You can also phone 0902 055 5055 (£2 + NAC) or text GADGET to 65555 (£2 + SR) – phone and text lines close at midday on 29th July 2019. Closes: 3rd August 2019 Prizes: 1 x Luxury two-night stay for 2 at Gravetye Manor in Sussex, including a travel allowance of up to £500 and a £120 bar tab Entry: Send your name and contact phone number on a postcard to: GARDEN, PO Box 7557, Derby DE1 0NP. Or text GARDEN to 65555 (£2 + SR) – text line closes at midday on 31st July 2019. Closes: 9th August 2019 Prizes: 1 x Ten-night trip for 2 to Australia Entry: Send your name and contact phone number on a postcard to: HOME & AWAY 2, PO Box 7557, Derby DE1 0NP. Or text HOME to 65555 (£2 + SR) – text line closes at midday on 6th August 2019. Compers News • July 2019 • www.compersnews.com
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ITV / LOVE ISLAND
Closes: 9th August 2019 Prizes: 1 x £40,000 cash and a seven-night holiday for 6 to Mallorca Entry: Send your name and contact phone number on a postcard to: LVE19, PO Box 7558, Derby DE1 0NQ. You can also text LOVE to 65554 (£2 + SR), or enter online at www.itv.com/win (£2) – text and online entry routes close at 10am on 6th August 2019. NEW
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SUNDAY TIMES TRAVEL MAGAZINE
CHANNEL 5 / DRAMA
Closes: 10th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Luxury five-night trip for 2 to Oman, worth over £6,600 Entry: Phone 0905 669 0101 (50p/min + NAC, 2 mins), text TRAVEL1 followed by a space and then your answer, name and address to 84915 (£1.50 + SR), or enter online at http://thesundaytimes.co.uk/Oman Advice: Arabian Peninsula Notes: One entry per person
CHANNEL 5 / THE DOG RESCUERS
Prizes: 1 x Luxury four-night trip for 2 to Marbella, worth over £3,000 Entry: Phone 0905 669 0111 (50p/min + NAC, 2 mins), text TRAVEL2 followed by a space and then your answer, name and address to 84915 (£1.50 + SR), or enter online at http://thesundaytimes.co.uk/Marbella Advice: Belvue Rooftop Bar Notes: One entry per person
Closes: 5th September 2019 Prizes: 1 x Six-night road trip for 2 to Texas including car hire and £1,000 spending money, plus a selection of drama DVDs Entry: Send your name and contact phone number on a postcard to: DRAMA 3, PO Box 7557, Derby DE1 0NP. Or text DRAMA to 65555 (£2 + SR) – text line closes at 10am on 2nd September 2019. NEW
Entry: Text HENMAN followed by a space and then your full name and postcode to 60110 (SR) between 26th June and 6th July 2019 inclusive. Notes: One entry per person
Closes: 12th January 2020 Prizes: 1 x £5,000 cash Entry: Send your name and contact phone number on a postcard to: BARK, PO Box 7557, Derby DE1 0NP. You can also phone 0902 055 1155 (£2 + NAC) or text BARK to 65555 (£2 + SR) – phone and text lines close at midday on 9th January 2020.
Phone & Text
A quick call or text is all that’s needed to enter the comps in this section.
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ASDA / LUCOZADE ZERO
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COMPERS NEWS EXCLUSIVE!
Closes: 17th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Two-night trip for 2 to Mallorca, including tickets to the Love Island Live Final – prize must be taken 28th-30th July 2019 Entry: Text LOVE to 62123 (SR) Notes: One entry per mobile phone number per day
Closes: 31st July 2019 Prizes: 1 x £25 gift card for the store of your choice Entry: Text CNJULY followed by a space then your full name, NEW POUNDLAND / SKITTLES Compers News membership number and the name Closes: 30th June 2019 of your preferred store if you’re our lucky winner to Prizes: 5 x Nintendo Switch console 07855 965053 (SR) Entry: Text CONSOLE to 80878 (SR) Notes: One entry per person. You must be a current, paid Notes: One entry per person. There are inconsistent closing Compers News member to enter this exclusive prize dates across the in-store advertising and official T&Cs draw. This text number is a standard UK mobile for this promotion, we’ve used the earliest date above number, so your entry may not be charged if your to be on the safe side. phone tariff includes free texts. This number is not monitored and has been set up to receive entries for NEW CO-OP / LUCOZADE SPORT this prize draw ONLY, please do not use it for any Closes: 2nd July 2019 other purpose. Please note that you will not receive a Prizes: 6 x VIP training experience with the England women’s reply / bounce-back message. football team Entry: Text LS to 84101 (SR) NEW SAINSBURY’S MAGAZINE Notes: Maximum 3 entries per mobile phone number. See Closes: 31st July 2019 www.lucozadesport.com/coop-vip for further details Prizes: 3 x New Kitchen Basics book by Claire Thomson, of the prize. worth £25 Entry: Text CW2 followed by a space then your answer, NEW TESCO / ROBINSONS name and address to 85100 (£1 + SR), or enter online Closes: 6th July 2019 at www.sainsburysmagazine.co.uk/win Prizes: 5 x Play tennis with Tim Henman on one of the Wimbledon courts (each prize is for 2 adults), 10 x Advice: Peanut Butter £100 Tesco gift card Notes: One entry per person Compers News • July 2019 • www.compersnews.com 33
Entry Forms
You need an official entry form to enter the comps in this section. We tell you where to look, and how to enter without a form if it’s possible.
ONGOING
GRAPE TREE MAGAZINE
Closes: 30th June 2019 Prizes: 1 x £50 Grape Tree gift voucher, 10 x £5 Grape Tree gift voucher Entry: Complete the wordsearch puzzle on the entry form inside Issue 02/2019 of Grape Tree magazine, available free at participating Grape Tree stores. You can also download a copy of the magazine and entry form at www.grapetree.co.uk/grapevine NEW
You can make your comping even easier by logging on to our digital edition at www.compersnews.com/digital - it includes quick one-click links to every web address listed in this month’s issue! Want more? You can find THOUSANDS of extra online comps listed at www.theprizefinder.com – and all for FREE!
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VIRGIN MONEY
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DAILY MAIL
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BOOTS / JOULES TOILETRIES
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CO-OP FOOD MAGAZINE
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FAMILY TRAVELLER MAGAZINE
Closes: 28th June 2019 (midday) Prizes: 1 x Luxury three-night break for 2 in Edinburgh – 23rd July 2019 prize includes travel, £200 spending money and 5 x £100 Tesco gift card Virgin Money Fireworks Concert VIP tickets, and must Entry coupon inside the June/July 2019 issue of Tesco be taken 24th-26th August 2019 magazine, available free at participating Tesco stores. Scan this with your Tesco Clubcard at the checkout for Entry: https://uk.virginmoney.com/virgin/service/vip Notes: One entry per person automatic entry into the draw. One entry per household
TESCO MAGAZINE
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HAYS TRAVEL
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WETHERSPOON NEWS
Closes: 31st July 2019 Prizes: 1 x £1,000 cash Entry: Entry form at participating Hays Travel stores, or enter online at www.haystravel.co.uk/prizedraw19 Closes: 5th August 2019 Prizes: 4 x £30 Wetherspoon gift card Entry: Complete the crossword inside the Summer 2019 issue of Wetherspoon News, available free at participating JD Wetherspoon pubs. You can also download a copy at www.jdwetherspoon.com – the link is usually towards the bottom of the Home page. Advice: ACROSS: 6. Bolivia; 7. Hoxha; 9. Stout; 10. Ragtime; 12. David Hemery; 14. Pandora’s Box; 18. Picador; 19. Tiber; 21. Jimmy; 22. Connors. DOWN: 1. South; 2. Fibula; 3. Big; 4. Bottom; 5. The Mary; 8. Hashish; 11. Pierrot; 13. Pacific; 15. Dharma; 16. Orient; 17. Deare; 20. Doe. Notes: One entry per household
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Closes: 29th June 2019 Prizes: 1 x Seven-night Villa Plus holiday for 4 to your choice of either Majorca, Menorca, Lanzarote, Andalucia, Costa Blanca, Cyprus or Croatia Entry: www.dailymail.co.uk/villaplus Notes: One entry per person Closes: 30th June 2019 Prizes: 1 x Three-night family break at Another Place Hotel in the Lake District, £500 Joules gift card and a Joules toiletry hamper Entry: www.boots.com/joules Notes: One entry per person Closes: 30th June 2019 ++ Prizes: 31 x Pair of Weekend Camping tickets to a selection of UK summer festivals including Creamfields, Latitude, Leeds and Reading Entry: www.coop.co.uk/wintickets Notes: One entry per person. There are different closing dates depending on your choice of festival – see website for full details. Closes: 30th June 2019 Prizes: 1 x Seven-night family ski holiday to Andorra – prize must be taken 22nd-29th December 2019 Entry: www.familytraveller.com/travel-competitions/win-achristmas-family-holiday-with-crystal-ski-holidays Notes: One entry per person Compers News • July 2019 • www.compersnews.com
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JAZZ APPLES
Closes: 30th June 2019 Prizes: 1 x Cuisinart Gelato and Ice Cream Maker Entry: www.jazzapple.com/uk/competition Advice: James Martin Notes: One entry per person NEW
JUST MILK
Closes: 30th June 2019 Prizes: 3 x Russell Hobbs Hand Blender Entry: www.justmilk.com/competitions Advice: 3 NEW
LAKE DISTRICT HOTELS
Closes: 30th June 2019 Prizes: 1 x Luxury two-night break for 2 at Lodore Falls Hotel & Spa in the Lake District, worth over £1,000 Entry: www.lakedistricthotels.net/competitions-win-aluxury-break NEW
LIZ EARLE WELLBEING MAGAZINE
Closes: 30th June 2019 Prizes: 1 x Three-night stay for up to 25 people at Hales Hall in Norfolk, worth £3,000 Entry: www.lizearlewellbeing.com/win-hales-hall Notes: One entry per person NEW
LOOK FABULOUS FOREVER
Closes: 30th June 2019 Prizes: 1 x Two-night wine experience for 2 in Saint-Emilion, France Entry: www.lookfabulousforever.com/competition NEW
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PRIDE OF BRITAIN HOTELS
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PRIMA MAGAZINE
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REAL PEOPLE MAGAZINE
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SAINSBURY’S MAGAZINE
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SEABROOK CRISPS
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SEAWORLD PARKS
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WAITROSE HEALTH MAGAZINE
Closes: 30th June 2019 Prizes: 1 x £250 Pride of Britain Hotels gift voucher Entry: www.prideofbritainhotels.com/win Advice: A. London Notes: One entry per person Closes: 30th June 2019 Prizes: 1 x Forest Garden Mini Greenhouse Entry: http://comps.prima.co.uk/competition/ ForestGardenMiniGreenhouse_prima.php Advice: Two Notes: One entry per person per day Closes: 30th June 2019 Prizes: 1 x Weber Go-Anywhere portable BBQ and Alfresco goodie bag Entry: http://comps.realpeoplemag.co.uk/competition/ WeberBBQ_realpeople.php Advice: Original and Chilli
MONEYWISE MAGAZINE
NATIONAL TRUST / BMW
Closes: 30th June 2019 Prizes: 1 x Yorkshire Dales Food & Drink Festival 2019 VIP Weekend Package for 2, worth £260 Entry: www.seabrookcrisps.com/win Advice: Yorkshire Notes: One entry per household
Closes: 30th June 2019 Prizes: 1 x National Trust holiday cottage stay worth up to £1,500, and a BMW i3 to use during your break Entry: www.bmw.co.uk/competitions Notes: One entry per household. Entrants must be aged 21 or over and have held a full driving licence for longer than 2 years. NEW
ONE4ALL
Closes: 30th June 2019 Prizes: 1 x Napoleon Rogue gas grill and Alfresco BBQ Cheese goodie bag, worth over £500 Entry: www.sainsburysmagazine.co.uk/win Notes: One entry per person
Closes: 30th June 2019 Prizes: 1 x Luxury two-night city break for 2 in Birmingham Entry: www.moneywise.co.uk/win-luxury-city-break-two Advice: Sherborne Wharf Notes: One entry per person NEW
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Closes: 30th June 2019 Prizes: 6 x £50 Vue cinema gift card Entry: www.one4all.com/retailer-of-the-month Advice: 91 Notes: One entry per person
OFFICIAL LONDON THEATRE
Closes: 30th June 2019 Prizes: 1 x £1,500 worth of Theatre Tokens and a one-year Gourmet Society membership Entry: www.officiallondontheatre.com/webforms/win-yeartheatre-plus-gourmet-society-membership Notes: One entry per person
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30th June 2019 1 x Fourteen-night family holiday to Florida www.seaworldparks.co.uk/win One entry per household. Different closing dates are given for this prize draw, we’ve gone with the earliest date above to be on the safe side.
Closes: 30th June 2019 Prizes: 30 x One-year Nutracheck Calorie Counter app membership, worth £29.99 Entry: www.waitrose.com/nutracheck Advice: 188 calories Notes: One entry per person
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PRIMA MAGAZINE
Closes: 1st July 2019 Prizes: 1 x £200 summer wardrobe, including £150 worth of Mistral clothing vouchers and Tulip shoes worth £55 Entry: www.mistral-online.com/competitions Notes: One entry per person Closes: 1st July 2019 Prizes: 5 x Barbecue and a selection of Geeta’s Indian sauces Entry: http://comps.prima.co.uk/competition/ INDIANSAUCES_prima.php Advice: India NEW
TESCO / SILENTNIGHT
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WOMAN & HOME MAGAZINE
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1st July 2019 5 x Merlin Premium Annual Family Pass www.silentnightcompetition.co.uk One entry per person
Closes: 1st July 2019 Prizes: 1 x £150 Emily and Fin womenswear gift voucher Entry: https://competitions.womanandhome.com/ competition/EmilyandFin_womanandhome.php Advice: Unique and Sophisticated NEW
CHAT MAGAZINE
Closes: 2nd July 2019 Prizes: 1 x 43” Smart TV, Blu-Ray player and The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part on Blu-Ray Entry: http://comps.lifedeathprizes.com/competition/ LEGOMOVIE2network_network.php Advice: Lucy NEW
CO-OP / MONSTER ENERGY
Closes: 2nd July 2019 Prizes: 2 x Three-night trip for 2 to Moto GP Brno in the Czech Republic – prize must be taken 2nd-5th August 2019 Entry: www.monsterenergy.com/gb/en/promotions/motogpaccess-brno-2019-gb Notes: One entry per person NEW
MARIE CLAIRE MAGAZINE
Closes: 2nd July 2019 Prizes: 5 x £100 Vertbaudet UK gift voucher Entry: http://comps.marieclaire.co.uk/competition/ Vertbaudet_marieclaire.php Advice: Green Donkey Notes: One entry per person NEW
NOW MAGAZINE
Closes: 2nd July 2019 Prizes: 4 x Superior Family Ticket to Kynren 2019 in Bishop Auckland Entry: http://comps.celebsnow.co.uk/competition/ KYNRENnetwork_network.php Advice: 2,000 years 36
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WHAT’S ON TV MAGAZINE
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ASDA / LINDAHLS KVARG
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COSMOPOLITAN MAGAZINE
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GARDENERS’ WORLD MAGAZINE
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GOOD TO KNOW
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SAINSBURY’S / MOTOR SPORT MAGAZINE
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CRAFTS BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE
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NATIONAL BOOK TOKENS
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2nd July 2019 1 x KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer and a £25 Waitrose gift voucher http://comps.whatsontv.co.uk/competition/ Mixernetwork_network.php Advice: Vitamins A, B, C, D, E and K Closes: Prizes: Entry: Notes:
3rd July 2019 1 x Three-night trip for 2 to Stockholm www.asda.com/win One entry per person
Closes: 3rd July 2019 Prizes: 2 x £250 spa voucher and a Lifeplan Hair Skin Nails Beauty Formulation pack, 5 x Lifeplan Hair Skin Nails Beauty Formulation pack Entry: https://comps.cosmopolitan.co.uk/competition/ LIFEPLAN_cosmopolitan.php Advice: Horse tail Closes: 3rd July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Pair of Southport Flower Show VIP tickets worth £240, 3 x pair of Southport Flower Show day tickets worth £56 Entry: www.gardenersworld.com/win Advice: Bee orchid Notes: One entry per person Closes: 3rd July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Year’s supply of NOMO chocolate Entry: http://competitions.goodtoknow.co.uk/competition/ nomochoc_goodtoknow.php Advice: 4 Closes: 3rd July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Two-night stay for 2 at The Cotswold Plough Hotel including gin tasting experience, Inside Track book and a Pullman Editions motoring poster, 2 x Inside Track book and Pullman Editions motoring poster Entry: www.motorsportmagazine.com/prizedraw Notes: One entry per person Closes: Prizes: Entry: Notes:
4th July 2019 3 x Pen Heaven Calligraphy Collection www.crafts-beautiful.com/giveaways One entry per person
Closes: 4th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x £50 Record Token, A Fabulous Creation book and set of three Play & Display flip frames, 5 x £20 Record Token and A Fabulous Creation book Compers News • July 2019 • www.compersnews.com
Entry: http://caboodle.nationalbooktokens.com/win-theideal-prize-for-vinyl-fans Notes: One entry per person Prizes: Entry:
1 x PlayStation Classic console and signed Lost in a Good Game book, 10 x signed Lost in a Good Game book http://caboodle.nationalbooktokens.com/wina-signed-copy-of-lost-in-a-good-book-and-aplaystation-classic Notes: One entry per person Prizes: 10 x Set of four Robert Macfarlane books Entry: http://caboodle.nationalbooktokens.com/win-a-setof-books-by-robert-macfarlane Notes: One entry per person
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LONELY PLANET TRAVELLER MAGAZINE
Closes: 7th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Seven-night vintage train trip around Ireland for 2, worth £3,000 Entry: www.lonelyplanet.com/magazine/competitions Notes: One entry per person NEW
MARIE CLAIRE MAGAZINE
Closes: 7th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Luxury overnight break for 2 at The Belfry Hotel & Resort in North Warwickshire Entry: http://comps.marieclaire.co.uk/competition/Belfry_ marieclaire.php Advice: The Ryder Grill NEW
COSMOPOLITAN MAGAZINE
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PRIMA MAGAZINE
Closes: 8th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x £500 Boux Avenue swimwear gift card Entry: https://comps.cosmopolitan.co.uk/competition/ BouxAvenue_cosmopolitan.php Advice: Snake
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LITTLE LONDON MAGAZINE
Closes: 8th July 2019 Prizes: 8 x Fjällräven Kånken backpack Entry: http://comps.marieclaire.co.uk/competition/ KankenBackpacks_marieclaire.php Advice: Sweden
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SHEERLUXE
Closes: 9th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x TP Swing & Slide outdoor toy set with a choice of two layout options, 5 x TP Spiro Spin Seesaw Entry: www.argos.co.uk/competitions Notes: One entry per person
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WHSMITH / CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINE
Closes: 9th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Kalms Night sleep bundle, including Lumie Body Clock Starter 30 alarm clock Entry: http://comps.realpeoplemag.co.uk/competition/ kalmssleepbundle_realpeople.php Advice: Valerian Root
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IDEAL HOME MAGAZINE
Closes: 4th July 2019 Prizes: 2 x Six-bottle case of Gin Lane 1751 Victoria Pink Gin Entry: http://comps.prima.co.uk/competition/VictoriaPink_ prima.php Advice: 1751 Closes: Prizes: Entry:
5th July 2019 1 x Two-night family stay at the Sands Resort Hotel in Cornwall www.littlelondonmagazine.co.uk/win-family-breaksands-resort-cornwall Notes: One entry per person Closes: 5th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x £500 to spend on Daisy London jewellery Entry: www.sheerluxe.com/win Advice: Isla Notes: One entry per household Closes: 5th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Marshall 3.2 Fridge Entry: www.loudersound.com/marshall Advice: 1962 Notes: One entry per household Closes: Prizes: Entry:
6th July 2019 1 x Rattan Direct six-seater dining set, worth over £1,100 http://comps.idealhome.co.uk/competition/ RattanDirect_idealhome.php Advice: Barcelona NEW
FRANKIE & BENNY’S
Closes: 7th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Seven-night family Eurocamp holiday at a European parc of your choice, 1 x Scooby-Doo mega movie bundle Entry: www.frankieandbennys.com/blog/scoobydoocompetition
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MARIE CLAIRE MAGAZINE
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REAL PEOPLE MAGAZINE
WOMAN MAGAZINE
Closes: 9th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x £500 holiday voucher Entry: http://comps.womanmagazine.co.uk/competition/ BountyMilkSnacksnetwork_network.php Advice: In the fridge NEW
WOMAN’S WEEKLY MAGAZINE
Closes: 9th July 2019 Prizes: 3 x Cobra petrol lawnmower Entry: http://competitions.womansweekly.com/competition/ LAWNMOWERCobranetwork_network.php Advice: 600 sq m
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ASDA / ALPEN
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WOMAN’S OWN MAGAZINE
Closes: Prizes: Entry: Notes:
10th July 2019 100 x ‘Reach Your Peak’ Experience Day www.asda.com/win One entry per person
Closes: 10th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Luxury two-night stay for 2 at Wyck Hill House Hotel & Spa in Gloucestershire Entry: http://comps.womansownmagazine.co.uk/competition/ WeekendBreak_womansownmagazine.php Advice: 1981 NEW
NATIONAL BOOK TOKENS
Closes: 11th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Twelve bottles of Australian wine and a signed The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted book, 10 x signed The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted book Entry: http://caboodle.nationalbooktokens.com/win-asigned-copy-of-the-bookshop-of-the-broken-hearted Notes: One entry per person NEW
PUKKA HERBS
Closes: 11th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Fifteen-day ‘The Tropical South’ tour of India for 2 Entry: www.pukkaherbs.com/your-wellbeing/competitions/ exodus-travels NEW
SEW MAGAZINE
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THE GREEN PARENT MAGAZINE
Closes: Prizes: Entry: Notes: Closes: Prizes: Entry: Notes:
11th July 2019 1 x Janome 43000QDC sewing machine, worth £600 www.sewmag.co.uk/giveaways One entry per person 11th July 2019 1 x £400 Forest Holidays gift voucher www.forestholidays.co.uk/competitions/green-parent One entry per person
Prizes: 1 x PHB Ethical Beauty customised skin care and cosmetics package, worth £150 Entry: www.tinyurl.com/phbcomp Advice: In the UK NEW
SPABREAKS
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THE SIMPLE THINGS MAGAZINE
Closes: 12th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x £450 Spabreaks gift voucher to spend on a Deluxe Spa Break for 2 plus a copy of Never Greener signed by Ruth Jones, 3 x Thalgo Beauty Box worth £40 plus a signed book Entry: www.spabreaks.com/competition Closes: 12th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x £500 Garden Trading gift voucher Entry: www.thesimplethings.com/blog/2019voucher Advice: Ithaca Meze Notes: One entry per household 38
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PICK ME UP! MAGAZINE
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JET2 HOLIDAYS
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RONSEAL
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WAITROSE / LOCH LOMOND WHISKY
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WORLD OF CRUISING MAGAZINE
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WAITROSE / PANASONIC BATTERIES
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CADBURY FREDDO TREASURES
Closes: 13th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x One-week family holiday to Benidorm Entry: http://comps.lifedeathprizes.com/competition/ withNeutradol_lifedeathprizes.php Advice: Madrid Closes: 14th July 2019 Prizes: 5 x Seven-night holiday for 2 to Majorca, including tickets to the Love Island Live Final – prize must be taken 28th July-4th August 2019 Entry: www.jet2holidays.com/loveisland Notes: One entry per person Closes: 15th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Seven-night trip for 2 to New Zealand including tickets to the NZ v GB Lions rugby game on 2nd November 2019, plus ‘hundreds’ of runner-up prizes including Rugby League Challenge Cup Final tickets, rugby shirts, water bottles and mini rugby balls Entry: www.ronseal.com/competition Notes: One entry per person Closes: 15th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Round of Golf for 4 people at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland including two nights’ accommodation, 4 x pair of Hospitality Tickets to The AIG Women’s British Open at Woburn on 3rd August 2019, 10 x pair of general entry tickets to The AIG Women’s British Open on 3rd or 4th August 2019 Entry: www.waitrose.com/lochlomond Advice: Darren Clarke Notes: One entry per person Closes: Prizes: Entry:
15th July 2019 1 x Seven-night Douro Valley river cruise for 2, worth £3,500 www.worldofcruising.co.uk/shearingscomp
Closes: 16th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Trip for 2 to Paris including overnight accommodation and VIP Cirque du Soleil tickets, 50 x Panasonic goodie bag Entry: www.waitrose.com/home/inspiration/competitions/ win-a-journey-tocirquedusoleil.html Advice: Konosuke Matsushita & Guy Laliberté Notes: One entry per person Closes: Prizes: Entry: Notes:
17th July 2019 10 x Cadbury chocolate hamper www.cadbury.co.uk/freddotreasures One entry per person
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TESCO MAGAZINE
Closes: Prizes: Entry: Notes:
21st July 2019 1 x Seven-night Forest Holidays break for up to 10 people www.tes.co/forestholidays One entry per household
Prizes: 10 x Me-Time beauty box Entry: www.tes.co/beautyboxjune-july Notes: One entry per household NEW
WAITROSE / BARBECUE FOOD
Closes: Prizes: Entry: Notes: NEW
21st July 2019 1 x MiniMax Big Green Egg Barbecue, worth £790 www.waitrose.com/winbbq One entry per person
WAITROSE / YEO VALLEY YOGURT
Closes: 21st July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Experience Day for 2 at the Yeo Valley farm in Somerset, including overnight accommodation Entry: www.waitrose.com/winyeovalley Notes: One entry per person NEW
WEIRD FISH
Closes: 21st July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Isle of Wight break for up to 6 people, including a £150 Wightlink ferry voucher and £200 Weird Fish gift voucher Entry: www.weirdfish.co.uk/about-us/our-competitions/ wightlink Notes: One entry per person NEW
FAMILY TRAVELLER MAGAZINE
Closes: 24th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Five-night family holiday to Abu Dhabi Entry: www.familytraveller.com/travel-competitions/winfamily-holiday-etihad-holidays-rixos-saadiyat-island Notes: One entry per person NEW
THE LEGO MOVIE 2 DVD
Closes: 28th July 2019 Prizes: 10 x Complete The LEGO Movie 2 product range, worth £750 Entry: www.warnerbros.co.uk/winlegomovie2prizes Advice: Rex Dangervest Notes: One entry per person NEW
ZOOM AT HOME
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CREW CLOTHING
Closes: 29th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Disney Dumbo jumbo merchandise bundle Entry: www.zoom.co.uk/category/competitions Advice: He can fly Closes: Prizes: Entry: Notes:
30th July 2019 1 x Seven-night holiday for 2 to Harbour Island, The Bahamas www.crewclothing.co.uk/harbourisland One entry per person
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DIEGO MARADONA MOVIE
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THE GARDEN OF LOST SECRETS BOOK
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WAITROSE / FORTHGLADE DOG FOOD
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ALBERT BARTLETT POTATOES
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AN UNWANTED GUEST BOOK
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BERRY WORLD
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COAST MAGAZINE
Closes: 30th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Samsung 43” Ultra HD Smart TV and a threemonth Now TV Sky Sports Pass Entry: www.moviecomps.com/maradona Advice: Napoli Closes: 30th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Children’s gardening set and The Garden of Lost Secrets book, 4 x The Garden of Lost Secrets book Entry: www.bookcomps.com/garden Advice: A M Howell Closes: 30th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Forthglade hamper for dogs, worth over £90 Entry: www.waitrose.com/forthgladehamper Advice: True Notes: One entry per household Closes: Prizes: Entry: Notes:
31st July 2019 2 x Two-night family trip to Disneyland Paris www.albertbartlett.co.uk/toystory4 One entry per person
Closes: 31st July 2019 Prizes: 1 x £200 Bespoke Hotels gift voucher Entry: www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2019/may/win-abespoke-hotels-voucher-with-the-unwanted-guest. html Notes: One entry per person Closes: 31st July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Four-night Great British vintage camper van break for up to 4 people – prize must be taken 26th-30th August 2019 Entry: www.berryworld.com/campervan Advice: The Berry Code you are asked to enter is: GreatBritishBreak Notes: One entry per person Closes: 31st July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Four-night stay for 8 at Meva Seas in Cornwall, worth £2,500 Entry: www.coastmagazine.co.uk/content/win-four-nightstay-eight-cornwall Advice: South coast of Cornwall Notes: One entry per person Prizes: 1 x Four-night stay for 3 at Sauchope Links Holiday Park in Fife Entry: www.coastmagazine.co.uk/content/win-four-nightstay-fantastic-fife Advice: Golf Notes: One entry per person
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CRUISE NATION
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DAILY TELEGRAPH
Closes: 31st July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Caribbean Cruise Holiday for 2 Entry: www.cruisenation.com/win-a-cruise Closes: 31st July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Carrera Crossfuse hybrid electric bike Entry: www.telegraph.co.uk/cycling/e-bike-revolution/wincarrera-crossfuse-hybrid-electric-bike Notes: One entry per person NEW
DISCOVER BRITAIN MAGAZINE
Closes: 31st July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Once-in-a-lifetime luxury Great British Holiday for 2, worth up to £8,000 Entry: www.discoverbritainmag.com/GBH2019 Advice: Blenheim Palace Notes: One entry per person ONGOING
DORSET CEREALS
Closes: 31st July 2019 ++ Prizes: 3 x Three-night family break at Watergate Bay Hotel in Cornwall, 100 x £100 Joules gift card Entry: www.joules.com/dorset Notes: One entry per person. There are three monthly draws – closing on 30th April, 31st May and 30th June 2019 – each with 1 x family break and 30 x gift cards to be won. Entries received between 1st and 31st July 2019 inclusive, along with all losing entries from the monthly draws, will go into a final mop-up draw with a further 10 x gift cards to be won. NEW
EREBUS: THE STORY OF A SHIP BOOK
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ESSENTIAL KBB MAGAZINE
Closes: 31st July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Five-day Arctic Lights & Whales tour for 2 Entry: www.penguin.co.uk/erebus Closes: 31st July 2019 Prizes: 2 x InSinkErator 4N1 Touch combination tap Entry: www.ekbbmagazine.co.uk/competitions Advice: U Notes: One entry per person NEW
GRESSINGHAM DUCK
Closes: Prizes: Entry: Notes:
31st July 2019 50 x ProCook cookware set, worth over £100 www.gressinghamduck.co.uk/cook One entry per email address
Prizes: 25 x Gressingham Duck & Blue Dragon hamper Entry: www.gressinghamduck.co.uk/bluedragon Notes: One entry per email address NEW
HOMESTYLE MAGAZINE
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31st July 2019 1 x Leisure Cuisinemaster Pro range cooker www.homestylemag.co.uk/competitions One entry per person
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JET2 HOLIDAYS
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KITCHENS BEDROOMS & BATHROOMS MAGAZINE
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L’OCCITANE
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MILLS & BOON BOOKS
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MY GREEN POD
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NATIONAL BOOK TOKENS
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELLER MAGAZINE
Closes: Prizes: Entry: Notes:
31st July 2019 1 x Seven-night holiday for 2 to Turkey www.jet2holidays.com/win One entry per person
Closes: 31st July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Twelve packs of Kährs Oak Mist engineered wood flooring, worth £2,500 Entry: www.kbbmagazine.com/competitions.htm Advice: 1857 Notes: One entry per household Closes: 31st July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Luxury seven-night holiday for 2 to Provence, plus an exclusive L’Occitane hamper worth £250 Entry: www.tinyurl.com/loccitaneclubmed Closes: Prizes: Entry: Notes:
31st July 2019 1 x Seven-night holiday for 2 to Antigua www.pages06.net/harlequinuk/Antiguacompetition One entry per household
Closes: 31st July 2019 Prizes: 1 x £500 MyGreenPod Marketplace gift voucher, 2 x £200 MyGreenPod Marketplace gift voucher Entry: www.mygreenpod.com/competitions Closes: 31st July 2019 Prizes: 1 x £5,000 worth of National Book Tokens for a school of your choice, plus a £100 National Book Token for you Entry: www.nationalbooktokens.com/schools Notes: One entry per person Closes: 31st July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Fourteen-night Costa Rica Discovery Tour for 2 Entry: www.natgeotraveller.co.uk/competitions Advice: San José Notes: One entry per person. Prize holiday departs 13th January 2020. ONGOING
SLIMFAST
Closes: 31st July 2019 ++ Prizes: 1 x £500 ASOS gift voucher (May), 1 x three-night glamping break (June), 1 x gas BBQ and accessories (July), 65 x SlimFast starter kit Entry: www.slimfast.co.uk/win Notes: One entry per household. There are 3 monthly draws and 13 weekly draws until the final closing date; once you’ve made your entry it will be included in all subsequent draws. Each monthly draw has one main prize to win as listed above, and each weekly draw has 5 x SlimFast starter kits to win. Compers News • July 2019 • www.compersnews.com
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WHSMITH / PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINES
Closes: 31st July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Meade Polaris telescope, worth £300 Entry: www.bit.ly/scopeprize Advice: 650mm Notes: One entry per person NEW
YOUR HOME MAGAZINE
Closes: 31st July 2019 Prizes: 3 x Napoleon Rogue 365 gas barbecue and tool set, worth over £460 Entry: www.yourhomemagazine.co.uk/competitions Advice: 15 years Notes: One entry per person NEW
FOSTER GRANT
Closes: 19th August 2019 ++ Prizes: 1 x Four-night trip for 2 to New York including a $300 Bloomingdale’s gift voucher – prize must be taken 6th-10th September 2019, 90 x pair of Foster Grant 90th Anniversary Limited Edition sunglasses Entry: www.fostergrant.co.uk/nyc Advice: 90th Notes: One entry per person per day. There are 90 daily draws until the final closing date, each with 1 x sunglasses prize to be won. All entries will then go into a further draw after the final closing date for the main holiday prize. ONGOING
ARLA BIG MILK
Closes: 31st August 2019 ++ Prizes: 12 x Overnight family stay at Chessington World of Adventures, 492 x Gruffalo-themed adventure pack Entry: www.arlabigmilk.co.uk/gruffalo Notes: One entry per person per day. There are twelve monthly draws until the final closing date, each with 1 x main prize and 41 x adventure packs to be won. NEW
Effort Needed
VISIT SCOTLAND
Closes: 31st July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Seven-night trip for 2 to Scotland, visiting awardwinning scenery and film locations Entry: www.visitscotland.com/win/scotlandscreen Notes: One entry per person
DEL MONTE
Closes: 27th October 2019 ++ Prizes: 1 x Four-night family break at the La Manga Club Resort in Spain, 55 x Adidas Courtside tennis kit, 275 x Babolat tennis racket and balls Entry: www.delmontetennis.co.uk Notes: One entry per person per week. There are 22 weekly draws until the final closing date, each with 15 of the above tennis prizes to be won. All entries will then go into a further draw after the final closing date for the main holiday prize.
It’s one of our favourite sayings… the harder a comp is to enter, the easier it is to win! Everything in this section may take a little extra time and effort, but why not give some of them a go? Don’t forget to check out our exclusive Windex database if you’re looking for slogan inspiration – www.compersnews.com/windex
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CAFÉ ROUGE
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JOULES
Closes: 30th June 2019 ++ Prizes: 30 x Various ‘Birthday Celebration’ prizes including a two-night trip for 2 to Paris, London theatre break, £500 holiday voucher and much more Type: Slogan Entry: Enter online at http://birthday.caferouge.com Slogan: I love Café Rouge because… (no word limit) Style: Not specified Notes: One entry per email address, but you can complete the slogan as often as you like when you enter (just click on ‘Add another reason’) and you’ll receive one entry into the competition for each reason you submit. One prize will be awarded each day during June (see T&Cs on the website for a full schedule), and once you’ve entered the competition your entry(s) will be valid for all remaining daily prizes. Closes: Prizes: Type: Entry:
30th June 2019 1 x £1,000 Holiday Cottages gift voucher and a £500 Joules gift card Photo Submit a photo on the theme of: Hello Summer. It could be anything from getting together for a family BBQ, an assortment of summer food and drink, or simply a day out with friends. Enter online at www.joules.com/making-memories or via Instagram by following the instructions on the website. Notes: One entry per person ONGOING
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SPECS NETWORK
30th June 2019 1 x £100 Virgin gift card Photo Upload a selfie of you wearing your favourite sunglasses at www.specsnetwork.co.uk/competitionsand-prizes/national-sunglasses-day-2019-selfies Notes: One entry per person. Winner will be selected at random. NEW
THE SUN ON SUNDAY
Closes: Prizes: Type: Entry:
30th June 2019 1 x £2,000 cash to spend on a holiday of your choice Creative We want to hear about your love story so we can whisk you off to find your own version of Love Island. Did you have a holiday romance that has stood the test of time? Or did you get engaged after a truly
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remarkable proposal? What is it about your love story that makes it unique? Email your story – in no more than 200 words – along with a photo and video clip of you with your other half, plus your name, address, phone number and email address to: sundayfeatures@the-sun.co.uk – putting ‘Love Island Holiday Competition’ in the subject line. Notes: One entry per couple. See www.thesun.co.uk/ loveislandholidaycompetition for more details. NEW
ARGOS / NILFISK
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THE TRAVEL MAGAZINE
Closes: 2nd July 2019 Prizes: 14 x Nilfisk pressure washer and vacuum cleaner bundle Type: Slogan Entry: Enter online at www.argos.co.uk/competitions Slogan: Tell us why you love Nilfisk… (no word limit) Style: Not specified Notes: One entry per person Closes: Prizes: Type: Entry:
2nd July 2019 1 x Panasonic LUMIX TZ95 compact camera, worth £400 Photo Upload a travel photo based on the theme ‘Best Holiday Moment’ at www.thetravelmagazine.net/ photo-competition-win-a-panasonic-camera.html Notes: One entry per person NEW
THE GREEN PARENT MAGAZINE
Type: Slogan Entry: Enter online at www.healthy-magazine.co.uk/ competition/win-a-rescue-remedy-hamper-plus-150of-spa-vouchers Slogan: What piece of advice would you give to your younger self… (max. 300 words) Style: Not specified Notes: One entry per person NEW
MACKIE’S ICE CREAM
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CO-OP / MARS
Closes: Prizes: Type: Entry:
17th July 2019 1 x Mackie’s Sundae party kit, worth over £150 Slogan Enter online at www.mackies.co.uk/friendsof-mackie-s/win-with-mackie-s/summer-ofsundaes-2019.html Slogan: Tell us three of your favourite things to add to a Mackie’s ice cream sundae buffet. … (no word limit) Style: Not specified – T&Cs suggest that the prize will be awarded at random, with entries not being judged. Notes: One entry per household Closes: 28th July 2019 Prizes: 4 x Training session with a player from the England National Senior women’s football team for you and two guests, 100 x Nike Pitch Performance football Type: Photo Entry: Upload a photo of you showing support for the England National Senior women’s football team at www.marssupporther.co.uk Notes: Maximum 5 entries per person per day. Prize draw open to residents of England only. Winners will be selected at random.
Closes: 5th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Klean Kanteen FRANK Water bundle, worth £100 Type: Slogan Entry: Enter online at www.tinyurl.com/kleankanteencomp Slogan: Tell us how you would use your Klean Kanteen FRANK Prizes: 4 x Training session with a player from the Scotland National Senior women’s football team for you and Water bundle to save water and reduce single-use two guests, 100 x Adidas football plastic waste… (no word limit) Type: Photo Style: Not specified Entry: Upload a photo of you showing support for the ONGOING DESPERADOS ORIGINAL BEER Scotland National Senior women’s football team at www.marssupporthersco.co.uk Closes: 10th July 2019 Notes: Maximum 5 entries per person per day. Prize draw Prizes: 52 x Pair of Boomtown festival weekend camping open to residents of Scotland only. Winners will be tickets (Hampshire, 7th-11th August 2019) selected at random. Type: Play a game Entry: Enter the unique code from any promotional NEW USBORNE CHILDREN’S BOOKS Desperados Original pack and play the Music Mix Closes: 28th July 2019 game at https://fest.desperados.com – you need to score more than 6,000 points to qualify for entry into Prizes: 1 x Set of two books – The Usborne Book of the Moon and What is the Moon? the draw. Type: Slogan Notes: You can also enter the competition without a unique code via Facebook and in-venue promotional material Entry: Enter online at https://usborne.com/things-to-do/ – the closing date for entries via these routes is 5th competitions/win-usborne-books July 2019. Advice: 1) Apollo 11 2) 28 days 3) Cheese Slogan: What do you find most interesting about the Moon… ONGOING HEALTHY MAGAZINE (no word limit) Closes: 17th July 2019 Style: Original Prizes: 1 x £150 spa voucher and a Rescue Remedy hamper Notes: This competition is aimed at children, although no upper age limit is given. worth over £150, 2 x Rescue Remedy hamper worth over £150 42
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CALYPSO SUN
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COMPERS NEWS EXCLUSIVE!
Closes: 31st July 2019 Prizes: 1 x £2,000 LoveHolidays voucher and a Calypso suncare hamper, 1 x pair of Calypso suncare hampers, 2 x Calypso suncare hamper Type: Photo Entry: Post a picture of yourself on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram that expresses a special holiday feeling, by following the instructions at www.calypsosun.com/ find-the-feeling Closes: 31st July 2019 Prizes: 1 x £50 cash Type: Slogan Entry: Write your slogan on the official entry form on page 21 of this month’s issue, or enter online at www.compersnews.com/competitions Slogan: Compers News is my holiday essential this summer because… (max. 12 words) Style: Apt and original Notes: One entry per person. You must be a current, paid Compers News member to enter this competition. NEW
SHACKLETON WHISKY
Closes: 31st July 2019 Prizes: 5 x Three-night trip for 2 to Sweden, staying at ICEHOTEL Type: Photo Entry: Purchase a promotional 70cl bottle of Shackleton Blended Malt Scotch Whisky between 22nd April and 31st July 2019 inclusive and keep your promotional packaging and till receipt safe. Then post an ‘epic photo’ of you with your bottle/glass of Shackleton on Instagram with the hashtag #ShackletonWhisky – see promotional neck collar for more details. Notes: One entry per person. Entries will be judged, and prizes awarded to the senders of the five most creative photos. NEW
BRIOCHE PASQUIER
Closes: 12th October 2019 Prizes: 1 x £2,000 Thomas Cook holiday voucher and a year’s supply of Brioche Pasquier products, 4 x selection of Brioche Pasquier products Type: Photo Entry: From having your first BBQ in a new house to going on a special family holiday, Brioche Pasquier are asking families to capture their special moments on camera this summer. Upload your photo along with a description of why the picture is so special to you at www.bakinglifesspecialmoments.co.uk Notes: One entry per person NEW
GO GET IT PET INSURANCE
Closes: 30th November 2019 ++ Prizes: 1 x £2,500 cash, luxury pet hamper and professional pet portrait, 1 x professional pet portrait, 2 x £500 WEX Professional Photography gift voucher, 60 x canvas print of your winning entry
Type: Photo Entry: Go Get It are looking for the cutest, funniest, best fancy dressed and naughtiest pets in the nation. Upload a photo or short video clip of your pet in one of five categories at www.gogetit.co.uk/competition Notes: Maximum 10 entries per person per month. There are six monthly competitions until the final closing date, each with 10 x canvas print prizes to be won (two winners from each of the five entry categories – one photo winner and one video winner). Winners of the remaining, main prizes will be chosen from all 60 x monthly winners after the final closing date. NEW
KELLOGG’S CRUNCHY NUT
31st December 2019 ++ 86 x Sony SRS-XB31 Wireless Speaker Photo Purchase a promotional Kellogg’s Crunchy Nut pack and use your smartphone to scan the special on-pack Shazam code. This will take you to the ‘Shazam your Crunch’ experience, where you’ll need to crunch your cereal and measure the volume via the Crunch-oMeter then share a selfie showing your score on either Facebook or Twitter. See promotional packs or www. crunchynut.co.uk/shazamyourcrunch for more details. Notes: Maximum one entry per person per day. There are 85 daily draws between 13th May and 5th August 2019 inclusive, each with one prize to be won. Entries made between 6th August and 31st December 2019 inclusive will go into a final mop-up draw with one further prize to be won. Closes: Prizes: Type: Entry:
Komping Kids
Winning’s not just for grown-ups! Here’s a selection of current competitions and prize draws, specially chosen for our younger readers.
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FUN TO LEARN FRIENDS MAGAZINE
Closes: 27th June 2019 Prizes: 5 x Waffle the Wonder Dog Soft Toy with Sounds Entry: Email your child’s name, address and phone number to: friends@j-e-m.com – putting ‘Waffle the Wonder Dog Prize Draw (F419a)’ in the subject line. Prizes: 10 x Pinkfong Baby Shark Talking Plush toy Entry: Email your child’s name, address and phone number to: friends@j-e-m.com – putting ‘Baby Shark Prize Draw (F419b)’ in the subject line. NEW
STARFELL BOOK
Closes: 30th June 2019 Prizes: 1 x Magical Witch’s Kit worth £100 Entry: Enter online at www.harpercollinschildrensbooks. co.uk/2019/05/15/starfell-competition Advice: Granny Flossy Notes: One entry per household
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MALAMANDER BOOK
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GIRL TALK ART MAGAZINE
Closes: 1st July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Sea Life annual family pass, and a signed Malamander book Entry: Enter online at www.eerie-on-sea.com/win Notes: One entry per email address Closes: 3rd July 2019 Prizes: 7 x Pretty Pixels Eraser Maker and Sticker Fun set Entry: Text COMP GT12898A followed by a space and then your name, age and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘A. Expressionism’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 12898@gtcomps. co.uk – putting ‘12898’ in the subject line. Notes: One entry per household Prizes: 1 x Craft and stationery bundle, worth around £50 Entry: Text COMP GT12939B followed by a space and then your name, age and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘B. PVA glue’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 12939@gtcomps.co.uk – putting ‘12939’ in the subject line. Notes: One entry per household
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Closes: 3rd July 2019 Prizes: 25 x Ravensburger Pokémon jigsaw puzzle Entry: Text COMP POKE12931C followed by a space and then your name and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘C. Charmeleon’ with your name and address to: 12931@pokemoncomps.co.uk – putting ‘12931’ in the subject line. Notes: One entry per household ONGOING
LEGO STAR WARS MAGAZINE
Closes: 9th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x LEGO Star Wars: First Order AT-ST set Entry: Send your answer, name, address, phone number and any email address to: LEGO Star Wars 46, PO Box 6988, Sleaford NG34 9WE Advice: C. BB-8 NEW
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Closes: 10th July 2019 Prizes: 5 x LEGO City: Sky Police Diamond Heist and Burger Bar Fire Rescue sets Entry: Text COMP 12854B followed by a space and then your name, age and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘B. Drones’ with your name, age and phone number to: 12854@legocitycomps.co.uk – putting ‘12854’ in the subject line. Notes: One entry per household. Entrants must be between 5 and 12 years old.
Prizes: 5 x Harry Potter goodie bundle Entry: Text COMP GT12984C followed by a space and then your name, age and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘C. Gryffindor’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 12984@gtcomps.co.uk – putting ‘12984’ in the subject line. Notes: One entry per household
Closes: 10th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x LEGO Friends: Andrea’s Talent Show and Mia’s House sets, 2 x LEGO Friends: Olivia’s Cupcake Café and Stephanie’s Horse Jumping sets, 2 x LEGO Friends: Emma’s Art Studio and Stephanie’s Buggy & Trailer sets Entry: Text COMP FRI12882A followed by a space and then your name and phone number to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘A. Singing’ with your name and phone number to 12882@friendscomps.co.uk – putting ‘12882’ in the subject line. Notes: One entry per household
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3rd July 2019 2 x Little Friends: Dogs & Cats game for Nintendo Switch Text COMP GT12982A followed by a space and then your name, age and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘A. Taylor Swift’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 12982@gtcomps. co.uk – putting ‘12982’ in the subject line. Notes: One entry per household
Prizes: 10 x Glam Goo slime pack Entry: Text COMP GT12985B followed by a space and then your name, age and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘B. Llama’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 12985@gtcomps.co.uk – putting ‘12985’ in the subject line. Notes: One entry per household NEW
HATCHIMALS MAGAZINE
Closes: 3rd July 2019 Prizes: 5 x Hatchimals Mermal Magic toy bundle Entry: Text COMP HATCH12844B followed by a space and then your name, age and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘B. In the Hatchtopian Sea’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 12844@hatchimalscomps.co.uk – putting ‘12844’ in the subject line. Notes: One entry per household 44
Closes: 10th July 2019 Prizes: 3 x Alcatel 1X smartphone Entry: Text COMP TOTP12936A followed by a space and then your name and age to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘A. Lucy & Lydia’ with your name and phone number to: 12936@totpcomps.co.uk – putting ‘12936’ in the subject line. Notes: One entry per household Prizes: 30 x Klutz Puffy Sticker Maker Entry: Text COMP TOTP12961B followed by a space and then your name and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘B. Thank U, Next’ with your name and address to: 12961@totpcomps.co.uk – putting ‘12961’ in the subject line. Notes: One entry per household Compers News • July 2019 • www.compersnews.com
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BAD NANA BOOK
Closes: 12th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Prank Kit worth £100 Entry: Enter online at www.harpercollinschildrensbooks. co.uk/2019/05/23/bad-nana-competition Advice: They like cups of tea and fudge Notes: One entry per household NEW
SMIGGLE
Closes: 16th July 2019 Prizes: 147 x Limited-edition Smigglets board game Entry: Design your own Smigglet toy. Complete the entry form available at participating Smiggle stores, or download a copy at www.smiggle.co.uk/shop/en/ smiggleuk/smigglets-uk – entries can either be posted in the competition mailbox instore, or emailed to: marketing@smiggle.co.uk Notes: There will be one winner in each of the 147 UK & RoI Smiggle stores. NEW
STAR WARS GALAXY MAGAZINE
Closes: 17th July 2019 Prizes: 2 x LEGO Star Wars: Major Vonreg’s TIE Fighter set Entry: Email the answer ‘A. Twin Ion Engine’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 12932@ SWGComps.co.uk – putting ‘12932’ in the subject line. Notes: One entry per household. Entrants must be aged between 5 and 13 years old.
Entry: Send your name, address, phone number and any email address to: Win! Blossom Bunnies, Go Girl magazine, PO Box 6988, Sleaford, Lincolnshire NG34 9WE Prizes: 10 x Sami’s Silver Lining book by Cathy Cassidy Entry: Send your name, address, phone number and any email address to: Win! Cathy Cassidy Books, Go Girl magazine, PO Box 6988, Sleaford, Lincolnshire NG34 9WE Notes: A selection of Go Girl competitions can also be entered online at www.gogirlmag.co.uk/wins NEW
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Closes: 30th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Micro Sparrow electric scooter, Wraps Wristband Headphones and a set of Hamish books Entry: Enter online at www.whippersnapperkids.com/hamish Advice: Starkley Notes: One entry per person. Although this prize draw is featured on an activity sheet and is clearly aimed at children, entrants must be aged 18 or over – so ask a parent or guardian to enter on your behalf.
Closes: 31st July 2019 Prizes: 1 x £20 National Book Token Entry: We want you to show or tell us about your favourite summer holiday activity. Either draw or hand-write your answer and send it, along with your name, age and address, to: Komping Kids July Competition, NEW SPARKLE WORLD MAGAZINE Compers News, PO Box 8763, Nottingham NG2 9BS Closes: 18th July 2019 Notes: Only one entry per child please, aged 15 or under. Prizes: 10 x Set of two Wonder Park plush toys Entries must be the child’s own work – but an adult Entry: Email your child’s name, address and phone number can add information and/or address the envelope to: sparkleworld@j-e-m.com – putting ‘Wonder Park if the child’s handwriting isn’t clear. The winning SW262a’ in the subject line. entry will be drawn at random from all valid entries received. Prizes: 2 x Set of four Bush Baby World soft toys and accessories Entry: Email your child’s name, address and phone number NEW MATCH OF THE DAY RECORD BREAKERS SPECIAL to: sparkleworld@j-e-m.com – putting ‘Bush Baby Closes: 31st July 2019 World SW262b’ in the subject line. Prizes: 1 x FIFA 19 FUT card, signed by Kevin De Bruyne Entry: Text COMP MOTD12917C followed by a space and ONGOING FUN TO LEARN FAVOURITES MAGAZINE then your name and phone number to 66644 (SR). Closes: 25th July 2019 Or email the answer ‘C. Roberto Martinez’ with your Prizes: 8 x Waffle the Wonder Dog Soft Toy with Sounds name and phone number to: 12917@motdcomps. Entry: Email your child’s name, address and phone number co.uk – putting ‘12917’ in the subject line. to: favourites@j-e-m.com – putting ‘Waffle Giveaway Notes: One entry per household (FA378a)’ in the subject line. NEW
CINDERS AND SPARKS BOOK
Closes: 1st August 2019 Prizes: 1 x Family visit to Kew Gardens, including a stay at the Hilton London Syon Park hotel and an annual Kew Gardens family membership Entry: We want you to tell us why plants are so important. Write in with your reasons, or even draw a picture! Email your entry to: kids@ngkids.co.uk – with ‘Kew Science Festival’ in the subject line. NEW GO GIRL MAGAZINE Notes: One entry per person. Entrants must be aged 16 or under. See www.natgeokids.com/uk/competition/winCloses: 30th July 2019 Prizes: 8 x Scruff-a-Luvs Limited Edition Blossom Bunnies toy a-family-trip-to-kew for more details. Closes: 30th July 2019 Prizes: 1 x Princess-themed prize bundle worth £200 Entry: Enter online at www.harpercollinschildrensbooks. co.uk/2019/05/23/win-a-prize-fit-for-a-princessworth-200 Advice: The posh palace ball Notes: One entry per household
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Closes: 3rd August 2019 Prizes: 2 x Peppa Pig bumper toy bundle Entry: Email your child’s name, address and phone number to: friends@j-e-m.com – putting ‘Peppa Pig Giveaway (F413)’ in the subject line. Closes: 6th August 2019 Prizes: 1 x LEGO Star Wars: Yoda’s Hut set Entry: Send your answer, name, address, phone number and any email address to: LEGO Star Wars 47, PO Box 6988, Sleaford NG34 9WE Advice: B. Dagobah Closes: Prizes: Entry:
22nd August 2019 4 x PJ Masks Super Moon Adventure Luna Fortress playset Email your child’s name, address and phone number to: favourites@j-e-m.com – putting ‘PJ Masks Giveaway (FA379a)’ in the subject line.
Prizes: 10 x The Secret Life of Pets 2 jigsaw puzzle Entry: Email your child’s name, address and phone number to: favourites@j-e-m.com – putting ‘Secret Life of Pets Giveaway (FA379b)’ in the subject line.
Bits ‘N’ Pieces
This is where you’ll find anything that doesn’t fit into any of the above categories… a veritable pot-pourri of prizes!
NEW Calling all ‘Win a House’ fans! Just brief details of yet more new comps for those of you interested. You could win a house in Airdrie, Scotland valued at over £500,000 for £2.50 at www.drawahouse.com – there is also a free entry option in the T&Cs. The closing date at the time of writing is 1st March 2020. NEW Or if a luxury villa on the Costa Blanca in Spain valued at over €700,000 takes your fancy, have a look at www. winavillawithbitcoin.com – each entry costs €49.99 and the closing date at the time of writing is 31st December 2019. NEW And finally on our list of properties this month, you could win a house in the Canadian Rockies valued at around CAN$1,700,000 by following the instructions at www. thecobblestonemanor.com/win. You need to say why winning the prize would change your life, in no more than 500 words, and the cost to enter is CAN$100 or US$80. The closing date at the time of writing is 31st October 2019. As usual, PLEASE take care when deciding whether to enter these comps. Don’t play with money that you can’t afford to lose, and always check the T&Cs for important provisos regarding possible closing date extensions, substitute prizes and/or refunds in the event of sales targets not being reached. 46
NEW Puzzler Mammoth Family Wordsearch magazine has 1 x £2,500 cash, 2 x £1,000 cash and 3 x £500 cash prizes to be won. Enter by post using the official entry form inside the magazine, or online at www.puzzler.com/competitions (choose Mammoth Family Wordsearch issue 51) – the answer you need is ‘BOAT’. Closing date is 10th July 2019. NEW Which pizza-nality are you? Complete the fun quiz at www.chicagotown.com/which-pizza-nality-are-you to find out, and you’ll go into a draw to win £100 worth of Chicago Town Pizza vouchers – each prize is paid as 50 x £2 vouchers, and there is one prize per month to be won between May and December. Only one entry per person per month, final closing date is 31st December 2019. NEW Staying with fun quizzes, discover what gives you #TheHolidayFeeling by answering the questions at www. tui.co.uk/theholidayfeeling - and you’ll go into a prize draw to win a £2,000 TUI holiday voucher. Closing date is 30th June 2019. NEW We know that some readers are members of local wholesalers, without necessarily being retailers themselves. So here are brief details of a comp that Swizzels are running on their confectionery range this summer; it’s clearly aimed at shopkeepers but we can’t see anything in the T&Cs that says you must be one, so if you have access to a wholesaler or cash & carry but aren’t actually a shopkeeper you might still want to give it a go. The prize is a family holiday to the Canaries (awarded in the form of a £3,000 holiday voucher) – and you need to purchase 3 x cases of Swizzels sharing bags to qualify for entry. Then text SUN followed by a space and then your name, the name of the Wholesaler where you purchased the products and your invoice number to 82727 (SR). You’ll find all the details at www.swizzels.com/sun if you’re interested in entering this one, please give the T&Cs a good read beforehand just to ensure you’re happy that you qualify for entry, and that you have the necessary permissions etc. from your employer if you’re thinking about using your work’s wholesaler account! Closing date is 30th September 2019. NEW Vote for your favourite Greene King pub and you’ll go into a draw to win a selection of summer prizes including festival tickets and hampers. Cast your votes at www. gksummersocial.co.uk – the final closing date is 31st August 2019, but there are earlier draws for some of the shorter-dated festival tickets so we suggest entering as soon as possible. NEW Spend £55 or more when you shop online at Iceland, and you’ll automatically go into a daily draw to win back the cost of your shopping. See www.iceland.co.uk/win-your-basket. html for all the details. There’s one prize to be won each day, and the draw will be running until further notice. NEW We’ve previously mentioned the TK Maxx & Homesense ‘Treasure’ rewards programme in this section, and June 2019’s Compers News • July 2019 • www.compersnews.com
offer is entry into a prize draw to win one of 8,000 x coral stripe Turkish towels. See www.bigbrandtreasure.com for more details, the closing date for this month’s draw is 30th June 2019. NEW Still on the subject of loyalty cards, shop and swipe your Matalan Reward Card in-store during June, July and August and you’ll be automatically entered into a prize draw to win Matalan gift vouchers or a monthly headline prize – June’s top prize is £3,000 worth of Thomas Cook holiday vouchers. See www.matalan.co.uk/competitions for more details, final closing date is 31st August 2019. NEW Book your car in for a service, MOT or repair at a participating United Garage Services garage between 1st May and 7th July 2019 inclusive and you could win a selection of prizes including 1 x Tech Bundle containing a Microsoft Surface Pro 6, Xbox One S console and Sonos One speaker, 5 x Beats Studio 3 wireless headphones, 5 x £100 Ticketmaster gift cards and 10 x Amazon Echo Dots. See http://promo.unitedgarageservices.co.uk for all the details – final closing date for draw entries is 7th July 2019. NEW Vote for your favourite products in the Healthy Magazine Awards 2019 and you could win a hamper filled with the winning products. Vote online at www.healthy-magazine. co.uk/awards by the closing date of 18th July 2019. NEW Puzzler Summer Special magazine has 2 x Roberts Revival DAB digital radios up for grabs. Enter by post using the official entry form inside the magazine, or online at www. puzzler.com/competitions (choose Puzzler Special issue 106) – the answer you need is ‘PLAY’. Closing date is 17th July 2019. NEW Buy pet insurance online at www.animalfriends.co.uk and you’ll go into a draw to win a four-night family trip to New York. See www.animalfriends.co.uk/newyork-terms for more details of qualifying products, closing date is 30th June 2019.
Competition Listings Small Print • W e pride ourselves on our accuracy here at Compers News, and all of the information in this newsletter is researched and checked thoroughly. But we cannot take responsibility for any errors, omissions, or changes made by a Promoter after we’ve gone to press. We recommend that, where possible, you check original literature, websites, entry forms etc. for the full details and up-to-date terms and conditions of any competition that you wish to enter. • A ll web links in this magazine are tested at the last possible moment prior to publication to ensure that they are still current at the time of going to press. But we cannot be held responsible for web pages subsequently moving or disappearing prior to a published closing date. If a link no longer works, try finding the competition via a site’s main Home page, or by using any ‘Site Map’ or ‘Search’ facilities on the site. If this fails, you should contact the site owner direct. • U nless otherwise stated, you should assume that competitions listed in Compers News are only open to mainland UK residents aged 18 or over. Due to legal and geographical variations, a competition may run differently in Northern Ireland, Eire, CI and IoM – and sometimes may not be available at all. If you live in these areas, we strongly recommend that you obtain and check the full rules of a promotion before entering. • We try our best to cover the widest possible range of promotions in Compers News every month. For this reason, we may not feature every competition from a particular issue of a magazine, or every possible entry route for an individual competition. You should consult the original magazine and/or promotional literature if you require definitive information.
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win yourself up to £100 cash! Your editor has been a genuine comper for over 40 years, and prides himself on going out most days looking for new comps. But he can’t be everywhere – and this is where you come in! Chances are you live in a different area, shop at different stores, buy different products or read different newspapers and magazines… so can you find a brand new comp first and BEAT THE ED? Any comp that we can use in Compers News or Compers News Express qualifies – including any on-pack or in-store promotion, any entry form or leaflet, any magazine or booklet... and even major web comps too! Simply send us an original or clear photocopy of all the actual comp material – including the small print. And if you are sending us something from a magazine where the answers and/or T&Cs appear on different pages, please make sure that you send us everything. Post entries to: BEAT THE ED, Compers News, PO Box 8763, Nottingham NG2 9BS, or scan and email to: editor@compersnews.com – putting ‘BEAT THE ED’ in the subject line. Please enlarge any particularly tiny small-print before emailing. Every time you send us a comp we haven’t seen before and that can be included in Compers News or Compers News Express, you’ll get an entry into our monthly AND annual draws. The more times you BEAT THE ED, the more entries you get – so if in doubt, send it in!
At the end of every month we’ll draw out THREE lucky winners who’ll each receive a book of twelve second-class stamps. And on 31st December 2019 we’ll draw out another TWO lucky winners from all of this year’s qualifying entries who’ll each receive a bumper £100 CASH prize! So, go on… rise to the challenge and try to BEAT THE ED.
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Pick of the Month!
WIN WITH AQUA PURA Bottled water brand Aqua Pura has launched a summer on-pack promotion with more than £50,000-worth of prizes up for grabs. The brand is encouraging us to seek adventure, stay hydrated and make the best of the outdoors while the sun is shining, so the competition includes prizes like money-off coupons, branded rucksacks, mountain bikes, £2,000 camping kits – and a Mini Countryman car worth around £32,000! There are monthly draws, and the first closing date is very soon – at the end of June – so get your skates on… the early bird very often catches the worm with prize draws like this, and there are bound to be fewer entries in the first draw when there aren’t as many promotional packs around. Not only that, but losing entries roll over to all subsequent draws – so the sooner you enter, the more winning chances you’ll have! Turn to page 29 for all the details.
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