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January 2013

Editor’s Comment

Write to Steve at: Compers News, PO Box 8763, Nottingham NG2 9BS or email him via: editor@compersnews.com

We Resolve To Help It’s the start of a very special New Year here at Compers News, and we’re going to try even harder to find the biggest and best prizes for our readers.

Happy New Year everyone! As you’ll already have seen from this month’s front cover, 2013 is an important milestone in the history of comping magazines – and here at Compers News, we’re proud that we can trace our own heritage right back to that very first edition of Competitors’ Journal exactly one hundred years ago. When we were wading through our extensive archive for the special feature beginning on page 4, it struck us how much comping services have changed over the decades – and not always for the better! So we thought that, in this centenary year, it’d be the perfect time to go back to basics and focus on the things we’ve always done best.

a single Take a Break or Chat coupon as 12 separate comps… some will bump up their total with easy-to-find, low-value comps… some will count the comps featured on an associated website as part of their own magazine total... we could go on! If we followed that logic with Compers News, we’d be able to claim over 5,000 comps each month! That’s counting all the comps here in the magazine, on Chatterbox, and those listed free of charge on our sister website www.ThePrizeFinder.com.

When it comes to the crunch, numbers really aren’t important. What IS important is a complete listings service offering speed and accuracy, an WE RESOLVE TO BE YOUR ONE-STOP COMPING SERVICE. ongoing Re:List facility to remind you of the biggest and best long-running Amidst an increasingly bewildering plethora of comping magazines, promotions, and a full range of competitions and prizes to appeal to websites and alliances – some costing hundreds of pounds – we want to everyone. So, for 2013 we promise to simply bring you the biggest and best keep things simple and affordable. So your Compers News subscription – comps… without wasting any time whatsoever counting them! along with our optional mid-monthly Update bulletin – really is the only service you need. Check the magazine for all the latest comps and prizes, WE RESOLVE TO CONCENTRATE ON COMPING. and Chatterbox for breaking comping news and chat. And if you want news You won’t find your editor’s name at the bottom of any letters or emails of the very best online comps, up-to-the minute TV comps, and hundreds selling gambling strategies, get-rich-quick schemes, business opportunities, of Facebook listings all ABSOLUTELY FREE, then check out our sister site bingo sites, dubious automatic competition entry services, lifestyle plans or www.ThePrizeFinder.com. health products. And the reason is simple… he’s a genuine comper, not a marketeer. In fact, chances are he’s been comping since before some other WE RESOLVE TO BRING YOU RELIABLE, so-called comping ‘experts’ were even born! Compers News might not look FIRST-HAND COMPETITION LISTINGS. as slick or as shiny as some other magazines, or be filled with as many pretty Your editor is out almost every day personally looking for new comps. He pictures, but it’s the quality of the comps and advice inside that counts. subscribes to dozens of newspapers and magazines, and personally reads and reviews each one for prize draws. He then researches and writes up WE RESOLVE TO BRING YOU REAL WINNERS, REAL COMPERS EVERY comp listed in Compers News himself, to ensure accuracy and AND THE VERY BEST EXPERT ADVICE… EVERY MONTH! consistency. He doesn’t delegate such an important task, ‘borrow’ second- Only Compers News brings you news of BIG winners every single day hand information from other sources, or rely on third-party ‘collector’ in the magazine and on Chatterbox. And Compers News is the ONLY teams. If your editor hasn’t personally seen and reviewed a comp, then it magazine to regularly feature inspirational reader letters and stories, and won’t be included in Compers News – it’s as simple as that. up-to-the-minute advice EVERY SINGLE MONTH from experts who are all current compers themselves. We know from all your letters and WE RESOLVE THAT YOU’LL BE ABLE TO RELY ON emails that you find our unique combination of reliable listings, reader COMPERS NEWS FOR QUALITY LISTINGS. contributions and expert advice invaluable in your quest for prizes… rest There’s more to a quality comping service than just numbers of course, assured it’ll be business as usual throughout 2013! but try telling that to some of our rivals! Some will count a comp with, say, 40 daily draws as 40 different comps… some will count the 12 puzzles on

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Compers News Vol. XIII No. I January 2013 Editor: Steve Middleton This publication is registered with the British Library ISSN 2046-195X (Print) ISSN 2046-1968 (Online) © 2013 Accolade Publishing Limited. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the written consent of the publisher. We may monitor or record calls to maintain or improve our service. Printed in the United Kingdom. Registered company no. 5228102.

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You WIN! WE RESOLVE TO ALWAYS TELL YOU ABOUT THE VERY BEST FREE COMPING SERVICES.

As a comper, you’re probably bombarded with invitations to join comper ‘alliances’ costing hundreds of pounds (gulp!), paid-for websites and niche services (we’ve even heard of one that charges you for the pleasure of comping in your coffee or tea break!) – but why not keep things simple and save your money? Why pay for Facebook comps when there are hundreds listed FREE and all in one place at www.theprizefinder.com/facebook? And what’s the point of wasting good money on a list of ongoing ITV comps when it’s all there for FREE at www.theprizefinder.com/tv-competitions? Some other sites may charge a hefty subscription fee for their online services, but why pay over £100 per year when you can find exactly the same competitions at www.theprizefinder.com – all completely free of charge. In fact, at the time of writing we have over 4,000 FREE online competitions on our sister site… a subscription to Compers News, and FREE access to www.theprizefinder.com, really IS all you need!

WE RESOLVE TO LISTEN TO YOUR SUGGESTIONS, AND TO TAKE YOUR FEEDBACK SERIOUSLY.

Written BY compers FOR compers… it’s one of the easiest claims that a comping service can make. But here at Compers News, it’s absolutely true. Everyone who contributes to our pages is a current, active comper – with well over a century of experience between us at the last count! So, we know comping (and compers!) inside out. But if there’s ANYTHING you think we could do differently, then please let us know. Compers News really is YOUR magazine, so while we can’t promise to take every single suggestion on board, we’d still love to hear from you.

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Our Latest Wins Compers News members have reported these BIG prizes since our last issue!

THIS MONTH

1. Once-in-a-lifetime family break to Las Vegas worth over £10,000 2. Luxury family holiday to Dubai worth over £10,000 3. ANOTHER dream family trip to Lapland worth £3,000 4. 5* holiday to Thailand 5. Year’s free shopping at Asda And if you need even more encouragement, here is just a small selection of the other prizes our readers have told us about during the past month! Family break to Iceland, THREE luxury James Bond VIP London breaks, FOUR £400 Halfords bike vouchers, FOUR TV & Home Cinema systems, THREE Christmas parties for up to 100 people, Nile cruise, holiday to Mallorca, luxury Christmas hamper, family games bundle, £500 worth of kitchen appliances, £500 to spend at Boots, Hotpoint fridge freezer, luxury Cornwall break, giant chocolate hamper, wine fridge, VIP bingo night, year’s supply of tea, hand-reared Christmas turkey, leather sofa worth £1,420, BlackBerry PlayBook, £200 Morrisons voucher, iPad mini, plus LOTS of X Factor final tickets from Pepsi & Walkers, T-shirts from Banks’s Beer, Halo 4 prizes from Mountain Dew, £20 shopping vouchers from Bella Vie wine, Hotel Transylvania goodies from Tesco & Mr Kipling, PlayStation 3 consoles from Co-op & Maynards, £50 shopping vouchers from Co-op & Heinz and much, much more… Remember, these are all GENUINE prizes won by current Compers News members! You tell us about dozens of new prizes EVERY SINGLE DAY, so we don’t need to rely on dusty testimonials or general press releases. And with so many prizes coming our way, the next Compers News winner could be YOU!

Anyway, that’s enough resolutions from us! We hope that you enjoy this month’s special souvenir issue, but don’t worry… normal service will be resumed next month, so please keep all your winning letters and stories coming. And if you have any comping memories that you’d like to share in this centenary year, we’d love to hear from you – perhaps you even appeared in an old Competitors’ Journal yourself (and your editor is still smiling at his long-forgotten ‘A Teenager Writes’ letter that he found in a 1978 issue when he was going through the archive… happy days!). Enjoy the rest of the festivities, and don’t forget to make a comping resolution or two yourself to help stay focussed on those prizes during the year ahead.

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January 2013 Compers News

100 Years of Winning Advice

Britain’s first comping newspaper went on sale exactly 100 years ago, and Compers News is proud to be part of that very first publication’s family tree. Editor Steve Middleton takes a look through the archive and uncovers a fascinating history…

1913: The Birth of Competitors’ Journal

Competitions started to become popular in the UK towards the end of the 19th century, and it wasn’t long before every newspaper and magazine worth its salt was giving away huge prizes. In those days, the law meant that every contest was skill-based and one of the most popular competitions of the era was John Bull magazine’s ‘Bullets’ phrase-making game which launched in 1912. When the famous author Edgar Wallace met with a journalist friend, Arthur Charles Findon, to discuss their weekly Bullets entries, they instead found themselves talking about an idea for a publication aimed at competitors. This would have news of all the main newspaper and magazine competitions together in one place, and would “advise, assist, encourage and inform” readers on the tasks and prizes on offer. Their weekly newspaper – Competitors’ Journal – launched in early 1913 and was an immediate success.

1920s: After the Great War

Arthur C. Findon left his editor’s post to serve in the Great War, and on his return from service he sold his interest in Competitors’ Journal to a publisher friend called Freddie Poke. Almost immediately, the format changed to that of a general interest magazine and the name also changed to ‘Everybody’s Weekly and Competitors’ Journal’ – with the ‘Competitors’ Journal’ part of the title becoming ever smaller with each passing week!

1930s: Findon Returns

Another general interest magazine similar to Everybody’s Weekly was called The Leader, and in the early 1930s Arthur C. Findon took over as editor of this rival magazine and sent its circulation soaring. And the reason for this success? Well, Arthur couldn’t quite forget his interest in comping and introduced a section at the back of The Leader based on his original Competitors’ Journal concept. The success of Bullets in particular had seen a huge number of similar competitions and crosswords spring up, and thousands of people were now buying The Leader for its expert guidance.

1940s: Competitors’ Journal Reborn

As yet another World War intervened and the fashion for general interest magazines began to wane, both Everybody’s Weekly and The Leader were eventually sold by their publishers and merged into other titles. Which left Arthur C. Findon without a job and the Competitors’

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Journal name without a home. There was only of Arthur C. Findon in 1957, Aubrey Morris one thing for it, and by 1949 plans for a relaunch became editor but things would never be the of CJ were already at an advanced stage. same again. Newspapers and magazines that had advertised their competitions in CJ slowly began 1950s: The Golden Era to fold and merge, and as the number of entry In 1950, Competitors’ Journal and Pools Guide hit forms included in the paper began to dwindle, the newsstands to huge acclaim. With the backing so did the readership. By 1959, circulation was of the publisher of some of the biggest magazines down to 70,000 and CJ’s publisher announced of the time including True Romance, Photoplay that the title would fold. and True Detective, the future of the paper seemed assured. The format of the relaunched 1960s: What’s in a Name? title remained almost unchanged to what had In an attempt to save the title from closure, gone before: advice on competitions from most editor Aubrey Morris scraped together enough of the newspapers and magazines of the day. money to buy CJ from its then publisher and set Because these competitions had a small entry fee, about retaining the 70,000 readers who were still the publications in which they originally appeared on board. But then disaster struck. Less than a soon realised that by reproducing the entry forms month after buying the title, John Bull magazine in CJ they’d receive thousands more paid entries, decided to discontinue their iconic Bullets so before long the paper was packed with official contest after almost 50 years. The effect on CJ’s entry forms and advice. A typical issue would circulation was catastrophic, and it plunged to include crosswords from John Bull magazine, the just 30,000 almost overnight. Little did anyone Sunday Chronicle, The People and News of the realise that so many people bought CJ simply World, plus a wide selection of spot-the-ball, order- because of its unrivalled Bullets advice and of-merit and word games from other sources. By success rate. buying CJ each week, readers would get 10 or more entry forms all in one place along with proven In an attempt to steady the ship, CJ launched its winning advice, and by now the paper’s circulation own version of Bullets – called Quads – and the exceeded 100,000 copies per week. editor started to woo promoters of the newly popular on-pack and entry form competitions This would prove to be the Golden Era for that had started to appear in grocery stores and Competitors’ Journal. Following the death the new self-service ‘supermarkets’ that were

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SMALL PRINT

As well as being a renowned crime writer, Edgar Wallace was a prolific comper who used his writing skills to try to win the weekly Bullets competition and other similar word games of the day. He was also a regular contributor to Competitors’ Journal when it launched. Despite the vast earnings from his books, Wallace found it difficult to finance his lavish lifestyle and he turned to gambling and dubious get-rich-quick schemes. In 1905, before the launch of CJ, he persuaded the Daily Mail to run a promotion that he himself had conceived and which brought together his love of writing, comping and business opportunities. To tie-in with the publication of his latest book ‘Four Just Men’, he came up with a ‘guess the murder method’ competition. But Wallace made a serious error. He failed to include a clause in the competition rules restricting payment of the prize money to one winner only, and it was only after the competition had closed and the correct solution printed as part of his book that he realised he was legally obliged to pay every person who had answered correctly. Shock turned to horror as the number of correct entries continued to inexorably rise, and the owner of the Daily Mail was furious when he had to loan Wallace over £5,000 (around £2million today) to cover the prize fund and protect the newspaper’s reputation. Luckily this didn’t put Edgar Wallace off comping though, and just a few years later he helped to launch Competitors’ Journal. The moral of the story then though remains just as true and important for compers today. Always read the small print!

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last year, we When we launched our ‘World of Winning’ competition More than never imagined that there’d be such a huge response. winner? 600 entries later, and the results are in... are YOU a lucky knew that Compers News readers Phew, well what can we say? We always you write and tell us about your win prizes, and LOTS of prizes, because we came up with the idea for our latest wins every single day. But when a year ago, we did have our doubts ‘World of Winning’ competition almost members might have won. We about how many big holiday prizes our flooded in, with some fantastic needn’t have worried. Over 600 entries away that our quest to go right photos and stories, and we knew straight would be an enormous success. In around the world with Compers News single winning photo and also this month’s special issue, we print every off on yet another prize trip with announce the main winner who’ll soon be soon be coming their way! the £500 worth of travel vouchers that’ll

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x You’d think that if a company was giving away 100 £1,000 cash prizes in a prize draw, they’d be shouting it from the rooftops! Not so Nivea, who have hidden their comp inside unflashed festive gift sets. You’ll need to act fast to find a special pack, as most shops have already consigned them to their ‘End of Season to Sale’ aisles – but we tell you everything you need know about the comp, along with info about what packs to look for, on page 16 of this month’s issue. And if it’s too late to find a special pack in your local area, don’t worry… we’ve got FIVE sets to give away to Compers News members in our exclusive prize draw! Full details are on page 16.

of Winning’ campaign, and if Thanks to everyone who joined our ‘World issue the good news is that your photo doesn’t appear inside this month’s be lots of bonus Spot Prizes we had so many wonderful entries that there’ll Compers News, and if you’re in the coming months. So keep on reading got lined up to replace ‘World of wondering what big-prize game we’ve page. back month’s this on revealed is all Winning’, Our World of Winning Special starts on of our big £1,500 prize fund?

Our Latest Wins

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prizes our here is just a small selection of the other And if you need even more encouragement, past month! readers have told us about during the systems from Skittles, TEN iPod touch and Bose sound OVER FORTY £100 Nike gift vouchers from iPad2s, seven£500 Poundland spending spree, FOUR Premier Stores, £1,000 PC World voucher, Samsung 59” Dubai break, £250 TK Maxx voucher, night holiday to Thailand, five-night luxury Travel vouchers, Co-operative £500 THREE break, theatre 3D TV, THREE PS3 consoles, London four-night £100 Asda vouchers, £150 Tesco voucher, £1,000 I Want One Of Those voucher, THREE family holiday in cash, three-night New York break, luxury holiday to Crete, luxury hamper, £1,000 record bags, LOTS of Waitrose cheese plates, Glaceau Cornwall, £1,000 worth of Arcadia fashion, and much, much more… £50 Ticketmaster vouchers from Lucozade You tell us won by current Compers News members! Remember, these are all GENUINE prizes testimonials dusty on rely to need DAY, so we don’t about dozens of new prizes EVERY SINGLE Compers News many prizes coming our way, the next or general press releases. And with so winner could be YOU!

Over 25 MILLION prizes listed in this month’s

springing up on the high street. The full title Competitors’ Journal” became a regular clause in of the paper by now was ‘Competitors’ Journal standard T&Cs of the time. and Family Playtime’, and more general comping advice and listings started to appear. 1970s: The March of Murdoch In late 1969, the News of the World – along Within a few short months, only one newspaper with The Sun – was bought by Rupert Murdoch. still ran an ad in CJ – the News of the World. At For a time, the magazine side of the business the same time, CJ’s editor was hearing rumours – including CJ – seemed forgotten as the new that the News of the World was looking to proprietor concentrated on his newspapers. But launch a popular financial paper along the lines in the early 1970s, all of that was about to change of the Daily Mail’s Money Mail supplement. So in spectacular style. Murdoch’s interests in the he approached the News of the World with a USA included a hugely successful shock-tabloid proposal, and by 1962 they were the owners of newspaper called The Star, similar to titles like CJ. The first issue of ‘Competitors’ Journal and Reveille and Titbits then on sale in this country. Money Matters’ launched almost immediately, On reviewing the ‘dull’ CJ, he decided that it and alongside advertisements for banks and could do with livening up a bit, and decided to insurance companies, you’d find entry forms for launch a UK version of The Star on the back of all the biggest consumer competitions of the day. CJ! So, the title changed yet again – this time In one issue alone, Heinz were giving away 57 to ‘Competitors’ Journal: The Star Weekly’ – cars, and Hoover and Osram a brand new house on its way to becoming ‘Competitors’ Journal each. It didn’t take too long for circulation to and Weekly Star’. The new title was a disaster, start climbing again. and the CJ name was restored after just a few months. Soon after this, Rupert Murdoch lost The News of the World’s magazine arm began to interest in his UK magazine business and all the expand, and pretty soon CJ’s stablemates included titles were sold off. CJ found itself in the hands such unlikely bedfellows as Boxing News, TV21 of a small publisher which also became involved comic and Men Only! CJ’s reputation was also in the then brand-new genre of monthly puzzle at its height amongst promoters and handling magazines. Things became a lot calmer, and CJ houses, and “winners names will be published in could look forward to several years of stability –

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albeit with a much lower profile and circulation than before. This WAS the 70s though, and even CJ couldn’t escape the attitudes of the era. Previously serious ‘order of merit’ photo comps became an excuse for many newspapers and magazines to show pretty girls in various states of undress, and ‘Meet Our Gorgeous Readers’ became a regular weekly feature in CJ! “Are you a gorgeous reader? Send us your picture and win £2 if we use it!” Which all sounds a bit more exciting than our current Winners Gallery, I suppose…

1980s: Fortnightly Fun

As circulation continued to decline, the paper found itself in a vicious circle of falling sales and rising costs, and the number of pages was down to just 12 a week. So by 1980, the decision had been taken to go fortnightly and to adopt a magazine-style size and format. Just one year later, CJ found itself with a serious rival for possibly the first time ever. Competitor’s Companion was launched in 1981 with a huge amount of publicity and a massive marketing budget. Following the success of CC, its publisher followed with Prize Draw News a couple of years later. The comping magazine marketplace was becoming very crowded indeed!

Even CJ wasn’t immune from the attitudes of the 1970s!

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The major downside of this change was the loss of CJ’s renowned football pools service. Longer publishing deadlines meant that forecasts could no longer be included in the magazine, and suddenly one of the most accurate and respected pools services in the UK was no more. Much like the loss of Bullets in the 1960s, no-one could have guessed how many readers subscribed to CJ simply for the pools advice – and once again the magazine’s circulation saw a sharp downturn almost overnight. This time, there would be no recovery. Competitors’ Journal was merged with both Competitor’s Companion and Prize Draw Winner over several months beginning in late 1992. The remaining editorial features would find a home in the pages of CC, while the main

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Although they were still the two biggest comping magazines on the market, several changes of ownership had seen Competitor’s Companion and Prize Draw Winner lose some of their edge by the turn of the century. They failed to adapt when new comping trends and technologies came along, and new interactive comping services and forums began to appear on the then-fledgling internet. One of the earliest of these new services was the Chatterbox comping discussion forum, and it was so successful that a monthly magazine was launched in early 2001 to complement the service. That magazine was Compers News, and it was an instant success. A couple of years later, Accolade Publishing acquired Competitor’s Companion and Prize Draw Winner and set about returning them to their former glories. In 2005, Compers News became part of the Accolade portfolio meaning that the UK’s biggest comping magazines and online services were now together in one place.

2010s: Altogether Now…

Before long, comping trends were shifting again and the lines between the different types of consumer competitions and prize draws were becoming increasingly blurred. Compers News, CC and PDW had until now each specialised in particular genres of comp (Prize Draw Winner on free prize draws, for example, Competitor’s

These favourite CJ features are still going strong in today’s Compers News!

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Some of the best prizes in comping are the ones that money can’t buy. Janice Papworth dropped us a line to tell us about a very special day last September where she COULD have ended up a million pounds she wishes now that she’d paid richer. Bet attention when the football was on! Reading Compers News last spring, I spotted an interesting competition that offered the chance for ten winners to play a special football-the Wants To Be A Millionaire’ med ‘Who . The competition appeared on various beers and ciders during the World Cup and offered a potential £1,000,000 prize… trouble was, I knew nothing about football! However, the Compers News listing made it clear that all ten winners were guaranteed a minimum £1,000 cash prize and entry was by a simple low-cost phone call, so I gave it a go. I was amazed when, in September, I heard that I was one of the ten winners. I’d been chosen to go to the world-famo us Elstree Studios to play Who To Be A Millionaire on the Wants real TV set with Chris Tarrant himself! On the day itself we had a rehearsal where the hardest bit was climbing into the main chair - it‘s a lot higher up than it looks! It was then time to play the game for real and meet Chris Tarrant. I didn’t make it into the main chair (no surprises there!) but after the game Chris had his picture taken with all of us and, as one of just two women, gave me a big hug! He was very pleasant and took time to talk to all the contestants . We were then presented with for £1,000 – apart from the our cheques main winner who walked away with a massive £150,000. He certainly knew his football!

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Companion on skill and purchase-necessary comps, with Compers News taking a more CJstyle ‘pro-comper’ approach to the comping scene generally), but as it became more difficult to categorise comps along traditional lines, the magazines began to duplicate content. The decision was therefore taken in early 2011 to merge Competitor’s Companion, Prize Draw Winner and Compers News into a single monthly magazine to deliver a complete, consolidated comping service. History had come full circle, and once again UK compers would have a single comping title where they could find news, listings and advice together in one place.

2013: Going Forward

When Arthur C. Findon and Edgar Wallace launched Competitors’ Journal exactly one hundred years ago, they could never have imagined how “the hobby of entering competitions” – as they described it in their first issue – would evolve over the following century. Smartphones and computers really were just the stuff of outlandish science fiction back then, but the fact that there’s still demand for a comping magazine with a similar content mix to that very first edition proves the strength and longevity of their original vision. Who knows what the future holds? With the speed that technology is changing these days, we can’t even begin to guess what comping has in store – even in the next 2 or 3 years, let alone the next 100! One thing is for sure though… Compers News will hopefully be around for a good few years yet, carrying on the proud tradition of our forerunner. Here’s to the next 100 years!

It was fascinating going through our archive to research this article, and I’d like to acknowledge former editors and contributors where original content, cuttings and photographs have been reproduced. Special thanks go to former CJ editor Aubrey Morris, whose ‘History of CJ’ article that appeared in the paper in 1979 proved invaluable in assisting my own research.

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HORSING AROUND Each month in Compers News, our two diarists Helen and Kat take it in turns to tell us about their comping life. This month, it’s over to Kat…

Looking back over the last twelve months, as you tend to do at this time of year, I reflect that, although some of my prizes were not the most expensive in monetary value, boy were they rich in terms of life experiences! Not least of which was the day when we were guests of Audi International at The Beaufort Polo Club in Gloucestershire for the England v Commonwealth match. It was a prize from a regional paper, and from the time that I won it my feet did not touch the ground. Winning phone call Tuesday, tickets arrived Thursday and prize taken on the Saturday! I had been in a panic until the wristbands arrived, as I thought the phone call had said I’d won the VIP tickets but there were also runner-up prizes of £10 admission each. However I need not have worried it was indeed the VIP package for 2 that I had won, and which cost a princely £135 each to buy. It included a champagne reception, three course gourmet lunch, Audi stand seats, afternoon tea and admission to the clubhouse… WOW!

High Society We wondered how the young girls in their skimpy dresses and high heels were going to manage on the uncovered stand with the wind and with rain forecast. The answer was they stayed in the marquee and drank to keep warm! I had opted for practicality in dress, warm trousers and waterproofs, with my only concession to the grandeur of the occasion being the Jaegar top (part of a previous prize) that I wore over a long-sleeved T shirt for warmth. However I was glad to see that I was far from the only one who had dressed for the weather. It was all a little disorientating. We felt like we were at a high society wedding, but for the polo pictures on the walls. The whole gathering did have a real buzz and a party atmosphere.

Beaufort Polo Club is next to Westonbirt Arboretum and we drove through verdant Gloucestershire countryside to get there and very green it was with all the rain we had had. On arrival we toured the many stalls of the country fair. We tasted fudge, dipped bread in rapeseed oil and sampled cheese straws. There were lovely leather polo belts LIVING IT UP Kat and her husband enjoy the hospitality interwoven with colourful threads (one of the many dogs there had a collar in Each polo player seemed to have a table of similar style), designer handbags in luscious guests and the Commonwealth had 2 tables colours, firepits, obelisks and so much more. with Indian ladies, elegant in their long sari type We enjoyed, from a distance, watching dubious robes and jewelled slippers. I was highly relieved novices having polo tuition while riding a horse to see our names on the seating plan next to simulator. table 11. Luckily we were sat with other prize winners and so had something in common from Morning coffee was taken in a tent where the the outset, and we were all very appreciative of tables had a barbecue as an integral part of them the luxury on offer and determined to have a and you removed your own meat from the centre, great time. but we had no need to buy food as a feast awaited! An army of waiters and waitresses clad in pink and Eagerly we entered the Audi marquee which white shirts carried in the first of the sumptuous was to be our base for the rest of the day. The courses. We had melon with parma ham and figs, overriding impression was that of entering an salmon with buttery hollandaise, new potatoes, ice palace, as everything was snowy white with mixed leaf salad and coleslaw, followed by warm crystal chairs, a draped ceiling, and white roses and crispy chocolate amaretti tarts and Baileys ice and peonies in glass cubes adorning each table, cream. All was delicious and generous in quantity. along with several bottles of wine and copious Also it was timed to perfection as we just had the quantities of mineral water. We were handed chance to down our coffee and it was time to take amber champagne cocktails with fruit and mint our seats for the polo. We had our own stand, or non-alcoholic elderflower and ginger, and the separate from the public stand, and although it refills didn’t stop coming. was uncovered, it was sheltered from the worst

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of the wind by the huge marquee to its rear. We even had our own toilet trailers, just outside the marquee, and they were the poshest portable loos I have ever seen with wooden floors and doors, marble countertops with glass bowls for sinks and colour changing lights, more akin to the loos in 5 star hotels! The polo ponies were beautiful with well muscled bodies and gleaming coats. They had bright bandages on their legs and dressed tails, also they could turn on a sixpence. The match was fast and furious and totally absorbing. The field was huge, but I suppose it would need to be with 10 horses galloping at full pelt and with the distance some of the players could hit the ball, at least a third of the length of the pitch. We had a helpful commentary, although even the commentator found it hard to keep up at times. People were friendly and the gentleman behind, who was obviously an expert, patiently explained the different types of penalties to my husband, who loves any sport and was fascinated by this. Excitingly after the third chukka there was the chance to win a prize as you stamped in the divets, as one was concealing a silver champagne stopper which could be exchanged for 100,000 Air Miles. Needless to say I was off across the field like a gazelle, furiously stamping in divets for all I was worth despite the sudden storm, hoping I would stumble across the stopper. Sadly, or luckily for them, someone else won. The field looked much better after the mass pitch invasion, and play only stopped to allow the local farm terrier to vacate the field and when one brave lad was hit in the stomach, but despite being doubled up in pain he quickly remounted and carried on! One and a half hours of polo disappeared in a flash. We loved it and found it easy to follow, despite our lack of knowledge. I used to be a keen rider and could appreciate the level of skill to ride at that speed and hit a ball with such precision. I would happily attend a polo match again given the chance, yet I would never have dreamt of attending a match before. As if we needed more food, the match was followed by a trio of tempting sandwiches, golden fruit scones with jam and clotted cream, lemon cake and fruit cake accompanied by cups of piping hot tea. Sadly we left for home after tea, but what a day, what a prize, what a hobby! Have a great New Year, everyone.

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Your NO-NONSENSE Competition Listings for January 2013 At the heart of every issue of Compers News you’ll find our unrivalled Listings File – a unique pullout containing the latest competition and prize draw listings. No photos. No waffle. No superfluous fillers. Just page after page of uninterrupted information to help you WIN. We have designed our listings to be as clear and concise as possible. Our priority is to cram as many competitions into each issue of Compers News as we can, which means that we only provide you with essential information. For more guidance, check out the hints and tips at the top of every Listings page. Or see www.compersnews.com for even MORE advice!

ONLY COMPERS NEWS BRINGS YOU RE:LIST – THE COMPLETE ROLLING LISTINGS SERVICE

Unlike some other comping magazines, we rush to include new competitions as soon as we find them and, subject to promotional material remaining available, we then continue to publish details right up to their final closing date. We call it RE:LIST, and it’s exclusive to Compers News. RE:LIST gives you the chance to budget and plan your entries right from the very start of a competition. RE:LIST means that Compers News always gives you a unique, comprehensive ‘snapshot’ of all ongoing promotions in any given month. As older competitions start becoming less widely available, RE:LIST is useful for planning entries near to closing dates. And, most importantly, new readers are joining us all the time and RE:LIST means that they don’t miss out on any of the great competitions that are out there! Look out for the RE:LIST logo throughout our listings pages.

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www.compersnews.com/chatterbox You can also find Compers News on Facebook, where we run regular competitions and post links to the latest competition news.

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Prize Draws Free & Easy 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! NEW TV EASY MAGAZINE Closes: 28th December 2012 Prizes: 1 x £100 cash Entry: Send your answer, name and address on a postcard to: TVeasy Prize X-word, Week 51, PO Box 502, Leicester LE94 0AB. Or phone 0905 652 2920 (£1.02). Advice: Brendan Cole NEW TV TIMES MAGAZINE Closes: 28th December 2012 Prizes: 1 x £100 cash Entry: Send your answer, name and address on a postcard to: TV Times Crossword Week 51, PO Box 502, Leicester LE94 0AB. Or phone 0901 609 4207 (£1.22). Advice: The Hour NEW BRIOCHE PASQUIER Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 3 x One-week family skiing holiday in the French Alps Entry: Send your full name, address, phone number and date of birth on a piece of paper inside an envelope to: ‘Family Ski Holidays’, PO Box 5866, Milton Keynes MK5 6WN. Or enter online at www.briochepasquier.co.uk Notes: One entry per household. You are asked for a product barcode when entering online – these are not unique and one you can use is 3256540031029. NEW CHANNEL 5 Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x £10,000 cash towards your dream home renovation Entry: Send your name, address and phone number on a postcard to: BUILDERS 4, PO Box 7557, Derby DE1 0NP. Or text BUILDERS to 81555 (£1.50 + SR) – text lines close on 28th December 2012. NEW CONDÉ NAST TRAVELLER MAGAZINE Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x Five-night holiday for 2 to Dubai worth £3,300 Entry: Send your answer, full name, address and phone number on a postcard to: Where Are You? competition, Condé Nast Traveller, Vogue House, 1 Hanover Square, London W1S 1JU. Or email: compcntraveller@condenast.co.uk Advice: Salvation Mountain, Niland, California Notes: One entry per person NEW DOCRAFTS CREATIVITY MAGAZINE Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 15 x Heartwarmers Sentiments Card Kit (CRE36-HEA), 10 x Papermania Mini Craft Tote bag (CRE36-TOT), 25 x Papermania Happy Days Big Bloomers paper flowers set (CRE36-PMA), 15 x Xcut A6 Universal Emboss Folder (CRE36-XCU), 30 x Anita’s 3D Clear Gloss pen (CRE36-ANT), 15 x Papermania Just To Say… clear stamps set (CRE36-JTS), 10 x Little Venice Cake Company Nozzle Tip and Brush Set (CRE36-LVC), 10 x Artiste Brush Markers set (CRE36-DOA) Entry: Write the code of the prize you want to win (in brackets above) in the top left-hand corner of a postcard. Add your name, address and

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phone number and send it to: Craft Giveaways Issue 36, docrafts Creativity magazine, Design Objectives Ltd, Unit 90, Woolsbridge Industrial Park, Three Legged Cross, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 6SP. Use a separate postcard for each prize you want to win, but these can be sent together in one envelope if you prefer. One entry per person per prize

NEW MORRISONS MAGAZINE Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x Luxury seven-night holiday for 2 to Thailand Entry: Send your answer, full name, address, phone number and any email address on a postcard to: Morrisons magazine / Thailand, PO Box 36, Plymouth PL1 2YU Advice: C. Bangkok Notes: One entry per person

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1 x The Treasure Houses of England Gold Pass, allowing free entry for 2 to ten of England’s finest historic houses, palaces and castles Send your name, address and phone number on a postcard to: Morrisons magazine / Treasure, PO Box 36, Plymouth PL1 2YU One entry per person 100 x One-year tastecard membership giving discounts on eating out – every entrant will receive a free one-month membership Send your full name, address and phone number on a postcard to: Morrisons magazine / tastecard, PO Box 36, Plymouth PL1 2YU One entry per person

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2 x Wicksteed Park annual family pass worth £270 Send your name and address on a postcard to: Take a Break / Wicksteed Annual Pass Giveaway, Wicksteed Park, Barton Road, Kettering, Northants NN15 6NJ

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20 x Take Me Out board game worth £25 Send your name and address on a postcard to: Take a Break / Take Me Out Giveaway, PO Box 14369, London NW1 7NY

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10 x Case of JC Le Roux sparkling wine Send your name and address on a postcard to: Take a Break / JC Le Roux Giveaway, Touch PR Ltd, 229 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London SW19 1SD

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5 x Tesco Mobile family survival pack Send your name and address on a postcard to: Take a Break / Tesco Mobile Giveaway, MHP Communications, 60 Great Portland Street, London W1W 7RT

NEW THAT’S LIFE! MAGAZINE Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x iPad Entry: Send your name, address and phone number on a postcard to: that’s life! / Covonia Freebie, Pegasus PR, Ridgeworth House, Liverpool Gardens, Worthing, West Sussex BN11 1PX

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2 x Nintendo 3DS XL console with Mensa Academy game, 4 x Mensa Academy game Send your name, address and phone number on a postcard to: Morrisons magazine / Nintendo, PO Box 36, Plymouth PL1 2YU

8 x Luxury Diamond anti-ageing skincare set Send your name, address and phone number on a postcard to: that’s life! / Luxury Diamond Freebie, Judith Williams Cosmetics, Cura Beauty UK, 26 West Street, Reigate, Surrey RH2 9BX

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2 x Virgin Experience Days romantic break Send your name, address and phone number on a postcard to: Morrisons magazine / Virgin, PO Box 36, Plymouth PL1 2YU

8 x Tomy Raa Raa Interactive Playset Send your name, address and phone number on a postcard to: that’s life! / Raa Raa Freebie, So-PR Ltd, The Old School, Hunsingore, Wetherby LS22 5HY

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1 x DVD player and set of two romance DVDs, 20 x set of two romance DVDs Send your name, address and phone number on a postcard to: that’s life! / 101 Films Freebies, Capricorn PR, Lace House, 39-40 The Old Steine, Brighton BN1 1NH

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5 x Festive gin hamper Send your name, address and phone number on a postcard to: Morrisons magazine / gin, PO Box 36, Plymouth PL1 2YU

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1 x PlayStation 3 console with Pure Chess game, and a large garden chess set Send your name, address and phone number on a postcard to: Morrisons magazine / chess, PO Box 36, Plymouth PL1 2YU

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15 x The Bluebeards Revenge deluxe shaving kit Send your name, address and phone number on a postcard to: that’s life! / Deluxe Shaving Kits Freebie, The Bluebeards Revenge, Global House, Richmond Place, Lee Mill, Devon PL21 9RL

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1 x Four-night Forest Holidays family woodland break Send your name, address and phone number on a postcard to: Morrisons magazine / forest, PO Box 36, Plymouth PL1 2YU

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1 x Little Bird Told Me Pretty Pony Rocking Horse worth £94, 1 x Playmobil Great Dragon Castle worth £100 Send your name, address, phone number and choice of prize on a postcard to: Morrisons magazine / Kiddicare, PO Box 36, Plymouth PL1 2YU One entry per person. A selection of Morrisons magazine competitions can also be entered online at www.morrisons.co.uk/magazine

8 x Red Toolbox children’s workbench Send your name, address and phone number on a postcard to: that’s life! / Workbench Freebie, H Bauer Publishing, PO Box 14369, London NW1 7NY

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NEW TAKE A BREAK WINTER SPECIAL Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 6 x Set of five Love Food cookery books Entry: Send your name and address on a postcard to: Take a Break / Love Food Giveaway, House PR, 4th Floor, Portland House, 4 Great Portland Street, London W1W 8QJ

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4 x MumsDateDads dating site six-month membership Send your name and address on a postcard to: Take a Break / MumsDateDads Giveaway, 1 Tithe Barn, Parfitts Farm, Chequers Lane, Eversley, Hants RG27 0NR

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NEW WAITROSE KITCHEN MAGAZINE Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x Luxury seven-night holiday for 2 to northern India Entry: Send your answer, name, address, phone number and any email address on a postcard to: Waitrose Kitchen - India, John Brown Publishing, 136-142 Bramley Road, London W10 6SR. You can also phone 0901 030 8255 (26p), or enter online at www.waitrose.com/kitchen Advice: Four Notes: One entry per household NEW GOOD HOMES MAGAZINE Closes: 1st January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Carmen double bed frame and Ortho Elite mattress, worth £600 Entry: Send your name, address, phone number and any email address on a postcard to: Bensons for Beds, GoodHomes / Dec / Jan Giveaway, Kelsey Publishing, PO Box 13, Westerham, Kent TN16 3WT

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2 x Apollo Etienne bicycle and helmet, worth £250 Send your name, address, phone number and any email address on a postcard to: Halfords, GoodHomes / Dec / Jan Giveaway, Kelsey Publishing, PO Box 13, Westerham, Kent TN16 3WT

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1 x Two-night break for 2 at the Black Swan in Helmsley, North Yorkshire Send your name, address, phone number and any email address on a postcard to: Black Swan, GoodHomes / Dec / Jan Giveaway, Kelsey Publishing, PO Box 13, Westerham, Kent TN16 3WT

NEW HOUSE BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE Closes: 5th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Roman Orbital Within shower enclosure and luxury bathroom towel bale, worth £1,900 Entry: Send your name, address and phone number on a postcard to: GVHSBN12122, House Beautiful, The Data Solutions Centre, Worksop S80 2RT. You can also phone 0906 952 6824 (£1.54) or text HB XMAS1 followed by a space and then your name and address to 87088 (£1.50 + SR) – phone and text lines close on 2nd January 2013.

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1 x £400 worth of Flotex flooring Send your name, address, phone number and any email address on a postcard to: Flotex, GoodHomes / Dec / Jan Giveaway, Kelsey Publishing, PO Box 13, Westerham, Kent TN16 3WT

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2 x £200 to spend on the Martha Stewart Home Office range at Staples Send your name, address, phone number and any email address on a postcard to: Martha Stewart, GoodHomes / Dec / Jan Giveaway, Kelsey Publishing, PO Box 13, Westerham, Kent TN16 3WT

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3 x Pure Evoke Mio digital radio Send your name, address, phone number and any email address on a postcard to: Pure Evoke Mio, GoodHomes / Dec / Jan Giveaway, Kelsey Publishing, PO Box 13, Westerham, Kent TN16 3WT

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Entry: 10 x Smart Link digital smoke alarm Send your name, address, phone number and any email address on a postcard to: Digital Smoke Alarm, GoodHomes / Dec / Jan Giveaway, Kelsey Publishing, PO Box 13, Westerham, Kent TN16 3WT

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1 x 32” HD TV and Foodfight! DVD Send your name, address, phone number and any email address on a postcard to: Foodfight!, GoodHomes / Dec / Jan Giveaway, Kelsey Publishing, PO Box 13, Westerham, Kent TN16 3WT A selection of Good Homes competitions can also be entered online at www.goodhomes.net

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NEW HOMES & ANTIQUES MAGAZINE Closes: 2nd January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Luxury two-night break for 2 to Paris including dinner, show and city tour, worth £3,000 Entry: Send your answer, name, address and phone number on a postcard to: Homes & Antiques, Issue 240, Paris Competition, PO Box 501, Leicester LE94 0AA. Or enter online at www.homesandantiques.com Advice: B. 1889 Notes: One entry per person

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Send your full name and address on a postcard to: CG Ulysses, 312 Ripponden Road, Oldham OL4 2NY. Or enter online at www.lovecaliforniagrapes.com One entry per household

1 x Up to 25 square metres of Pergo laminate flooring for your home, worth £1,500 Send your name, address and phone number on a postcard to: GVHSBN12123, House Beautiful, The Data Solutions Centre, Worksop S80 2RT. You can also phone 0906 952 6825 (£1.54) or text HB XMAS2 followed by a space and then your name and address to 87088 (£1.50 + SR) – phone and text lines close on 2nd January 2013. 3 x Luxury short break for 2 at a choice of three Pride of Britain hotels Send your name, address and phone number on a postcard to: GVHSBN12124, House Beautiful, The Data Solutions Centre, Worksop S80 2RT. You can also phone 0906 952 6826 (£1.54) or text HB XMAS3 followed by a space and then your name and address to 87088 (£1.50 + SR) – phone and text lines close on 2nd January 2013. 11 x Yale Keyless Digital door lock Send your name, address and phone number on a postcard to: GVHSBN12125, House Beautiful, The Data Solutions Centre, Worksop S80 2RT. You can also phone 0906 952 6827 (£1.54) or text HB XMAS4 followed by a space and then your name and address to 87088 (£1.50 + SR) – phone and text lines close on 2nd January 2013.

NEW WAITROSE KITCHEN MAGAZINE Closes: 5th January 2013 Prizes: 5 x Signed copy of Grimm Tales: For Young and Old by Philip Pullman Entry: Send your name, address and phone number on a postcard to: WK – Grimm Tales, 136-142 Bramley Road, London W10 6SR. Or email waitrosekitchen@waitrose.co.uk with ‘Grimm Tales’ in the subject line. Notes: One entry per household

NEW ESSENTIALS MAGAZINE Closes: 3rd January 2013 Prizes: 2 x Luxury two-night West Country spa break for 2 Entry: Send your answer, name, address and phone number on a postcard to: MRM, Essentials / Harbour Hotels Competition, PO Box 502, Leicester LE94 0AB. You can also phone 0905 652 2997 (£1.02), or text ESSCOMP followed by a space and then your answer, name, house number and postcode to 85088 (£1 + SR). Advice: Devon

NEW DAILY EXPRESS Closes: 7th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Samsung 46” 3D TV, home cinema system and selection of box sets Entry: Send your answer, name, address and phone number on a postcard to: Box Set competition, PO Box 12581, Sutton Coldfield B73 9BX. Or phone 0911 719 0507 (£2) – phone lines close on 4th January 2013. Advice: Earth Song

NEW OK! MAGAZINE Closes: 3rd January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Two-night city break for 2 to Rome Entry: Send your answer, name, address and phone number on a postcard to: Rome Trip, PO Box 12581, Sutton Coldfield B73 9BX. Or phone 0911 719 0693 (£2) – phone lines close on 31st December 2012. Advice: The King’s Speech

NEW FICTION FEAST MAGAZINE Closes: 10th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x £500 cash Entry: Send your answer, name and address on a postcard to: Fiction Feast 1, PO Box 504, Leicester LE94 0AE. Or phone 0901 022 0661 (39p) – when prompted, the issue number you need to give is: 1. Advice: Tinsel

NEW TESCO GRAPES Closes: 4th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Six-night holiday for 2 to Los Angeles

NEW MONEYWISE MAGAZINE Closes: 10th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Two-night break for 2 at Polurrian Bay Hotel in Cornwall

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Send your answer, name, address and phone number on a postcard to: Cornwall, Moneywise, Standon House, 21 Mansell Street, London E1 8AA. Or enter online at www.moneywise.co.uk/competitions A. Vista One entry per person 5 x How Do We Fix This Mess? book by Robert Peston, worth £20 Send your name, address and phone number on a postcard to: ‘Mess’, Moneywise, Standon House, 21 Mansell Street, London E1 8AA One entry per person

NEW 25 BEAUTIFUL HOMES MAGAZINE Closes: 11th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Luxury overnight spa break for 2 at the Feversham Arms & Verbena Spa in Helmsley, North Yorkshire Entry: Send your answer, name, address and phone number on a postcard to: MRM, 25 Beautiful Homes / The Verbena Spa, PO Box 502, Leicester LE94 0AB. Or phone 0905 652 2927 (£1.02). Advice: Helmsley NEW TV EASY MAGAZINE Closes: 11th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x £100 cash Entry: Send your answer, name and address on a postcard to: TVeasy Prize X-word, Week 52/1, PO Box 502, Leicester LE94 0AB. Or phone 0905 652 2982 (£1.02). Advice: Home Alone NEW TV TIMES MAGAZINE Closes: 11th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x £500 cash Entry: Send your answer, name and address on a postcard to: TV Times Crossword Weeks 52/01, PO Box 502, Leicester LE94 0AB. Or phone 0901 609 4508 (£1.22). Advice: Panto NEW DAILY EXPRESS Closes: 12th January 2013 Prizes: 5 x Samsung Galaxy Camera worth £400 Entry: Send your answer, name, address and phone number on a postcard to: Samsung Camera, PO Box 12581, Sutton Coldfield B73 9BX. Or phone 0911 719 0601 (£2) – phone lines close on 9th January 2013. Advice: Duran Duran NEW TOTAL TV GUIDE MAGAZINE Closes: 14th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x 42” 3D TV, YouView set-top box, sound bar and headphones Entry: Send your answer, name and address on a postcard to: Total TV Guide Christmas Competition, PO Box 14369, London NW1 7NY Advice: David Walliams’ Big Swim NEW TV EASY MAGAZINE Closes: 14th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x 42” HD TV, Sky+ HD box and Sky Movies free for a year, 2 x Sky+ HD box and Sky World free for a year Entry: Send your answer, name, address and phone number on a postcard to: TV Easy, Week 52 Sky Competition, PO Box 502, Leicestershire LE94 0AB. You can also phone 0905 652 2923 (£1.02), text TVEWIN followed by a space then your answer, full name, house number and postcode to 85088 (£1 + SR), or enter online at www.whatsontv.co.uk/skytve Advice: B. Snowy NEW TV TIMES MAGAZINE Closes: 14th January 2013 Prizes: 5 x 42” HD TV, Sky+ HD box and Sky Movies free for a year Entry: Send your answer, name, address and phone number on a postcard to: TV Times, Week 52 Sky Competition, PO Box 502, Leicestershire LE94 0AB. You can also phone 0905 652 2921 (£1.02), text TVTWIN followed by a space then your

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answer, full name, house number and postcode to 85088 (£1 + SR), or enter online at www.whatsontv.co.uk/skytvt A. Martin Scorsese

NEW WHAT’S ON TV MAGAZINE Closes: 14th January 2013 Prizes: 5 x 42” HD TV, Sky+ HD box and Sky Movies free for a year Entry: Send your answer, name, address and phone number on a postcard to: What’s On TV, Week 52/1 Sky Competition, PO Box 502, Leicestershire LE94 0AB. You can also phone 0905 652 2986 (£1.02), text WOTVWIN followed by a space then your answer, full name, house number and postcode to 85088 (£1 + SR), or enter online at www.whatsontv.co.uk/skywotv Advice: B. Fozzie NEW DAILY EXPRESS Closes: 15th January 2013 Prizes: 2 x Two-night city break for 2 to Prague Entry: Send your answer, name, address and phone number on a postcard to: Prague Holiday competition, PO Box 12581, Sutton Coldfield B73 9BX. Or phone 0911 719 0695 (£2) – phone lines close on 12th January 2013. Advice: Take That NEW FATE & FORTUNE MAGAZINE Closes: 15th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Four tickets to see Derek Acorah Live plus £300 cash, 12 x pair of tickets to see Derek Acorah Live Entry: Send your answer, name and address on a postcard to: FAF1 Derek Acorah Competition, PO Box 9930, Leicester LE9 6HX. Or phone 0901 022 0650 (26p) – when prompted, the issue number you need to give is: 1. Advice: Eternal Spirits

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25 x The Sharman-Caselli Tarot Deck worth £11 Send your name and address on a postcard to: Connections Book Publishing, Fate & Fortune January Tarot Giveaway, PO Box 583, Maids Moreton, Buckinghamshire MK18 1TQ

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5 x Russell Grant Year Ahead Horoscope Book worth £60 Send your name, address, email address and time and date of birth on a postcard to: RGA/Fate & Fortune January Giveaway, PO Box 322, Altrincham, Cheshire WA15 8YL. Or email: vip@russellgrant.com with ‘FAF’ in the subject line.

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10 x Nelsons Pure & Clear skincare set worth £30 Send your name and address on a postcard to: Fate & Fortune January Pure & Clear Giveaway, PR Department, Nelsons House, 83 Parkside, Wimbledon, London SW19 5LP

NEW WOMAN’S OWN EASY CHRISTMAS MAGAZINE Closes: 15th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Luxury bed makeover including new mattress, duvet, pillows and linen, worth £750 Entry: Send your answer, name, address and phone number on a postcard to: Woman’s Own / dapw.co.uk Bed Competition, PO Box 502, Leicester LE94 0AB. Or phone 0905 652 1799 (£1.02). Advice: A. Duvet NEW DAILY EXPRESS Closes: 16th January 2013 Prizes: 6 x Kindle Fire plus £100 Amazon gift voucher Entry: Send your name, address and phone number on a postcard to: Kindle Competition, PO Box 12581, Sutton Coldfield B73 9BX. Or phone 0911 719 0538 (£2) – phone lines close on 13th January 2013. NEW DAILY EXPRESS Closes: 22nd January 2013 Prizes: 2 x Set of four Halfords bikes for the whole family, worth over £1,000 Entry: Send your answer, name, address and phone number on a postcard to: Halfords Bike competition, PO Box

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12581, Sutton Coldfield B73 9BX. Or phone 0911 719 0699 (£2) – phone lines close on 19th January 2013. Norah Jones

NEW HEALTHY FOR MEN MAGAZINE Closes: 25th January 2013 Prizes: 8 x Good Hemp Nutrition Protein Refuel bundle Entry: Send your name, address, phone number and any email address on a postcard to: Healthy For Men / Good Hemp competition, River Publishing, PO Box 36, Plymouth PL1 2YU. You can also phone 0905 652 1787 (£1.02), text HFM followed by a space then your name, address and email to 85088 (£1 + SR), or email: hfmcomps@therivergroup.co.uk Notes: One entry per person NEW DAILY EXPRESS Closes: 26th January 2013 Prizes: 12 x Fitbit Ultra wireless activity tracker Entry: Send your name, address and phone number on a postcard to: Fitbit Competition, PO Box 12581, Sutton Coldfield B73 9BX. Or phone 0911 719 0727 (£2) – phone lines close on 23rd January 2013. NEW PRIMA MAGAZINE

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31st January 2013 1 x Three-night break for 2 to Iceland worth £2,000 Send your answer, name, address and phone number on a postcard to: Prima / Iceland Competition, CPPRAA12295, The Data Solutions Centre, Worksop S80 2RT. You can also phone 0906 757 1278 (£1.54) or text PRIMA ICELAND followed by a space then your answer and name to 87088 (£1.50 + SR). C. Björk One entry per person 5 x Pair of Vinopolis London Essential Wine Tour tickets Send your name, address and phone number on a postcard to: Marketing Dept, Prima Competition, Vinopolis, No 1 Bank End, London SE1 9BU. Or email: pickme@vinopolis.co.uk One entry per person 1 x James Martin 44-piece cutlery set worth £268 and a £100 Life, Fork & Spoon gourmet food voucher, 1 x James Martin 44-piece cutlery set, 4 x £50 Life, Fork & Spoon gourmet food voucher Send your name, address and phone number on a postcard to: Stellar James Martin / Prima Offer, Unit 7, Enfield Industrial Estate, Enfield, Redditch B97 6BG. Or email info@lifeforkspoon.co.uk One entry per person 15 x Baker Days Madeira cake worth £15 Send your name, address and phone number on a postcard to: Prima Offer, Baker Days, The E Centre, Darwin Drive, Ollerton NG22 9GW. Or enter online at www.bakerdays.com/prima One entry per person 30 x Dairy Diary 2013 worth £7 Send your name, address and phone number on a postcard to: Prima Giveaway, PO Box 482, Crewe CW1 9FG. One entry per person 4 x Dr LeWinn’s Cosmetic Lift skincare set worth £115 Send your name, address and phone number on a postcard to: Prima / Dr LeWinn’s competition, c/o CCDPR, 18 Greek Street, London W1D 4DS. One entry per person 8 x Naturana body shaper worth £43 Send your name, address, phone number and size (3644B-D and 36-42DD) on a postcard to: Prima / Naturana Offer, Eastern Ave, Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 6RT. One entry per person

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NEW STAPLES Closes: 30th October 2013 Prizes: 12 x £500 worth of Staples gift vouchers Entry: Hand-write your name, address, phone number and date of birth on a ‘3x5’ piece of paper (we assume they mean inches rather than centimetres!) and send in a stamped envelope to: Staples Customer Survey Prize Draw, Westfields, London Road, High Wycombe HP11 1HA. You can also enter online at www.staples-survey.co.uk if you have a Staples till receipt inviting you to do so – in this case you’ll need to input codings from the receipt. Notes: One entry per person per day. There are twelve monthly draws until the final closing date, each with one prize to be won. Each entry will go into one draw, for the month it is received, only.

Purchase Needed Prize Draws You need to buy something to enter the comps in this section – just follow our instructions. If a free ‘No Purchase Necessary’ (NPN) option is offered, we’ll give you all the details. Northern Ireland readers should check the T&Cs of any comps in this category that they wish to enter, as legal differences mean that NI-only entry restrictions and/or free entry instructions can sometimes apply. NEW McVITIE’S BISCUITS Closes: 25th December 2012 Prizes: Daily prizes throughout December as follows – 1st Dec: 1 x Christmas tree with lights; 2nd Dec: 5 x Luxury Christmas stocking; 3rd Dec: 1 x £100 Love2shop voucher; 4th Dec: 1 x Christmas hamper; 5th Dec: 5 x Luxury Christmas crackers; 6th Dec: 1 x Kindle Fire; 7th Dec: 5 x Bumper Christmas CD; 8th Dec: 1 x Case of wine; 9th Dec: 5 x Christmas DVD collection; 10th Dec: 1 x iPod Shuffle; 11th Dec: 1 x McVitie’s VIP Club Rewards bundle; 12th Dec: 1 x PlayStation Vita console; 13th Dec: 10 x McVitie’s Mega Mug; 14th Dec: 1 x Family board game selection; 15th Dec: 1 x Year’s supply of McVitie’s biscuits; 16th Dec: 10 x McVitie’s tin; 17th Dec: 1 x Canon Powershot digital camera; 18th Dec: 5 x Pair of cinema tickets; 19th Dec: 1 x Hotel break for 2; 20th Dec: 1 x Luxury spa treatment voucher; 21st Dec: 1 x £100 Love2shop voucher; 22nd Dec: 10 x Jaffa Yard pack; 23rd Dec: 1 x iPod nano; 24th Dec: 5 x £20 iTunes voucher; 25th Dec: 1 x Nintendo Wii U console Type: Prize draw Entry: Enter the unique code from any promotional ‘VIP Club’ McVitie’s biscuit pack online at www.mcvitiesvipclub.co.uk – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes (click on ‘Prize Draw’). NEW REPUBLIC FASHION Closes: 26th December 2012 Prizes: 1,000 x £50 Seetickets gift voucher Type: Instant win Entry: Make any purchase at a participating Republic store between 12th November-24th December 2012 inclusive to receive a gamecard containing a unique code. Enter this code online at www.facebook.com/RepublicFashion – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes. Notes: There are 22 ‘winning moments’ each day from 12th November25th December 2012 inclusive, and 32 on 26th December, and the first entry on or after each winning moment will win a prize. NEW ANCHOR BUTTER Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x Overnight break for 2 at a choice of 17 Hand Picked Hotels throughout the UK Type: Prize draw Entry: Enter the unique code from any promotional ‘Rewards Club’ Anchor Butter pack online at www.anchordairy.co.uk/gifts – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes (click on ‘Prizes’). Notes: One entry per person NEW ASDA / NIKON COOLPIX Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x VIP trip for 2 to the Hollyoaks set including tour, lunch with the cast, signed merchandise and a walk-on part in the show

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The main ways of entering a postal competition are by postcard, plain paper, or entry form. We’ll always tell you which to use if a particular entry method is stipulated…

Prize draw Enter the unique code from any promotional Nikon Coolpix S3300 camera pack available exclusively at Asda at www.e4.com/hollyoaks/nikon – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prize. A. The Box Jellyfish One entry per person

NEW BUDWEISER BUDVAR BEER Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 2 x £250 shopping voucher, 3 x year’s supply of Budvar beer Type: Prize draw Entry: Purchase any 4 x 330ml pack of Budweiser Budvar beer from any major supermarket between 14th November-31st December 2012 inclusive and then ‘tweet your receipt’ via Twitter to get entry into the draw. Follow the instructions at www.tweeturreceipt.com – where you’ll also find full details of the promotion and prizes. NEW PALO ALTO WINE Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 5 x Two-night Canopy & Stars treehouse holiday for 2 Type: Prize draw Entry: Enter the unique code from any 3 promotional ‘Buy Three, Get One Tree’ Palo Alto bottles online at www.southamericanwines-coinks.co.uk to receive a free tree of your choice and to get automatic entry into the draw. Notes: One entry per person NEW POSH BIRDS EGGS Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer Type: Prize draw Entry: Purchase any product in the Posh Birds speciality eggs range (Duck Eggs, Quail Eggs etc.) from any participating stockist between 16th November-31st December 2012 inclusive and keep your till receipt safe as you’ll need it to claim your prize if you’re the winner. Then text the word POSH to 78866 (SR). Notes: One entry per mobile phone number NEW SEVEN SEAS JOINTCARE Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x iPad Type: Prize draw Entry: Enter the unique code from any promotional ‘Zest for Life Rewards’ Seven Seas JointCare pack online at www.zestforliferewards.com – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes (click on the ‘Win the new iPad’ panel). NEW WAITROSE / LAURENT-PERRIER CHAMPAGNE Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x Luxury trip for 2 to the House of LaurentPerrier in Champagne, France Type: Prize draw Entry: Purchase a bottle of Laurent-Perrier Brut or Cuvée Rosé from any Waitrose store, keeping your till receipt safe as this will be needed if you’re the winner. Then enter the unique six-digit code from the bottom right-hand corner of your till receipt at www.waitrose.com/laurentperrier – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prize. Notes: One entry per person NEW WAITROSE / METCALFE’S SKINNY TOPCORN Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x iPad mini, 1 x Kindle Fire, 1 x luxury hamper, 1 x year’s supply of popcorn, 1 x £100 John Lewis voucher Type: Prize draw Entry: Enter the unique code from any promotional Metcalfe’s Skinny Topcorn Sweet ‘n Salt flavour popcorn pack, available exclusively at participating Waitrose stores, at www.facebook.com/MetcalfesSkinny – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes.

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NEW WAITROSE / ROSEMOUNT WINE Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x Gourmet dining experience for 6 in your own home Type: Prize draw Entry: Purchase a 750ml bottle of Rosemount Blends Grenache Shiraz or Semillon Chardonnay from any Waitrose store between 1st November-31st December 2012 inclusive, keeping your till receipt safe as this will be needed if you’re the winner. Then enter the unique six-digit code from the bottom right-hand corner of your till receipt at www.waitrose.com/rosemount – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prize. Alternatively you can enter by post by sending your six-digit code along with your name, address, phone number and date of birth to: Rosemount & Waitrose competition, Regal House, TWE, 70 London Road, Twickenham TW1 3QS NEW ASDA / HEINZ Closes: 2nd January 2013 Prizes: 1 x £500 Asda gift card, 450 x £10 Asda gift card Type: Prize draw Entry: Purchase any Heinz product from any Asda store and keep your till receipt safe as you’ll need it to claim your prize if you’re a winner. Then text the word HEINZ followed by a space and then the last four digits of your till receipt number (just above the barcode at the bottom of your receipt) to 78866 (SR). Notes: One entry per mobile phone. See www.heinz.co.uk/asdawinterwarmerz for more details of the promotion and prizes. NEW ASDA / HERBAL ESSENCES Closes: 2nd January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Ultimate Party for you and your friends in your own home including catering, drinks, DJ, waitress and clean-up service Type: Prize draw Entry: Purchase any Herbal Essences product from any participating Asda store between 15th November 2012-2nd January 2013 inclusive and keep your till receipt safe as you’ll need it to claim your prize if you’re the winner. Then text the word HERBAL to 81222 (SR). Notes: One entry per mobile phone number RE:LIST FULLER’S LONDON PRIDE BEER Closes: 3rd January 2013 Prizes: 10 x Place in the 2013 Virgin London Marathon, 36 x Red Letter Days experience voucher Type: Prize draw Entry: Complete the neck collar on promotional Fuller’s London Pride beer bottles. You also need to include a bottle top with your entry as proof of purchase. Notes: One entry per person per day RE:LIST YEO VALLEY YUMMY PLUMMY YOGURT Closes: 3rd January 2013 Prizes: 495 x English fruit tree (choose from apple, pear, damson or plum) Type: Instant win Entry: Enter the unique code from any promotional Yeo Valley Limited Edition Damson & Plum or Yummy Plummy yogurt pack at www.yeovalley.co.uk/winafruittree – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes. Notes: Maximum 3 entries per person per day. Three trees will be awarded instantly each day between 23rd July 2012 and 3rd January 2013 inclusive on a ‘winning moments’ basis. RE:LIST PETS AT HOME / CESAR & SHEBA Closes: 4th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Luxury weekend break for 2 in the Cotswolds Type: Prize draw Entry: Purchase any Cesar or Sheba product from a Pets At Home store and keep your till receipt safe as you’ll need it to claim your prize if you’re the winner. Then text the word PET followed by a space and then the last four digits of the product barcode to 78866 (SR). You can also enter by post, using the entry

If we don’t specify an entry method, then it means that the competition rules don’t either. In these cases, choose the method that you prefer.

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form available at participating Pets At Home stores. One entry per person. See www.petswin.co.uk for more details of the promotion and prize.

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4th January 2013 1 x £2,000 Thomas Cook holiday voucher, 1 x £750 Thomas Cook holiday voucher, 1 x £500 Thomas Cook holiday voucher Prize draw Spend £100 or more at any participating Tile Giant store between 1st October-23rd December 2012 inclusive to receive an entry form. One entry per person per day

RE:LIST IRN-BRU Closes: 5th January 2013 Prizes: 4 x Luxury four-day guided coach tour of Scotland for 2 – prize must be taken 25th-28th January 2013 Type: Prize draw Entry: Purchase any promotional ‘Win The Snowman’s Journey’ Irn-Bru 500ml bottle, then text the word SNOWMAN followed by a space then the unique code printed underneath the label to 66777 (SR). No purchase is necessary – you can also enter for free without purchasing a promotional bottle by sending an e-mail with your name and contact details to: snowmansjourney@agbarr.co.uk Notes: One entry per person. See www.irn-bru.co.uk for full details of the promotion and prizes. RE:LIST MILK&MORE Closes: 5th January 2013 Prizes: 2 x £300 M&S gift card Type: Prize draw Entry: Get automatic entry into the prize draw when you order Dairy Diary 2013, Gift Set or Take a Box of Eggs Cook Book for delivery on or before 5th January 2013. Order using the special leaflet available from your milkman if you’re a doorstep customer, or online at www.milkandmore.co.uk/landing/dairydiary.html – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes. Notes: There will be two draws, one for doorstep orders and one for online orders, each with one prize to be won. NEW MORRISONS / JEREMIAH WEED BREWS Closes: 6th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x USA Road Trip for 4 Type: Prize draw Entry: Purchase a bottle of Jeremiah Weed Sour Mash or Root Brew from any Morrisons store between 19th November 2012-6th January 2013 inclusive, keeping your till receipt safe as this will be needed if you’re the winner. Then enter the draw at www.facebook.com/jeremiahweeduk – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prize. Notes: One entry per person RE:LIST CARLSBERG BEER Closes: 9th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x HD TV, Sky+ HD box and annual subscription Type: Instant win / prize draw Entry: Enter the unique code from any promotional Carlsberg or Carlsberg Export pack at www.carlsberg.co.uk/skysports – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes. Note that this promotion is only planned to run at convenience stores (e.g. Nisa, Bargain Booze etc.), so will probably not be available at major supermarkets. Notes: This is the final ‘mop up’ draw following the main promotion last year. NEW SAINSBURY’S / PREMIER FOODS

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9th January 2013 1 x One million Nectar points (worth £5,000) Prize draw Purchase any TWO Mr Kipling, Branston, Ambrosia, Bisto, Paxo and/or Oxo products in one transaction at any Sainsbury’s store between 21st November 2012-9th January

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2013 inclusive, and get your Nectar card swiped at the time of purchase for automatic entry into the draw. RE:LIST WAITROSE / NUDO OLIVE OIL Closes: 10th January 2013 Prizes: 25 x One-year olive tree adoption, including a delivery of fresh olive oil from your tree Type: Prize draw Entry: Enter the promotional code from inside any flashed Nudo 2 x 250ml twin pack (available exclusively at participating Waitrose stores) at www.nudo-italia.com/win – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes. Keep your original code safe, as you may need to provide this if you’re a winner. RE:LIST SCOTTY BRAND VEGETABLES Closes: 13th January 2013 Prizes: 5 x Samsung 46” LED 3D TV and Blu-ray/DVD Home Cinema System, 5 x games console (choose from Xbox 360, PS3, Wii or DS), 5 x iPad, 25 x Disney-Pixar DVD Collection Type: Instant win Entry: Enter the unique code from any promotional Scotty Brand fresh produce pack at www.facebook.com/scottybrandltd – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes. NEW SAINSBURY’S / VELVET FACIAL TISSUES Closes: 16th January 2013 Prizes: 4 x £2,000 cash Type: Prize draw Entry: Purchase any Velvet Facial Tissues product at any Sainsbury’s store between 21st November 2012-16th January 2013 inclusive, and get your Nectar card swiped at the time of purchase for automatic entry into the draw. NEW TESCO / EGMONT COMICS Closes: 16th January 2013 Prizes: 5 x Xbox 360 console Type: Prize draw Entry: Selected Egmont comics (e.g. Toxic etc.) at participating Tesco stores contain an entry form for this competition, stapled in the centre pages. Advice: a. Blue Notes: One entry per person NEW WILKINSON / GILLETTE & OLAY Closes: 17th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Three-night trip for 2 to New York with £200 spending money Type: Prize draw Entry: Entry form at participating Wilkinson stores. You need a Wilkinson till receipt showing the purchase of any Gillette or Olay product between 26th October 201210th January 2013 inclusive to validate your entry. Notes: One entry per person NEW SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT Closes: 19th January 2013 Prizes: 3 x Sony Pictures Movie Library including 50 DVD or Blu-ray titles Type: Prize draw Entry: Look for the MOVIEXTRAS sticker on selected Sony Pictures DVDs and Blu-ray discs. Stickered packs contain a leaflet carrying a unique code to enter at www.mymoviextras.co.uk – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes Advice: A. Santa’s Son RE:LIST QUALITY STREET Closes: 20th January 2013 Prizes: 13,775 x Buyagift.com gift voucher (35 x £350, 105 x £250, 175 x £100, 260 x £75, 500 x £50, 4,500 x £25, 8,200 x £10) Type: Instant win Entry: Enter the unique code from any promotional Quality Street or Quality Street Matchmakers pack at www.qualitystreet.co.uk – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes.

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RE:LIST CHEESTRINGS Closes: 21st January 2013 Prizes: 500 x Pair of Diversity event passes Type: Instant win Entry: Look for a winning message inside promotional Cheestrings 8 & 12 packs or see www.cheestrings.com/diversity – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes. RE:LIST CHEESTRINGS SPAGHETTI Closes: 21st January 2013 Prizes: 50 x Dance class with Diversity Type: Instant win Entry: Look for a winning message inside promotional Cheestrings Spaghetti packs or see www.cheestrings.com/diversity – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes. RE:LIST ARGOS / BARBIE Closes: 25th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Fourteen-night Mediterranean family cruise Type: Prize draw Entry: Purchase any ‘Win A Family Cruise’ promotional Barbie pack at Argos and enter the unique code online at www.argos.co.uk/barbie – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prize. Alternatively, you can enter without purchase by simply leaving the Promotional Code field on the entry page blank. Notes: One entry per person RE:LIST ARGOS / NICKELODEON TOYS Closes: 25th January 2013 Prizes: 3 x Seven-night Mediterranean family cruise including £700 spending money, 200,000 x Blackpool Pleasure Beach Kids Go Free Wristband Type: Instant win Entry: Purchase any Nickelodeon toy at any participating Argos store to receive a scratchcard containing a unique code. Enter the code online at www.argos.co.uk/competitions – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes. Alternatively you can receive a unique code without purchase by emailing your name and address to: everyonesawinner@argos.co.uk and one will be posted out to you within 2 weeks. RE:LIST CHEESTRINGS Closes: 27th January 2013 Prizes: 5 x iPod shuffle Type: Prize draw Entry: Enter the unique code from any promotional Cheestrings pack at www.cheestrings.com/rockstar – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes. If you do not have internet access you can post your promotional pack including unique code with your name, address, email address (if you have one), phone number and date of birth clearly written in block capitals on a plain piece of paper to: Cheestrings Rock Star, Freepost Cheestrings (this is the complete address). Make a note of your unique code before posting, and only one postal entry per envelope. Notes: This is the final ‘mop up’ draw following the main promotion last year. RE:LIST PURINA GOURMET CAT FOOD

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27th January 2013 1 x Ultimate Dining Experience for 2 in a choice of European cities including travel, accommodation, spending money and cat boarding fees Prize draw Enter batch codings from any promotional Gourmet cat food pack online at www.gourmet-cat.co.uk – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes. Maximum 5 entries per household per week. This is the final ‘mop up’ draw following the main promotion last year.

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RE:LIST 3M SPRAY MOUNT Closes: 31st January 2013 Prizes: 12 x Lavazza coffee machine Type: Prize draw Entry: Promotional 200ml and 400ml cans of 3M SprayMount carry unique codes to redeem for a free coffee voucher at www.spraymountcoffee2012.co.uk – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes. Codes from 400ml cans ONLY will also give you automatic entry into the draw. Notes: Maximum 2 entries per person per day. There are 12 monthly draws until the final closing date, each with one prize to be won. RE:LIST BARBIE Closes: 31st January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Seven-night Royal Caribbean family cruise, 200 x £25 Love2shop voucher Type: Prize draw Entry: Enter the unique code from any ‘Win A Family Cruise’ promotional Barbie pack at www.barbiecompetition.co.uk – where you’ll find full details of the promotion including a list of participating products. NEW BHS CHRISTMAS CRACKERS Closes: 31st January 2013 Prizes: 1 x £25,000 cash, 10 x £1,000 cash, 10,000 x £10 BHS Gift Voucher Type: Instant win Entry: Purchase a box of promotional Christmas crackers from any participating BHS store, lucky crackers will contain a winning ticket or gift voucher inside. RE:LIST CHICAGO TOWN DEEP DISH PIZZA Closes: 31st January 2013 Prizes: 500,000 x Free Chicago Town Takeaway pizza, 1,500,000 x £1 money-off voucher Type: Instant win Entry: Enter the unique code from any promotional Chicago Town Deep Dish Pizza pack at www.chicagotown.com/freepizza – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes. RE:LIST COCKSPUR RUM Closes: 31st January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Seven-night holiday for 2 to Barbados with £500 spending money Type: Instant win Entry: Enter the unique code from any promotional Cockspur Rum bottle at www.wincockspurbarbados.com – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prize. NEW CO-OP / PERONI BEER Closes: 31st January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Luxury two-night winter sports break for 2 to Cortina, Italy Type: Prize draw Entry: Purchase any Peroni Nastro Azzurro 4-pack from any participating Co-op store between 5th December 20121st January 2013 inclusive and keep your till receipt safe as you’ll need it to claim your prize if you’re the winner. Then either text the word PERONI to 78866 (SR), or enter the draw online at www.peroniwinter.co.uk – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prize. Notes: One entry per person RE:LIST GALAXY HOT CHOCOLATE Closes: 31st January 2013 Prizes: 10,000 x Galaxy mug Type: Instant win Entry: Enter the unique code from any promotional Galaxy Hot Chocolate pack at www.hotgalaxywarmheart.com – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes. RE:LIST MORPHY RICHARDS Closes: 31st January 2013 Prizes: 710 x Kitchen prizes including range cookers, breadmakers, DAB radios, slow cookers, pans and utensils, cooking

Otherwise, why not try decorating your entries to catch the judge’s eye – this strategy often works best with smaller, local competitions.

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courses and a year’s supply of Schwartz sauces, 76,643 x Morphy Richards discount voucher Instant win Enter the unique code from any promotional Morphy Richards small appliance at www.winwithmorphy.co.uk – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes.

RE:LIST MORRISONS CEREALS Closes: 31st January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Sony Home Entertainment System including 40” TV and Blu-Ray player, 3 x Sony Portable DVD player, 6 x Sherlock Holmes DVD Type: Instant win Entry: Look for a winning message inside ‘Sherlock Holmes’ promotional packs of selected Morrisons own-brand cereals (Corn Flakes, Frosted Flakes, Honey Nut Corn Flakes, Choco Flakes, Rice Crackles, Choco Crackles). NEW NATIONWIDE BUILDING SOCIETY Closes: 31st January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Three-night family trip to Lapland in December 2013 Type: Prize draw Entry: This prize draw is only open to customers of Nationwide Building Society or any of its trading divisions: the Cheshire, Derbyshire and Dunfermline Building Societies, The Mortgage Works (UK) plc and UCB Homeloans Corporation Ltd. Enter the draw online at www.nationwide.co.uk/snowman - or you can enter by post by sending your answer, full name, address and phone number to: Lapland Prize Draw, Marketing Department (B2), Nationwide House, Nationwide Building Society, Pipers Way, Swindon, Wiltshire SN38 1NW Advice: Walking in the Air Notes: One entry per person RE:LIST NOUVELLE TOILET TISSUE

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31st January 2013 5 x VW Campervan, 1,100 x Trek Mountain Bike Instant win / prize draw Purchase any promotional Nouvelle pack then enter till receipt and pack details at www.nouvellerecycling.co.uk/win – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes. All prizes except one of the VW campervans are available to be won instantly throughout the promotion. All entries will then go into a further draw after the final closing date for the remaining campervan prize.

RE:LIST ORKNEY CHEDDAR CHEESE Closes: 31st January 2013 Prizes: 2,000 x Just Slate Company cheese knife Type: Instant win Entry: Enter the unique code from any promotional Orkney Cheddar 200g pack – sold mainly in Scotland – at www.orkneycheddar.co.uk – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes. NEW WAITROSE GRAPES Closes: 31st January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Luxury ten-night holiday for 2 to South Africa Type: Prize draw Entry: Purchase any stickered Waitrose Grapes pack and enter the promotional code by post or online at www.lifestyleinstore.co.uk/waitrosesouthafrica – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prize. Notes: One entry per person per day. Promotional sticker must accompany postal entries, keep your sticker safe if entering online as proof of purchase may be asked for. RE:LIST WASGIJ JIGSAW PUZZLES

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31st January 2013 1 x £12,000 diamond, 5 x £7,000 diamond Prize draw Entry form inside flashed Wasgij 15th Anniversary Special Edition jigsaw puzzle packs. Or enter for free online at www.wasgij.com One entry per person

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RE:LIST YEO VALLEY NATURAL YOGURT Closes: 31st January 2013 Prizes: 10,000 x Jamie’s 15-Minute Meals cookbook Type: Instant win Entry: Enter the unique code from any promotional Yeo Valley Natural Yogurt pack at www.yeovalley.co.uk/winjamie – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes. RE:LIST ESSO Closes: 28th February 2013 Prizes: 1 x Toyota Prius car Type: Prize draw Entry: Receive one or more ‘Winter Car Health Check’ vouchers when you spend at least £30 on motor fuel at a participating Esso service station. Once you have collected 4 vouchers, redeem them online at www.essowinterhealthcheck.co.uk for a free Halfords Winter Car Check and to get automatic entry into the draw. Notes: One entry per vehicle registration number. See website for full details of the promotion and prize. NEW TEPE INTERDENTAL BRUSHES Closes: 28th February 2013 Prizes: 1 x £2,500 Holiday voucher Type: Prize draw Entry: Purchase at least two packs of TePe Interdental Brushes from a participating dental practice between 1st November 2012-28th February 2013 inclusive to receive a ‘Sunshine Ticket’ gamecard containing a unique code. Enter this code online at www.tepe.com/uk/sunshine – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prize. RE:LIST SAINSBURY’S / MANDARA SPA Closes: 30th March 2013 Prizes: 1 x Dream spa holiday for 2 to the Maldives worth £13,000, 5 x London spa break for 2 worth £800 Type: Prize draw Entry: Purchase a Mandara Spa gift bag featuring this competition – available exclusively at selected larger Sainsbury’s stores priced at £40 (although we’ve already seen them on special offer) – and keep your till receipt and product packaging safe as you’ll need this to claim your prize if you’re a winner. Then enter the draw online at www.mandaraspa.com/competition or by sending your name, address, phone number and email address in capital letters on a PLAIN WHITE postcard to: Dream Island Spa Hideaway Competition, Unit D, Poplar Way East, Cabot Park, Avonmouth BS11 0DD Notes: One entry per person RE:LIST NIVEA CHRISTMAS GIFT PACKS Closes: 31st March 2013 Prizes: 1 x Four-night holiday for 4 to New York including helicopter tour and $1,000 spending money, 1 x seven-night holiday for 4 to Florida including theme park passes and $1,000 spending money, 1 x ten-night holiday for 2 to the Maldives including £1,000 spending money, 100 x £100 Red Letter Days experience voucher Type: Prize draw Entry: Enter the promotional code from inside selected Nivea Christmas gift packs at www.nivea.com/christmas – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes. There’s no mention of the comp on the outside of packs, so you may need to sneak a look inside to make sure that a promotional leaflet is enclosed. Keep your original code leaflet safe, as you will need to provide this if you’re a winner. Notes: One entry per email address NEW NS&I PREMIUM BONDS Closes: 31st March 2013 Prizes: 250 x Kindle eReader Type: Prize draw Entry: Purchase Premium Bonds online or by phone between 16th November 2012-31st March 2013 inclusive to get automatic entry into the draw. Apply online at www.nsandi.com/kindleprizedraw or by phoning 0500 500 000 between 7am-midnight.

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With postcard entries, unless a plain card is specified we recommend using picture postcards as these are more robust and can often grab a judge’s attention better…

One entry per person. Minimum Premium Bond purchase is £100, up to a maximum holding of £30,000 per person.

RE:LIST SASCO YEAR PLANNERS Closes: 31st March 2013 Prizes: 2 x Fiat 500 TwinAir car, 5 x £500 travel voucher, 25 x £100 travel voucher Type: Instant win / prize draw Entry: Enter the registration code from any promotional Sasco Year Planner pack at www.sascoplanners.com – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes. Keep your original registration code safe, as you may need this to claim your prize if you’re a winner. Notes: One entry per household. The travel voucher prizes will be awarded instantly throughout the promotion, all entries will then go into a further draw after the final closing date for the two car prizes. RE:LIST HUGGIES SUPER DRY NAPPIES

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1st April 2013 5 x Choice of toy worth around £200, 5,000 x choice of toy worth around £50, 10,000 x choice of toy worth around £20 Instant win Enter the unique code from any promotional Huggies pack at www.huggiesclub.co.uk/toys – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes.

RE:LIST ESTRELLA DAMM BEER Closes: 30th April 2013 Prizes: 10 x Two-night trip for 2 to Barcelona, 1,000 x FC Barcelona training t-shirt Type: Prize draw Entry: Enter the unique code from any promotional Estrella Damm beer pack at www.estrelladammfcbarcelona.com – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes. Notes: Prizes will be awarded at random in a series of weekly draws up to and including the final date. No purchase necessary – for a free entry code, send a written request including your name and phone number along with a stamped SAE to: Estrella Damm FC Barcelona Promotion, Havelock Street, Bedford MK40 4GA RE:LIST FOR GOODNESS SHAKES Closes: 31st May 2013 Prizes: 130 x Bike, 1,200 x Garmin GPS, 1,550 x branded sportswear, 42,600 x bike accessories and kit Type: Instant win Entry: Enter the unique code from any promotional For Goodness Shakes milkshake pack at www.fgswiggle.com – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes. NEW TESCO / UTTERLY BUTTERLY Closes: 31st May 2013 Prizes: 170 x Year’s free shopping at Tesco worth £6,000, unlimited x £10 Tesco gift voucher Type: Instant win / prize draw Entry: Enter the unique code from any promotional Utterly Butterly pack available exclusively at participating Tesco stores at www.winwithutterlybutterly.co.uk – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes. Notes: Each unique code generates a set of four ‘bingo balls’ which you must then try to match by choosing the ‘correct’ numbers from the blank balls given - every game is a potential winner, although the odds of making a correct match are a fairly lengthy 1 in 1,820. There is one random chance each day to play for one of the £6,000 prizes, every other player will have the chance to play for a £10 Tesco voucher. At least ONE £6,000 winner is guaranteed and if, by the end of the promotion, there have been no daily £6,000 winners there will be an extra draw from all previous losing entries for 1 x £6,000 prize. RE:LIST FOX’S FAVOURITES BISCUITS Closes: 15th June 2013 Prizes: 201 x £250 cash Type: Instant win

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Look for a winning Golden Ticket inside promotional Fox’s Favourites 800g packs – you should be able to find these in the Christmas aisle at most supermarkets.

RE:LIST AERO, KIT KAT & YORKIE Closes: 16th June 2013 Prizes: 6 x £10,000 cash, 2,000 x £10 cash Type: Instant win Entry: Promotional ‘We Will Find You!’ Aero, Kit Kat and Yorkie packs will either contain one of 6 special GPS devices to activate for a £10,000 prize, or a unique code to enter for the remaining prizes at either www.facebook.com/aerobubblychocolate, www.facebook.com/kitkatuk or www.facebook.com/yorkieofficial – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes. NEW JELLY BELLY JELLY BEANS Closes: 31st August 2013 Prizes: 2,012 x Jelly Belly branded merchandise prizes Type: Instant win Entry: Enter the unique code from any promotional Jelly Belly pack at www.facebook.com/jellybellyuk – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes. No purchase is necessary, and you can also obtain a free code by sending a written application along with a stamped SAE to: Jelly Belly-UK, Best House, Unit 4-5 Alban Park, Hatfield Road, St Albans, Herts. AL4 0JJ Notes: Maximum 20 entries per household NEW NOBILO WINE Closes: 30th September 2013 Prizes: 3,000 x Pair of Riedel wine glasses worth £40 Type: Instant win Entry: Enter the unique code from any promotional Nobilo Regional Collection Sauvignon Blanc 75cl bottle at www.nobilo-competition.co.uk – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes. Notes: One entry per person

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. NEW DEBENHAMS / HELLO KITTY NIGHTWEAR Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x Two-night family break at Alton Towers, 10 x pair of Alton Towers theme park tickets Entry: Entry form at participating Debenhams stores, or enter online at http://blog.debenhams.com/win-a-stay-in-the-hello-kittythemed-hotel-at-alton-towers/getinvolved/competitions Notes: One entry per person NEW LEEDS BUILDING SOCIETY Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x £500 towards a luxury hotel break, 1 x Tablet PC, 1 x Kindle eReader Entry: Entry form inside Your Leeds magazine, available free at participating Leeds Building Society branches. Or enter online at www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/competition Notes: One entry per person NEW SIMPLY BEEF & LAMB Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 200 x Carvery set Entry: Entry form at participating independent butchers. You can also enter by texting CARVER to 60075 (SR). Notes: One entry per household per day NEW VOLKSWAGEN CARS Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x Luxury three-night trip for 2 to Los Angeles Entry: Entry form slotted inside selected newspapers and

If plain paper is asked for, we recommend that you stick to plain white, unlined paper.

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magazines promoting the new VW Beetle car, or enter online at www.volkswagen.co.uk/beetle/losangeles One entry per person

RE:LIST TESCO TECHNOLOGY & ENTERTAINMENT MAGAZINE Closes: 2nd January 2013 Prizes: 5 x T3 magazine subscription Entry: Pick up a copy of the Winter 2012/13 issue of Tesco Technology & Entertainment magazine, available free at participating Tesco stores. Scan the barcode on page 3 with your Tesco Clubcard at the checkout for automatic entry into the draw. Notes: One entry per Clubcard number NEW LIVING ETC. MAGAZINE / THE CONRAN SHOP Closes: 5th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x £6,000 worth of products from The Conran Shop Entry: Entry form at any London branch of The Conran Shop, or enter online at https://housetohome. ipcmediasecure.com/competitions/show/id/60504 Advice: Stocking Notes: One entry per household NEW BMW CARS

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7th January 2013 10 x Pair of tickets to see the England v Scotland rugby match at Twickenham on 2nd February 2013 Entry form slotted inside selected newspapers and magazines, or enter online at www.bmw.co.uk/rugbyprizedraw One entry per household

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10th January 2013 1 x Luxury Canopy & Stars glamping break at a choice of two locations, 1 x £100 Canopy & Stars voucher, 10 x £25 Canopy & Stars voucher Entry form inside the Oxfam Unwrapped gift catalogue, or enter online at www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/oxfam-unwrapped/glamping-competition One entry per person

NEW ASDA / CUSHELLE Closes: 13th January 2013 Prizes: 50 x Year’s supply of Cushelle Supersize toilet tissue Entry: Entry form inside the December 2012 issue of Asda magazine, available free at participating Asda stores. You can also enter by texting KOALA A to 82100 (SR), or online at www.cushellechristmas.co.uk Advice: A. 180 Notes: One entry per person NEW WETHERSPOON NEWS Closes: 30th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Pair of tickets for the 4th Ashes Test in Durham on 10th August 2013 Advice: C: 1878 Prizes: 1 x Weekend for 2 to Prague Advice: B: Old Spring Prizes: 1 x £100 Wetherspoon voucher Advice: Crossword on page 80. ACROSS: 7. Irina; 8. Laudrup; 9. Rodnina; 10. Ayers; 12. Harrisburg; 15. I Pagliacci; 18. Sudan; 19. Mintoff; 21. Fleming; 22. Nauru. DOWN: 1. Tim Robbins; 2. Hindi; 3. Mali; 4. Altair; 5. Jurassic; 6. Croesus; 11. Sign Of Four; 13. Atlantic; 14. Handley; 16. Armagh; 17. Lotus; 20. Nina. Entry: An entry form for all of these competitions is inside the Winter 2012-13 issue of Wetherspoon News, available free at participating JDWetherspoon and Lloyds No 1 pubs. You can also enter a selection of the competitions (but not the crossword) online at www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/home/promotions Notes: One entry per prize per household

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NEW GREAT BRITISH FOOD MAGAZINE Closes: 31st January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Luxury two-night foodie break for 2 to Glasgow worth £1,000 (Speyside Glenlivet), 1 x luxury two-night gourmet break for 2 to Cornwall worth £500 (St Mellion) Entry: An entry form for both of these draws is inside the Jan/Feb 2013 issue of Great British Food magazine. Alternatively, you can enter by email by sending your choice of prize(s) – use the keywords in brackets above – along with your name, address and phone number to: competitions@greatbritishfoodmagazine.com, putting ‘Jan/Feb’ in the subject line. Notes: One entry per person NEW CO-OP / VELVET TISSUES Closes: 5th February 2013 Prizes: 4 x £2,000 cash Entry: Entry form at participating Co-op stores. You can also enter by texting WINTER followed by a space and then your name to 82100 (SR), or online at www.velvetfuelprize.co.uk (choose ‘Co-op’ from the drop-down menu). Notes: One entry per person NEW CÔTES DU RHÔNE WINE Closes: 30th April 2013 Prizes: 1 x Three-night trip for 2 to the Rhône Valley, 99 x Côtes du Rhône cookbook Entry: Complete the entry form inside the neck collar on promotional bottles of Côtes du Rhône wine.

Phone & Text The amount in brackets is the TOTAL cost of entering each comp. For phone comps, this is based on a BT landline. For text comps, our total includes any charges for return messages etc. FREE = Freephone, LR = Local Rate, NR = National Rate, SR = your standard text rate. NEW ASDA MAGAZINE Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x Two-night Champneys spa break for 2, 2 x Champneys Pamper Day voucher for 2 Entry: Phone 0901 151 0084 (50p), or text ASDA1 then a space and your name and address to 82229 (50p + SR). Notes: One entry per person

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1 x Family break in Cardiff including overnight accommodation and Doctor Who Experience family ticket, 20 x Doctor Who Experience family ticket Phone 0901 151 0085 (50p), or text ASDA2 then a space and your name and address to 82229 (50p + SR). One entry per person 2 x Two-night UK family break at a choice of Four Pillars Hotels Phone 0901 151 0086 (50p), or text ASDA3 then a space and your name and address to 82229 (50p + SR). One entry per person 1 x VIP London theatre break for 4 including overnight accommodation, Loserville tickets and backstage tour, and a cupcake-making class Phone 0901 151 0087 (50p), or text ASDA4 then a space and your name and address to 82229 (50p + SR). One entry per person 1 x 50” Samsung 3D Smart TV Phone 0901 151 0088 (50p), or text ASDA5 then a space and your name and address to 82229 (50p + SR). One entry per person 1 x Sony TV, Blu-ray player and The Amazing Spider-Man Blu-ray disc Phone 0901 151 0089 (50p), or text ASDA6 then a space and your name and address to 82229 (50p + SR). January 2013 Compers News

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NEVER put a postcard inside an envelope unless we tell you that you can…

One entry per person. A selection of Asda Magazine draws can also be entered online at www.asda.com/win

NEW IDEAL HOME MAGAZINE Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 5 x £500 B&Q gift card Entry: Phone 0905 652 2138 (£1.02) Advice: A) Saint Nicholas Notes: One entry per household NEW MOTHER & BABY MAGAZINE Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 4 x Zukoo lightweight stroller worth £130 Entry: Phone 0906 751 3388 (£2.25), or text MBGV121201 followed by a space and then your name to 88080 (£2 + SR).

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20 x Advanced Bump Belt seatbelt worth £25 Phone 0906 751 3381 (£2.25). Or text PBGV121202 followed by your name to 88080 (£2 + SR).

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8 x Tomy Pond Symphony Motion Gym worth £65 Phone 0906 751 3382 (£2.25). Or text PBGV121203 followed by your name to 88080 (£2 + SR).

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25 x Lollipop Lane cotbed duvet cover and pillowcase set worth £20 Phone 0906 751 3383 (£2.25). Or text PBGV121204 followed by your name to 88080 (£2 + SR).

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50 x Bizzie Baby Beatrix Potter light switch cover worth £10 Phone 0906 751 3384 (£2.25). Or text PBGV121205 followed by your name to 88080 (£2 + SR).

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10 x Shloer and Teangi baby shower bundle worth £50 Phone 0906 751 3389 (£2.25), or text MBGV121202 followed by a space and then your name to 88080 (£2 + SR).

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14 x Cussons Mum & Me toiletries set worth £35 Phone 0906 751 3385 (£2.25). Or text PBGV121206 followed by your name to 88080 (£2 + SR).

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16 x Mookie gardening toy set worth £30 Phone 0906 751 3390 (£2.25), or text MBGV121203 followed by a space and then your name to 88080 (£2 + SR).

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13 x What To Expect When You’re Expecting DVD and book set worth £38 Phone 0906 751 3391 (£2.25), or text MBGV121204 followed by a space and then your name to 88080 (£2 + SR).

2 x Kindle eReader worth £150, 6 x set of baby bodysuits Phone 0906 751 3386 (£2.25). Or text PBGV121207 followed by your name to 88080 (£2 + SR). A selection of Pregnancy & Birth draws can also be entered online at www.greatcompetitions.co.uk/preg

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12 x Fisher-Price Crib-to-Floor mobile worth £45 Phone 0906 751 3392 (£2.25), or text MBGV121205 followed by a space and then your name to 88080 (£2 + SR).

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18 x Tomy Raa Raa toy worth £30 Phone 0906 751 3393 (£2.25), or text MBGV121206 followed by a space and then your name to 88080 (£2 + SR).

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18 x Night Night Pooh toy worth £30 Phone 0906 751 3394 (£2.25), or text MBGV121207 followed by a space and then your name to 88080 (£2 + SR).

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4 x Bloom Coco Go baby lounger worth £140 Phone 0906 751 3395 (£2.25), or text MBGV121208 followed by a space and then your name to 88080 (£2 + SR).

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50 x Bizzie Baby Beatrix Potter light switch cover worth £10 Phone 0906 751 3396 (£2.25), or text MBGV121209 followed by a space and then your name to 88080 (£2 + SR).

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4 x Cosatto travel cot worth £150 Phone 0906 751 3397 (£2.25), or text MBGV121210 followed by a space and then your name to 88080 (£2 + SR).

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14 x Squashblox soft play cushions worth £37 Phone 0906 751 3398 (£2.25), or text MBGV121211 followed by a space and then your name to 88080 (£2 + SR).

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10 x John Deere remote controlled tractor toy worth £50 Phone 0906 751 3399 (£2.25), or text MBGV121212 followed by a space and then your name to 88080 (£2 + SR). A selection of Mother & Baby draws can also be entered online at www.greatcompetitions.co.uk/mab

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NEW PREGNANCY & BIRTH MAGAZINE Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 4 x Zukoo lightweight stroller worth £130 Entry: Phone 0906 751 3380 (£2.25). Or text PBGV121201 followed by your name to 88080 (£2 + SR).

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NEW SAINSBURY’S MAGAZINE Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x Fourteen-night Mediterranean cruise for 2 – prize departs 15th June 2013 Entry: Phone 0901 360 0018 (£1.02), text SB1 followed by a space then your name and address to 85100 (£1 + SR), or enter online at www.surveymonkey.com/s/medcruise Notes: One entry per person

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1 x Set of three cook books worth £90 Phone 0901 360 0016 (£1.02), text CW2 followed by a space then your answer, name, address and phone number to 85100 (£1 + SR), or enter online at www.surveymonkey.com/s/crossworddec Christmas Cake One entry per person

NEW TRAVELEX Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x £1,000 in the currency of your choice Entry: Text MAILME followed by a space and then your email address to 60033 (SR). Or enter online at www.travelex.co.uk/uk/register-and-win.aspx Notes: One entry per person NEW PREMIER STORES / BRITVIC Closes: 1st January 2013 Prizes: 20 x Google Nexus 7 Tablet Entry: Text NEXUS to 81066 (SR). Or enter online at www.premier-stores.co.uk/competitions.html Notes: One entry per household NEW BOOTS / HALIBORANGE Closes: 3rd January 2013 Prizes: 1 x £1,000 First Choice holiday voucher, 5 x £150 Halfords kids bike voucher Entry: Text HALIBORANGE to 60777 (SR). Or enter online at www.boots-competitions.com/haliborange/win-a-holiday Notes: One entry per person per day NEW LOVE IT! PARTY LIKE A STAR SPECIAL Closes: 4th January 2013 Prizes: 5 x Lee Stafford haircare set worth over £100

…but ALWAYS put plain paper entries inside a sealed envelope before posting them off!

Entry:

Phone 0901 154 2689 (51p), text LOVE PARTY1 followed by a space and then your name and address to 83088 (50p + SR), or email your name and address to: stafford@loveitmagazine.co.uk

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3 x Ultimate Girlie Night In party pack worth £200 Phone 0901 154 2690 (51p), text LOVE PARTY2 followed by a space and then your name and address to 83088 (50p + SR), or email your name and address to: cocktail@loveitmagazine.co.uk

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1 x Luxury two-night spa break for 2 in Stratford-upon-Avon worth £1,000 Phone 0901 154 2691 (51p), text LOVE PARTY3 followed by a space and then your name and address to 83088 (50p + SR), or email your name and address to: menzies@loveitmagazine.co.uk

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1 x £500 to spend at celebboutique.com Phone 0901 154 2692 (51p), text LOVE PARTY4 followed by a space and then your name and address to 83088 (50p + SR), or email your name and address to: boutique@loveitmagazine.co.uk

NEW REAL HOMES MAGAZINE Closes: 4th January 2013 Prizes: 2 x £500 to spend on window shutters at The California Company Entry: Text RHMAG SHUTTER followed by a space then your name, house number and postcode to 64343 (£1 + SR) Notes: One entry per person

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4 x Kinetico water-softening package Text RHMAG KINETICO followed by a space then your name, house number and postcode to 64343 (£1 + SR) One entry per person. A selection of Real Homes magazine competitions can also be entered online at www.realhomesmagazine.co.uk/competitions

NEW GLAMOUR MAGAZINE

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5th January 2013 1 x £2,000 House of Fraser bedroom makeover Phone 0906 753 8930 (£1.54), or text GLAMOUR followed by a space and then your answer to 88080 (£1 + SR) £2,000 One entry per person

NEW MY WEEKLY MAGAZINE Closes: 7th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x iPad and £25 iTunes voucher Entry: Phone 0901 010 5074 (51p), or text MYWEEKLY followed by a space then your answer, name and address to 83070 (50p + SR). Advice: B. Eye NEW STYLE AT HOME MAGAZINE

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7th January 2013 1 x Style at Home’s favourite 10 products from their January 2013 issue including food hamper, hand mixer and Christmas goodies, worth over £270 Text STYLEWIN followed by a space then your full name and address to 87088 (£1.50 + SR) One entry per household

NEW YOUR HAIR MAGAZINE

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7th January 2013 10 x Set of two Structure hair products Text DUST followed by a space and then your name and address to 87474 (75p + SR) One entry per person 25 x Natur Vital Colour Pack Text NATURVITAL followed by a space and then your name and address to 87474 (75p + SR) One entry per person

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2 x KeraStraight hair iron Text KERASTRAIGHT followed by a space and then your name and address to 87474 (75p + SR) One entry per person 15 x Set of two Schwarzkopf OSiS+ hair products Text OSIS followed by a space and then your name and address to 87474 (75p + SR) One entry per person 20 x Clynol Wonder 10 hair smoother Text WONDER followed by a space and then your name and address to 87474 (75p + SR) One entry per person. A selection of Your Hair magazine competitions can also be entered online at www.loveyourhair.com

NEW WOMAN’S WEEKLY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL Closes: 9th January 2013 Prizes: 4 x Buyagift.com Indulgent Escape gift voucher worth £259 Entry: Phone 0905 652 2980 (£1.02) Advice: C. 26th December

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10 x £100 Hobbycraft gift card Phone 0905 652 2981 (£1.02) C. Stratford-upon-Avon

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1 x Portable DVD player and The Complete First Of The Summer Wine DVD, 9 x The Complete First Of The Summer Wine DVD Phone 0905 652 1140 (£1.02) A. Scotland

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1 x Luxury Italian handbag filled with tights, worth £500, 3 x three pairs of tights from Tightsplease.co.uk Phone 0905 652 3331 (£1.02) A. Your leg

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1 x Spabreaks.com Spa In A Box Experience voucher worth £199 Phone 0905 652 3334 (£1.02) C. London

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3 x Linsar 19” LED HD TV Phone 0905 652 3335 (£1.02) B. TV newsreader

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9 x Set of four family board games worth over £100 Phone 0905 652 3337 (£1.02) B. Acorns

NEW SUNDAY TIMES TRAVEL MAGAZINE Closes: 10th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Luxury seven-night Caribbean cruise for 2 worth up to £6,000 Entry: Text STHOLIDAY ALLURE OF THE SEAS followed by a space and then your name and contact details to 85088 (£1 + SR). Or enter online at www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/caribbeancruise Notes: One entry per person

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1 x Four-night break for 2 in Edinburgh worth up to £3,070 Text STPRIZE ONE O’CLOCK followed by a space and then your name and contact details to 85088 (£1 + SR). Or enter online at www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/scottishbreak One entry per person

NEW CHAT IT’S FATE MAGAZINE Closes: 11th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Two-night break for 2 at the Park Inn by Radisson Telford hotel in Shropshire with £200 spending money Entry: Phone 0901 154 3701 (51p) Advice: A. Treadmill

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When we say that entries must be ‘stamped’, you must affix an actual postage stamp to your entry rather than using a franking machine or other ‘Postage Paid’ stationery. Promoters sometimes do this to discourage bulk entries.

NEW STYLE AT HOME MAGAZINE Closes: 16th January 2013 Prizes: 2 x Baumatic TRIO.BL fridge-freezer worth £1,000 Entry: Phone 0904 160 0738 (£1.53) Advice: c) Flour Notes: One entry per household NEW HAIR IDEAS MAGAZINE

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22nd January 2013 10 x eyeCANDY Lash and Brow set Text EYECANDY followed by a space and then your name and address to 87474 (75p + SR) One entry per person 3 x Real Hair by Clara extension pack worth £100 Text CLARA followed by a space and then your name and address to 87474 (75p + SR) One entry per person 2 x Hairdo at Hothair extensions set Text HAIRDO followed by a space and then your name and address to 87474 (75p + SR) One entry per person 7 x Curl Harmony conditioner set Text HARMONY followed by a space and then your name and address to 87474 (75p + SR) One entry per person. A selection of Your Hair magazine competitions can also be entered online at www.loveyourhair.com

NEW HAIR IDEAS MAGAZINE Closes: 24th January 2013 Prizes: 7 x Entire range of Structure haircare products worth over £160 Entry: Text STRUCTURE C followed by a space and then your name and address to 87474 (75p + SR) Notes: One entry per person

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5 x Lovelemonade.com Crystalised hair straighteners worth £200 Text LEMONADE A followed by a space and then your name and address to 87474 (75p + SR) One entry per person. A selection of Your Hair magazine competitions can also be entered online at www.loveyourhair.com

NEW LONDIS / SNICKERS Closes: 25th January 2013 Prizes: 100 x £50 Virgin Experience Days gift card Entry: Text MANDAY to 88802 (SR) Notes: One entry per mobile phone number per day NEW PRIMA MAGAZINE

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31st January 2013 1 x Silentnight 2800 Latex Luxury double divan set worth £1,000 Phone 0906 757 0805 (£1.54), or text PRIMA WIN1 followed by a space and then your name and address to 87088 (£1.50 + SR). One entry per person 2 x iPad and a selection of EMI compilation CDs Phone 0906 757 0806 (£1.54), or text PRIMA WIN2 followed by a space and then your name and address to 87088 (£1.50 + SR). One entry per person 4 x Slendertone Face electronic beauty device worth £250 Phone 0906 757 0807 (£1.54), or text PRIMA WIN3 followed by a space and then your name and address to 87088 (£1.50 + SR). One entry per person

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5 x Energie Empower fitness programme worth £220 Phone 0906 757 0808 (£1.54), or text PRIMA WIN4 followed by a space and then your name and address to 87088 (£1.50 + SR). One entry per person 10 x Pair of top-price tickets to see Carmen at the Royal Albert Hall in London, worth £130 Phone 0906 757 0809 (£1.54), or text PRIMA WIN5 followed by a space and then your name and address to 87088 (£1.50 + SR). One entry per person

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18 x Premier Housewares Ecocook bakeware set worth £56 Phone 0906 757 0810 (£1.54), or text PRIMA WIN6 followed by a space and then your name and address to 87088 (£1.50 + SR). One entry per person

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1 x £100 cash Phone 0906 581 0364 (£1.22) Quota One entry per person

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1 x £100 cash Phone 0906 581 0365 (£1.22) Faraway One entry per person

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1 x £500 cash Phone 0906 581 0366 (£1.22) Germany One entry per person

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1 x £100 cash Phone 0906 581 0367 (£1.22) Hatshepsut One entry per person. There is also a postal entry coupon for all of these draws in the January 2013 issue of Prima magazine.

NEW YOUR HOME MAGAZINE Closes: 31st January 2013 Prizes: 20 x RuckZuck wall-mounted clothes airer worth £51 Entry: Phone 0901 819 0681 (52p), or text YH DRY followed by a space then your name and address to 83088 (50p + SR) Notes: One entry per person

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1 x Mira Platinum Dual shower Phone 0901 819 0682 (52p), or text YH WASH followed by a space then your name and address to 83088 (50p + SR) One entry per person 2 x Kiddimoto Middi kids bike Phone 0901 819 0683 (52p), or text YH RIDE followed by a space then your name and address to 83088 (50p + SR) One entry per person 20 x Pom-Bear kids indoor camping set Phone 0901 819 0684 (52p), or text YH BEAR followed by a space then your name and address to 83088 (50p + SR) One entry per person 10 x Bizzybee home cleaning goodie bag Phone 0901 819 0685 (52p), or text YH BEE followed by a space then your name and address to 83088 (50p + SR) One entry per person 3 x Vax vacuum cleaner and steam mop set Phone 0901 819 0686 (52p), or text YH VAX followed by a space then your name and address to 83088 (50p + SR) One entry per person. A selection of Your Home competitions can also be entered online at www.yhmag.co.uk

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Selected Web Comps

Here at Compers News, we don’t pad out our listings or artificially inflate our ‘comp count’ with hundreds of online listings. In this section we only feature major web comps such as those advertised in the press, in-store, on product packaging, DVD and book covers etc. If you’re looking for more, you can find THOUSANDS of extra web comps listed on our sister site www.theprizefinder.com – and all for FREE! DON’T FORGET! 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! NEW ALCATEL MOBILE PHONES Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x Alcatel One Touch 916 mobile phone and £500 worth of shopping vouchers Entry: www.facebook.com/alcatelonetouchuk Advice: Enter the Unique Voucher Code: COSMO916 to validate your entry Notes: One entry per person NEW ATTRACTIONS OF SNOWDONIA BROCHURE Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x Two-night family break to Portmeirion Entry: www.attractionsofsnowdonia.com/competition Advice: Menai Strait Notes: One entry per household NEW BBC SHOP Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x Pair of Strictly Come Dancing: The Live Tour tickets at a venue of your choice Entry: www.bbcshop.com/page/scdwin Notes: One entry per person NEW BLACKS OUTDOOR Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x £500 Blacks gift voucher Entry: www.blacks.co.uk/competition-ge Notes: One entry per person NEW BORDER BISCUITS Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x Luxury two-night break for 2 to Loch Lomond including £100 spending money and £100 travel allowance Entry: www.visitscotland.com/surprisebiscuits Notes: One entry per household NEW CAYMAN ISLANDS TOURISM Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x Seven-night holiday for 2 to the Cayman Islands Entry: www.caymanislands.co.uk/aboutcayman/newslettersignup.aspx Notes: One entry per household NEW DYSON Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x Dyson Air Multiplier desk fan Entry: www.dyson.co.uk/psla Advice: 15 times

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George Hinds One entry per household

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1 x £1,000 worth of Lladro products www.fhinds.co.uk/lladro Penguin One entry per household

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NEW GALLO WINE Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 10 x Big-screen film night in your own home for you and up to 19 friends, 10 x Universal Centenary DVD box set, 1,000 x special edition Universal Augmented Reality DVD, 1 x pair of movie premiere tickets Entry: www.gallofamily.co.uk/filmclub Notes: One entry per person NEW KACHOO! DESIGNER TISSUES Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x iPad Entry: www.facebook.com/KachooTissues Notes: One entry per person NEW KINDER HOTELS Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x One-week family holiday at a Kinderhotels resort in the Austrian Alps (flights NOT included) Entry: www.kinderhotels.co.uk/gewinnspiel.html Advice: Smileys Notes: One entry per person NEW LADYBIRD BOOKS Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 2 x Trunki suitcase filled with £100 worth of Ladybird books, 4 x SnooziHedz travel pillow and £20 worth of Ladybird books Entry: www.ladybird.com/milestonescomp Notes: One entry per person NEW LONELY PLANET TRAVELLER MAGAZINE Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x Seven-night holiday for 2 in the Maldives worth £5,000 Entry: www.lonelyplanet.com/magazine/2012/11/win-a-weekon-a-tropical-island-in-the-maldives-worth-5000 Notes: One entry per person NEW MORRISONS MAGAZINE Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 2 x iPad mini Entry: www.morrisons.co.uk/Competitions/Winone-of-two-amazing-iPad-minis Advice: A hangover recipe book Notes: One entry per person NEW NORTHUMBERLAND HOLIDAY GUIDE Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x Two-night break for 2 at Longhirst Hall Hotel near Morpeth Entry: www.visitnorthumberland.com/longhirst Notes: One entry per person

NEW ESSO / MOBIL 1 Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x Free fuel for a year (prize paid as a £2,000 Esso Fuel card) Entry: www.mobil1.co.uk/why-mobil-1/fuel-economy.aspx Notes: One entry per email address

NEW PSYCHOLOGIES MAGAZINE Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x Two-night break for 2 at Berystede Hotel & Spa, Ascot Entry: www.yardleylondon.co.uk/spa

NEW F.HINDS JEWELLERS Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x £500 F.Hinds gift voucher, 5 x £100 F.Hinds gift voucher Entry: www.fhinds.co.uk/win

NEW SEASALT FASHION Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 2 x £250 Seasalt shopping spree Entry: www.seasaltcornwall.co.uk/goodhousekeeping

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If an actual promotional product or entry form is needed to enter a particular competition, we concentrate on telling you where to find the necessary item and what to look out for…

NEW SIBLU HOLIDAYS Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x Seven-night holiday for up to 6 people at a choice of five Siblu holiday villages in France (travel not included) Entry: www.siblu.co.uk/preschool

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NEW SLIM GUM Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x iPhone 5 Entry: www.slimgum.co.uk/competition/win-iphone-5 Advice: Washington

NEW SAINSBURY’S MAGAZINE Closes: 2nd January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Luxury London theatre break for 2 including overnight stay at The Savoy, dinner and top-price tickets to see Cabaret Entry: www.surveymonkey.com/s/cabarettickets Notes: One entry per person

NEW THE TIMES Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x Eleven-day Arctic Explorer cruise for 2 Entry: www.thetimes.co.uk/openupyourworld Notes: One entry per person NEW TOWIE & ME: LIVING LIFE THE ESSEX WAY BOOK Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x Personal shopping experience with TOWIE star Sam Faiers, including £250 to spend at Minnie’s Boutique Entry: http://pages.simonandschuster.co.uk/competitions/towie Advice: Essex Notes: One entry per person NEW TYRRELL’S SWANKY VEG CRISPS

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31st December 2012 1 x £200 Cox & Cox gift voucher www.tyrrellscrisps.co.uk/win-things/wina-200-swanky-spending-spree One entry per person

NEW UNIVERSAL DVD & BLU-RAY Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 8 x ‘Universal VIP’ experience (choose from Round the World Trip, Secret Agent Stunt Training, Live Like a Movie Star, Stay in a Private LA Mansion, Las Vegas High Roller, Learn to Fly, Christmas in Orlando or Meet Santa in Lapland) Entry: www.universal100vip.com Notes: No limit on entries. We’ve previously listed an earlier version of this comp with just 6 prizes, but a new ‘Christmas’ version is being advertised on selected festive DVDs with 2 extra ‘VIP Christmas’ prizes now added. NEW WEIGHT WATCHERS WINE Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 2 x Luxury two-night spa break for 2 at Ragdale Hall, 10 x Weight Watchers Easy Read glass electronic scales Entry: www.rkwinecomp.com Notes: One entry per person NEW YOUR M&S MAGAZINE Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 20 x My Top Wines for 2013 book by Oz Clarke Entry: www.redwoodgroup.net/winebook Notes: One entry per household

Except for a slightly different website address, this competition is identical to one that ran at exactly the same time last year. T&Cs etc. on the website still refer to last year’s closing date, but this competition IS brand new and promotional cans confirm the new 2013 closing date.

NEW BAUER MAGAZINES Closes: 3rd January 2013 Prizes: 3 x iPad Entry: www.greatcompetitions.co.uk/ipad Notes: One entry per person NEW RAVENSBURGER JIGSAW PUZZLES Closes: 4th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Ravensburger puzzle every week for a year Entry: www.evolutioncomps.co.uk/dearsanta Advice: London NEW RUSTLERS BURGERS Closes: 4th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Five-night ‘Ultimate Stunt’ break for 2 to Las Vegas, including stunt training experience Entry: www.rustlersonline.com Advice: c. Agent 47 Notes: One entry per household NEW FENTIMANS TRADITIONAL DRINKS Closes: 5th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Macdonald Hotels weekend break for 2, 1 x Crabtree & Evelyn gift set worth £100, 3 x Downton Abbey Season 3 box set Entry: www.moviecomps.com/fentimans Advice: Maggie Smith Notes: One entry per person NEW GLENCOE BEER Closes: 5th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Luxury two-night Golf & Spa break for 2 to St Andrews including £150 spending money and £100 travel allowance Entry: www.visitscotland.com/surprisebeer Notes: One entry per household NEW INVERAWE SMOKEHOUSE & FINE FOODS Closes: 5th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Luxury two-night foodie break for 2 to Argyll including £150 spending money and £100 travel allowance Entry: www.visitscotland.com/surpriseinverawe Notes: One entry per household

NEW GRESSINGHAM DUCK Closes: 1st January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Two-night ‘Great British Chefs’ foodie break for 2 in Northamptonshire Entry: www.gressinghamduck.co.uk/win Notes: One entry per email address

RE:LIST BLOO TOILET FRESHENER Closes: 6th January 2013 Prizes: 70 x £50 The Perfume Shop gift card Entry: www.blooflowers.com Advice: Colour the water Notes: One entry per person per week. There are 10 weekly draws until the final closing date, each with 7 prizes to be won.

NEW KICK ENERGY DRINK Closes: 1st January 2013 Prizes: 1 x £2,500 gadget pack, 5 x PS3 Slim console with Batman Arkham City game, 5 x £100 gadget pack, 100 x Batman Arkham City T-shirt Entry: www.kickenergy.co.uk/batmanarkhamcity

NEW NISA / CARLING ZEST Closes: 6th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x 42” 3D TV Entry: www.nisalocally.com/competitiondetail/239 Notes: Maximum 100 entries per person

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To save space, we don’t go into too much other detail in these cases since all the information you need will be on the item when you find it!

NEW NISA / DESPERADOS BEER Closes: 6th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Seven-night winter sports holiday for 2 to Meribel, France Entry: www.nisalocally.com/competitiondetail/240 Notes: Maximum one entry per person NEW NISA / HEINZ Closes: 6th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x £500 cash Entry: www.nisalocally.com/competitiondetail/237 Notes: Maximum 100 entries per person NEW NISA / LEVI ROOTS Closes: 6th January 2013 Prizes: 10 x Levi Roots cook book Entry: www.nisalocally.com/competitiondetail/241 Notes: Maximum 100 entries per person NEW RHYTHM & BOOZE / BELLA VIE WINE Closes: 6th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Lucky Voice Party Box karaoke machine Entry: www.rhythmandbooze.co.uk/competitions/win-a-luckyvoice-karaoke-machine-courtesy-of-bella-vie-wine Advice: Strawberries and Tropical Fruit Notes: One entry per person NEW RHYTHM & BOOZE / KICK ENERGY Closes: 6th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Xbox console with FarCry3 game Entry: www.rhythmandbooze.co.uk/competitions/win-anxbox-and-farcry3-courtesy-of-kick-energy Advice: Goldschläger Notes: One entry per person NEW VISIT LIVERPOOL Closes: 6th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Two-night Liverpool shopping break for 4 including £1,000 worth of shopping vouchers and attractions tickets Entry: www.visitliverpool.com/christmas/win-afabulous-shopping-break-in-liverpool Advice: Ringo NEW JACKIE COLLINS BOOKS

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10th January 2013 1 x Luxury seven-night holiday for 2 to Cancun worth £5,000 http://pages.simonandschuster.co.uk/competitions/jackie-collins Jackie Collins One entry per person

NEW NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL MUSIC Closes: 21st January 2013 Prizes: 1 x 32” 3D TV Entry: www.nowmusic.com/now-83-competition Advice: Psy Notes: One entry per person NEW ESCAPE MAGAZINE Closes: 25th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Two-night family break to Plymouth including Eden Project tickets Entry: www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/enewsletter/jurys-inn-plymouth Notes: One entry per person NEW DAILY TELEGRAPH Closes: 28th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Eight-day Romantic Seine river cruise for 2 worth £4,900 Entry: www.telegraph.co.uk/apt Notes: One entry per person. Prize cruise departs on 7th June 2013.

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NEW SAINSBURY’S MAGAZINE Closes: 29th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Luxury two-night foodie break for 2 to Fife including £150 spending money and travel allowance Entry: www.visitscotland.com/exploremagazine Notes: One entry per household NEW SIGHTSEERS MOVIE Closes: 30th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Camping adventure for you and 3 mates at Dernwood Farm in East Sussex Entry: www.moviecomps.com/home/competitions/sightseer Advice: Caravan Notes: One entry per person NEW HAWES & CURTIS Closes: 31st January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Twelve ladies shirts, worth £800 Entry: www.hawesandcurtis.com/competition-cm.asp NEW WAITROSE / LINDT CHOCOLATE Closes: 31st January 2013 Prizes: 1 x £200 John Lewis gift voucher plus a Lindt chocolate hamper worth £100, 25 x set of 4 Lindt Creation chocolate bars Entry: www.waitrose.com/lindt Notes: One entry per person RE:LIST PRIMULA PODS Closes: 31st March 2013 Prizes: 280 x Primula Pods lunchbox Entry: www.primulapods.co.uk/competition Notes: One entry per household per week. There are 28 weekly draws until the final closing date, each with 10 prizes to be won.

Creative Comps 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 NEW ESSELTE RAPID STAPLERS Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x Two-night break for 2 to Stockholm Skill Type: Slogan Entry: Enter online at www.rapid.com/stockholm Qualifier: None Slogan: What makes you think of Rapid… Word limit: None stated Style: Not specified – T&Cs suggest that the winner will be randomly drawn, with slogans not being judged Notes: One entry per person. The prize draw will only take place if at least 100 entries have been received. NEW CAFÉ ROUGE Closes: 4th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Three-night family break to Paris Skill Type: Slogan Entry: Enter online at www.mycaferouge.co.uk Qualifier: None Slogan: Tell us what makes your local Café Rouge special to you… Word limit: 50 Style: Creative and original Notes: One entry per person NEW TESCO / ELOISE BOOK Closes: 4th January 2013 Prizes: 2 x Afternoon tea with Judy Finnigan for you and a friend Skill Type: Slogan

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Enter online at http://booksblog.tesco.com/2012/10/ win-afternoon-tea-with-judy-finnigan Qualifier: None Slogan: Tell us what is top of your reading pile at the moment… Word limit: None stated Style: Not specified – T&Cs suggest that the winner will be randomly drawn, with slogans not being judged Notes: One entry per person

Skill Type: Unspecified tiebreaker task Entry: Enter online at www.courvoisier.com/uk/competition. When you enter, you will be asked to choose which themed Parisian experience you would like to win – gastronomic, artistic, musical or fashion. Twelve entries – three from each category – will be randomly selected for a final tiebreaker task, from which one winner will be chosen for each of the four categories. Qualifier: None

RE:LIST HERMESETAS PLUS CLUB Closes: 18th January 2013 Prizes: 5 x £100 cash, 25 x limited-edition Hermesetas dispenser and mug Skill Type: Slogan Entry: Enter online at http://plusclub.hermesetas.com/login.php - you’ll need to register as a Hermesetas Plus Club member if you haven’t already done so. Qualifier: None Advice: 1) Melbourne Cricket Ground; 2) Chester; 3) Art and Antiquities; 4) 10 Pound Poms; 5) 7½ million; 6) York; 7) Tanunda; 8) Wangetti; 9) Coffs Harbour; 10) An oak-beamed pub. Slogan: I never travel away from home without my Hermesetas because… Word limit: 15 Style: Interesting, funny and relevant Notes: One entry per person

RE:LIST FILIPPO BERIO OLIVE OIL Closes: 31st January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Luxury seven-night holiday for 2 at the Bagni di Pisa Palace & Spa in Tuscany Skill Type: Slogan Entry: This competition is featured on promotional neck collars, but entry is online at www.filippoberio.co.uk (click on ‘Competitions’) or on plain paper. Include your answer, tiebreaker, promotional code (see below), name, address and phone number and send to: Filippo Berio Citalia Competition, Suite 9, Amberside, Wood Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP2 4TP Qualifier: On your entry, write the promotional code: HOLIDAY as your proof of purchase (or enter this online when prompted) Advice: B: The Leaning Tower of Pisa Slogan: Filippo Berio Olive Oil is my first choice for cooking because… Word limit: 30 Style: Appropriate and original Notes: One entry per household

NEW HIGHLAND SPRING WATER Closes: 20th January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Luxury Forest Holidays woodland break worth £2,500, 2 x £500 Forest Holidays voucher, 20 x £50 Photobox voucher Skill Type: Photo Entry: We want to see your favourite woodland photo, whether you’ve captured the woodland wilderness or snapped a perfect moment with friends and family. Enter online at www.woodlandwonder.co.uk – where you’ll find full details of the promotion and prizes. Qualifier: None Notes: One entry per person. Photos must be your original work and less than 3 years old. NEW NICE ‘N EASY HAIR COLOUR Closes: 21st January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Luxury London makeover weekend for 2 worth £10,000 Skill Type: Slogan Entry: Enter online at www.facebook.com/niceneasy Qualifier: None Slogan: Tell us your best beauty tip… Word limit: Maximum 600 characters Style: Original and useful Notes: One entry per person. Two closing dates for this competition are given, we’ve gone with the earliest date to be on the safe side. NEW COMPERS NEWS EXCLUSIVE! Closes: 31st January 2013 Prizes: 1 x £50 shopping voucher, 10 x £5 shopping voucher Skill Type: Slogan Entry: Write your slogan on the official entry form on page 39 of this month’s issue, or enter online at www.compersnews.com/competitions Qualifier: You must be a current, paid Compers News member as at the closing date Slogan: My 2013 comping resolution is… Word limit: 12 Style: Apt and original Notes: Don’t forget, we run an exclusive slogan competition EVERY month in Compers News… and we’ve got some great prizes lined up in the months ahead! Entries limited to one per paid member per monthly competition please. RE:LIST COURVOISIER COGNAC Closes: 31st January 2013 Prizes: 4 x Bespoke trip to Paris and Jarnac, the home of Courvoisier

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RE:LIST MONSTER ENERGY DRINK Closes: 31st January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Car designed by rally driver Ken Block, worth £50,000 Skill Type: Slogan Entry: Enter online at www.facebook.com/monsterenergy Qualifier: Unique code from underneath the ring pull of any promotional Monster Energy can. Advice: 1) San Francisco 2) 43 3) Rally driver Slogan: Describe the most Monster experience you have ever had… Word limit: 200 Style: The winning experience will be the one that ‘best captures the Monster ethos and lifestyle’ Notes: Promotional cans aren’t flashed on the front, so we suggest looking for cans with a green M on the front, then checking the barcode area to see if the comp is featured. The cans are billed as ‘limited edition’, so buy them as soon as you see them in case they disappear quickly. NEW SO…? FRAGRANCE Closes: 31st January 2013 Prizes: 10 x Year’s supply of So…? fragrance Skill Type: Slogan Entry: Enter online at www.sowithattitude.com/competitions/cosmocomp Qualifier: None Slogan: Tell us your most So…? Sinful moment… Word limit: 25 Style: Creative and fun – although T&Cs suggest that the winners will be randomly drawn, with slogans not being judged

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. NEW BEANO MAX COMIC Closes: 28th December 2012 Prizes: 3 x Lego Dino Defence HQ set, 3 x Lego Dino Raptor Chase set Entry: Phone 0901 030 0381 (26p), or text BEANOMAX LEGO A followed by a space and then your name and address to 84070 (25p + SR). Advice: A. Tyrannosaurus

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NEW KATY PERRY: PART OF ME THE MOVIE DVD Closes: 31st December 2012 Prizes: 1 x Four-night trip for 2 to Los Angeles to meet Katy Perry Entry: Enter online at www.katyperrymovie.co.uk//sweeps/sweeps.html Notes: One entry per household. Entrants must be aged 14 or over. NEW BEANO MAX COMIC Closes: 2nd January 2013 Prizes: 1 x Nintendo 3DS XL console and Ice Age 4: Continental Drift DVD Entry: Phone 0901 030 0382 (26p), or text BEANOMAX DS C followed by a space and then your name and address to 84070 (25p + SR). Advice: C. Acorns

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3 x Star Wars Death Star Attack Scalextric set Phone 0901 030 0383 (26p), or text BEANOMAX STAR A followed by a space and then your name and address to 84070 (25p + SR). A. Darth Vader 1 x 22” LED TV, Blu-ray player and Brave disc Phone 0901 030 0384 (26p), or text BEANOMAX DVD B followed by a space and then your name and address to 84070 (25p + SR). B. Edinburgh 5 x Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toy bundle Phone 0901 030 0385 (26p), or text BEANOMAX TURTLES B followed by a space and then your name and address to 84070 (25p + SR). B. Splinter 1 x PlayStation 3 console and Wonderbook: Book of Spells game Phone 0901 030 0386 (26p), or text BEANOMAX PS3 A followed by a space and then your name and address to 84070 (25p + SR). A. Harry Potter 1 x iPod Touch and a day out at Go Ape for you and a friend Phone 0901 030 0387 (26p), or text BEANOMAX IPOD C followed by a space and then your name and address to 84070 (25p + SR). C. A hedgehog

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4th January 2013 1 x iPod Touch, 3 x iPod Shuffle and GirlsGoGames goody bag Text COMP TOTP5466C followed by a space and then your name and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘C. NEW YORK’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 5466@totpcomps.co.uk – putting ‘5466’ in the subject line. One entry per household 1 x Louis Smith’s signed Team GB vest Text COMP TOTP5486C followed by a space and then your name and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘C. CACACE’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 5486@totpcomps.co.uk – putting ‘5486’ in the subject line. One entry per household 1 x £150 worth of Rimmel make-up Send your answer, name, age, address and phone number on plain paper inside a sealed envelope to: TOTP 231 RIMMEL, PO Box 8951, Market Harborough LE16 0EF. Or email: rimmel231@totpcomps.co.uk Tulisa One entry per person 5 x Lipsy charm watch Send your answer, name, age, address and phone number on plain paper inside a sealed envelope to: TOTP 231 LIPSY, PO Box 8951, Market Harborough LE16 0EF. Or email: lipsy231@totpcomps.co.uk Pixie Lott One entry per person

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3 x 1D hairdryer, straighteners and logo crimp set Send your answer, name, age, address and phone number on plain paper inside a sealed envelope to: TOTP 231 1D, PO Box 8951, Market Harborough LE16 0EF. Or email: 1d231@totpcomps.co.uk Harry Styles One entry per person 1 x £100 Primark gift card, 5 x £20 Primark gift card Send your answer, name, age, address and phone number on plain paper inside a sealed envelope to: TOTP 231 PRIMARK, PO Box 8951, Market Harborough LE16 0EF. Or email: primark231@totpcomps.co.uk Kimberley Walsh One entry per person 1 x £100 River Island gift voucher Send your answer, name, age, address and phone number on plain paper inside a sealed envelope to: TOTP 231 RIVER, PO Box 8951, Market Harborough LE16 0EF. Or email: river231@totpcomps.co.uk Rita Ora One entry per person 4 x Claire’s goody bag worth £50 Send your answer, name, age, address and phone number on plain paper inside a sealed envelope to: TOTP 231 CLAIRES, PO Box 8951, Market Harborough LE16 0EF. Or email: claires231@totpcomps.co.uk Selena Gomez One entry per person 10 x So…? fragrance goody bag worth £20 Send your answer, name, age, address and phone number on plain paper inside a sealed envelope to: TOTP 231 SO, PO Box 8951, Market Harborough LE16 0EF. Or email: so231@totpcomps.co.uk Gangnam Style One entry per person 1 x Paul’s Boutique quilted jacket and bag worth £130 Send your answer, name, age, address and phone number on plain paper inside a sealed envelope to: TOTP 231 PB, PO Box 8951, Market Harborough LE16 0EF. Or email: pb231@totpcomps.co.uk Cher Lloyd One entry per person

NEW ALL ABOUT ANIMALS MAGAZINE Closes: 5th January 2013 Prizes: 6 x Moshi Monsters charm pack Entry: Text COMP AAA5536B followed by a space and then your name and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘B. BOXING DAY’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 5536@aaacomps.co.uk – putting ‘5536’ in the subject line. Notes: One entry per household

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20 x Zhu Zhu Pets Ponies and Gable Stable set Text COMP AAA5537C followed by a space and then your name and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘C. DOE’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 5537@aaacomps.co.uk – putting ‘5537’ in the subject line. One entry per household 8 x Great Gizmos White World goodie bundle Text COMP AAA5538A followed by a space and then your name and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘A. PURR’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 5538@aaacomps.co.uk – putting ‘5538’ in the subject line. One entry per household

NEW GIRL TALK ART MAGAZINE Closes: 5th January 2013 Prizes: 5 x Fashion Angels Light Box Design set

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Text COMP GT5438C followed by a space and then your name and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘C. GARY’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 5438@gtcomps.co.uk – putting ‘5438’ in the subject line. One entry per household 4 x Gorgeous Girly cushion kit Text COMP GT5439A followed by a space and then your name and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘A. DANI HARMER’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 5439@gtcomps.co.uk – putting ‘5439’ in the subject line. One entry per household 2 x Girls’ World Styling Head Text COMP GT5440C followed by a space and then your name and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘C. STOCKING’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 5440@gtcomps.co.uk – putting ‘5440’ in the subject line. One entry per household 5 x Me to You Friendship Journal Maker Text COMP GT5441B followed by a space and then your name and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘B. 3’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 5441@gtcomps.co.uk – putting ‘5441’ in the subject line. One entry per household 6 x Dylon fabric paint set Text COMP GT5442C followed by a space and then your name and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘C. DECEMBER’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 5442@gtcomps.co.uk – putting ‘5442’ in the subject line. One entry per household 2 x Winx Concert Doll Text COMP GT5443B followed by a space and then your name and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘B. ELVES’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 5443@gtcomps.co.uk – putting ‘5443’ in the subject line. One entry per household 3 x Gelarti Designer Studio sticker set Text COMP GT5444A followed by a space and then your name and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘A. UP’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 5444@gtcomps.co.uk – putting ‘5444’ in the subject line. One entry per household 6 x MyStyle Wire Craft Rings kit Text COMP GT5445C followed by a space and then your name and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘C. JLS’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 5445@gtcomps.co.uk – putting ‘5445’ in the subject line. One entry per household 3 x Moshi Monsters Moshi Charm Bracelet and Charm set Text COMP GT5448C followed by a space and then your name and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘C. NIGHT’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 5448@gtcomps.co.uk – putting ‘5448’ in the subject line. One entry per household

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3 x Blingles Bling Studio stickers set Text COMP GT5449A followed by a space and then your name and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘A. MIX’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 5449@gtcomps.co.uk – putting ‘5449’ in the subject line. One entry per household

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name and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘B. RED’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 5450@gtcomps.co.uk – putting ‘5450’ in the subject line. One entry per household 5 x Cupcake Window Mosaic kit Text COMP GT5451C followed by a space and then your name and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘C. HOME’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 5451@gtcomps.co.uk – putting ‘5451’ in the subject line. One entry per household 3 x Paper FX fashion accessories kit Text COMP GT5452C followed by a space and then your name and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘C. 7’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 5452@gtcomps.co.uk – putting ‘5452’ in the subject line. One entry per household 1 x Claire’s nail varnish and make-up set Text COMP GT5453A followed by a space and then your name and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘A. CHER LLOYD’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 5453@gtcomps.co.uk – putting ‘5453’ in the subject line. One entry per household 3 x My Blue Nose Friends soft toy set Text COMP GT5454B followed by a space and then your name and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘B. 1 JANUARY’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 5454@gtcomps.co.uk – putting ‘5454’ in the subject line. One entry per household 1 x Moxie Girlz Art-titude 3D Fashion Purse Text COMP GT5455B followed by a space and then your name and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘B. JEPSON’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 5455@gtcomps.co.uk – putting ‘5455’ in the subject line. One entry per household 3 x Waggle Tagz Studio set Text COMP GT5456B followed by a space and then your name and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘B. PETER’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 5456@gtcomps.co.uk – putting ‘5456’ in the subject line. One entry per household 2 x Catwalk Creations House of Fashion set Text COMP GT5457A followed by a space and then your name and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘A. LOVE’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 5457@gtcomps.co.uk – putting ‘5457’ in the subject line. One entry per household 1 x Claire’s sparkly piggy bank, iPhone cover, headphones and earphones set Text COMP GT5458A followed by a space and then your name and full address to 66644 (SR). Or email the answer ‘A. BRAVE’ with your name, age, address and phone number to: 5458@gtcomps.co.uk – putting ‘5458’ in the subject line. One entry per household

NEW ANIMAL CUTIES MAGAZINE Closes: 18th January 2013 Prizes: 11 x Set of three Jiggle ‘n’ Dance Flufflings Entry: Send your answer, name, age and address on a postcard to: Flufflings Competition, Animal Cuties Magazine 19, PO Box 6988, Sleaford NG34 9WE Advice: b) Izzy

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RE:LIST RAINBOW MAGIC: TAMARA THE TOOTH FAIRY Closes: 31st January 2013 Prizes: 2 x Rainbow Magic goody bag and the chance to star in a new Rainbow Magic story Entry: Send your answers, name, age and address on a postcard to: Rainbow Magic Tamara the Tooth Fairy Competition, Orchard Books, 338 Euston Road, London NW1 3BH. Or enter online at www.rainbowmagicbooks.co.uk Advice: 1. Wand 2. Dentist 3. Toothbrush Notes: One entry per person. There are 2 separate closing dates – 30th September 2012 and 31st January 2013 – each with one prize to be won.

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1 x £20,000 cash, 5 x £1,000 cash Text COSMO LUCKY2 to 87088 (£3 + SR) to receive a lucky number direct to your phone. If it matches any of these numbers, you’re an instant winner. Main Prize – 639729; £1,000 – 645161, 445143, 592924, 638404, 338846. To receive a free lucky number by post, send a stamped SAE to: Cosmo January 2013 £20k, Reverse Lucky Numbers, PO Box 10220, Sutton Coldfield B76 1ZH to arrive by 15th January 2013. You can enter by text as often as you like, but only one postal entry per household per prize line. Final date for prize claims is 9th February 2013.

NEW GOOD HOUSEKEEPING MAGAZINE Closes: 31st January 2013 Prizes: 1 x £50,000 cash, 5 x £1,000 cash Entry: Text GH WIN1 to 87088 (£3 + SR) to receive a lucky number direct to your phone. If it matches any of these numbers, you’re an instant winner. Main Prize – 489489; £1,000 – 677299, 511330, 668180, 561692, 550831. To receive a free lucky number by post, send a stamped SAE Here’s a selection of winning numbers from this month’s biggest and best Notes: to: GH New Year Card 1, PO Box 7557, Derby DE1 0NP to Lucky Numbers games. We’ve phoned the premium-rate numbers and sent the arrive by 23rd January 2013. You can enter by text as often expensive texts where at all possible so that YOU don’t have to, saving you time as you like, but only one postal entry per household per prize AND money! line. Final date for prize claims is 9th February 2013. NEW ESSENTIALS MAGAZINE Prizes: 1 x £10,000 cash, 5 x £1,000 cash Closes: 16th January 2013 Entry: Text GH WIN2 to 87088 (£3 + SR) to receive a lucky Prizes: 2 x £20,000 cash number direct to your phone. If it matches any of these Entry: Check the lucky number on the cover of the January 2013 issue of numbers, you’re an instant winner. Main Prize – 557981; Essentials magazine. Do this as soon as possible, as the February £1,000 – 373915, 204005, 460831, 287135, 421100. issue is due to be published during the first week of January. Notes: To receive a free lucky number by post, send a stamped SAE Advice: The two winning numbers are 148822 and 311363. to: GH New Year Card 2, PO Box 7557, Derby DE1 0NP to Notes: If you’re lucky enough to find a winning number, all of the arrive by 23rd January 2013. You can enter by text as often information that you need to claim is in the magazine itself. as you like, but only one postal entry per household per prize line. Final date for prize claims is 9th February 2013. NEW COMPANY MAGAZINE Closes: 31st January 2013 NEW HOUSE BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE Prizes: 1 x £50,000 cash, 10 x £500 cash Closes: 31st January 2013 Entry: Text COMP PRIZE1 to 87088 (£3 + SR) to receive a lucky number Prizes: 1 x £25,000 cash, 5 x £200 cash direct to your phone. If it matches any of these numbers, you’re Entry: Text HB COMP1 to 87088 (£3 + SR) to receive a lucky an instant winner. Main Prize – 536820; £500 – 471404, 504173, number direct to your phone. If it matches any of these 485336, 451791, 455159, 463215, 431488, 527817, 454920, 410066. numbers, you’re an instant winner. Main Prize – 042790; Notes: To receive a free lucky number by post, send a stamped SAE to: £200 – 030943, 020569, 103251, 137216, 091031. Company January RLN £50K, Reverse Lucky Numbers, PO Box 7557, Notes: To receive a free lucky number by post, send a stamped Derby DE1 0NP to arrive by 23rd January 2013. You can enter by SAE to: House Beautiful Dec/Jan RLN £25K, Reverse Lucky text as often as you like, but only one postal entry per household Numbers, PO Box 10220, Sutton Coldfield B76 1ZH to arrive per prize line. Final date for prize claims is 9th February 2013. by 15th January 2013. You can enter by text as often as you like, but only one postal entry per household per prize Prizes: 1 x £10,000 cash, 10 x £500 cash line. Final date for prize claims is 9th February 2013. Entry: Text COMP PRIZE2 to 87088 (£3 + SR) to receive a lucky number direct to your phone. If it matches any of these numbers, you’re Prizes: 1 x £15,000 cash, 5 x £150 cash an instant winner. Main Prize – 795918; £500 – 851822, 814171, Text HB COMP2 to 87088 (£3 + SR) to receive a lucky 812939, 831608, 863998, 820386, 901574, 852505, 846347, 785098. Entry: number direct to your phone. If it matches any of these Notes: To receive a free lucky number by post, send a stamped SAE to: numbers, you’re an instant winner. Main Prize – 074843; Company January RLN £10K, Reverse Lucky Numbers, PO Box 7557, £150 – 015409, 095775, 045889, 100313, 085353. Derby DE1 0NP to arrive by 23rd January 2013. You can enter by Notes: To receive a free lucky number by post, send a stamped text as often as you like, but only one postal entry per household SAE to: House Beautiful Dec/Jan RLN £15K, Reverse Lucky per prize line. Final date for prize claims is 9th February 2013. Numbers, PO Box 10220, Sutton Coldfield B76 1ZH to arrive by 15th January 2013. You can enter by text as often as NEW COSMOPOLITAN MAGAZINE you like, but only one postal entry per household per prize Closes: 31st January 2013 line. Final date for prize claims is 9th February 2013. Prizes: 1 x £40,000 cash, 5 x £1,000 cash Entry: Text COSMO LUCKY1 to 87088 (£3 + SR) to receive a lucky Prizes: 1 x £7,500 cash, 5 x £150 cash number direct to your phone. If it matches any of these Entry: Text HB COMP3 to 87088 (£3 + SR) to receive a lucky numbers, you’re an instant winner. Main Prize – 416197; number direct to your phone. If it matches any of these £1,000 – 302876, 206908, 056732, 254837, 375215. numbers, you’re an instant winner. Main Prize – 778059; Notes: To receive a free lucky number by post, send a stamped SAE £150 – 886891, 859686, 804358, 869294, 821423. to: Cosmo January 2013 £40k, Reverse Lucky Numbers, Notes: To receive a free lucky number by post, send a stamped PO Box 10220, Sutton Coldfield B76 1ZH to arrive by 15th SAE to: House Beautiful Dec/Jan RLN £7.5K, Reverse Lucky January 2013. You can enter by text as often as you like, Numbers, PO Box 10220, Sutton Coldfield B76 1ZH to arrive but only one postal entry per household per prize line. Final date for prize claims is 9th February 2013. by 15th January 2013. You can enter by text as often as

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you like, but only one postal entry per household per prize line. Final date for prize claims is 9th February 2013. NEW ZEST MAGAZINE Closes: 31st January 2013 Prizes: 1 x £50,000 cash, 5 x £1,000 cash Entry: Text ZEST PRIZE1 to 87088 (£3 + SR) to receive a lucky number direct to your phone. If it matches any of these numbers, you’re an instant winner. Main Prize – 246730; £1,000 – 286047, 252427, 273775, 240603, 277974. Notes: To receive a free lucky number by post, send a stamped SAE to: ZEST PRIZE1, Reverse Lucky Numbers, PO Box 7557, Derby DE1 0NP to arrive by 23rd January 2013. You can enter by text as often as you like, but only one postal entry per household per prize line. Final date for prize claims is 9th February 2013.

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NEW IDEAL HOME MAGAZINE Closes: 1st February 2013 Prizes: 1 x £30,000 cash, 1 x £20,000 cash, 1 x £10,000 cash Entry: Check the lucky number on the cover of the January 2013 issue of Ideal Home magazine. Do this as soon as possible, as the February issue is due to be published during the first week of January. Advice: The winning numbers are: £30,000 – 443345; £20,000 – 215699; £10,000 – 456453. Notes: If you’re lucky enough to find a winning number, all of the information that you need to claim is in the magazine itself. NEW WOMAN & HOME MAGAZINE Closes: 8th February 2013 Prizes: 1 x £40,000 cash, 1 x £27,000 cash, 1 x £10,000 cash, 15 x £200 cash Entry: Check the lucky number on the cover of the January 2013 issue of Woman & Home magazine. Do this as soon as possible, as the February issue is due to be published during the first week of January. Advice: The winning numbers are: £40,000 – 140233; £27,000 – 772895; £10,000 – 640411; £200 – 623120, 563888, 272198, 141783, 360283, 239822, 604409, 143469, 428351, 764309, 509809, 430506, 123001, 189741, 791149. Notes: If you’re lucky enough to find a winning number, all of the information that you need to claim is in the magazine itself.

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NEW COUNTRY LIVING MAGAZINE Closes: 9th Febuary 2013 Prizes: 1 x £60,000 cash, 1 x £20,000 cash, 10 x £2,000 cash Entry: Check the lucky number on the cover of the January 2013 issue of Country Living magazine. Do this as soon as possible, as the February issue is due to be published during the first week of January. Alternatively, you can obtain a free front cover by sending a written request along with a stamped SAE to: Country Living January Inkjet, PO Box 10220, Sutton Coldfield B76 1ZH – your application must arrive by 15th January 2013. Advice: The winning numbers are: £60,000 – 1157821; £20,000 – 0315882; £2,000 – 0190344, 0145537, 1028853, 0434987, 1316791, 1319696, 0173019, 0164773, 1093050, 1059226. Notes: If you’re lucky enough to find a winning number, all of the information that you need to claim is in the magazine itself. NEW COUNTRY LIVING & PRIMA MAGAZINES Closes: 9th February 2013 Prizes: 1 x £75,000 cash, 1 x £10,000 cash, 10 x £1,000 cash, 10 x £500 cash Entry: Check the lucky number on the ‘New Year Card’ slotted inside selected issues of the January 2013 editions of Country Living and Prima magazines. Alternatively, you can obtain a free ‘New Year Card’ by sending a written request along with a stamped SAE to: PCL January, PO Box 7557, Derby DE1 0NP – your application must arrive by 15th January 2013. Advice: The winning numbers are: £75,000 – 0284519; £10,000 – 0372164; £1,000 – 1603234, 1124509, 0112802, 1216264, 1472494, 0006224, 0475037, 1317040, 1232155, 0180311; £500 – 0243635, 1370620, 0795358, 1429870, 1421635, 1102201, 0875323, 0530201, 1592686, 0853192. Notes: If you’re lucky enough to find a winning number, all of the information that you need to claim is on the reverse of the New Year Card itself.

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! By the way – although several of these competitions are hosted on Facebook, you often don’t need a Facebook account to enter as there are email and/or postal entry options too. So don’t automatically dismiss them! NEW You’ll need to be quick to catch this one, and preferably somewhere in or near London, but make a payment in-store at Harrods using any UK-issued MasterCard between 1st November-24th December 2012 inclusive and you could win 1 of 3 x VIP family breaks to Disneyland Paris. Complete the entry form available in-store or online at https://www.priceless.com/seam/resource/document?id=291068 and post it in one of the special boxes at Harrods. Keep your till receipt safe as you’ll need to provide it to claim your prize if you’re a winner. Final closing date is 24th December 2012.

NEW Book a Magical Call from Mickey Mouse for your family or loved one this Christmas, and you could win a Disney Cruise Line family holiday. Visit 9th Febuary 2013 www.magicalcallfrommickey.com to book your free call, and to find more details 1 x £75,000 cash, 1 x £10,000 cash, 10 x £1,000 cash, 10 x £500 cash about the promotion and prize – the answer you need to enter the prize draw is Check the lucky number on the ‘New Year Card’ slotted ‘DISNEY MAGIC’. The closing date is 31st December 2012, but try to book your call inside selected issues of the January editions of Company, as early as possible for a better choice of time slots.

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Cosmopolitan and Zest magazines. Alternatively, you can obtain a free ‘New Year Card’ by sending a written request along with a stamped SAE to: CCZ January, PO Box 7557, Derby DE1 0NP – your application must arrive by 15th January 2013. The winning numbers are: £75,000 – 0022614; £10,000 – 1207344; £1,000 – 1196961, 1517928, 1576578, 1445241, 0415410, 0232983, 1362858, 0631593, 1617657, 0405468; £500 – 0146808, 1795335, 0981600, 1478415, 1759830, 1060440, 0291276, 1683282, 0919095, 1559637. If you’re lucky enough to find a winning number, all of the information that you need to claim is on the reverse of the New Year Card itself.

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WI There are no fixed rules about whether you’ll be allowed to pay for extra people to be added to a holiday prize – all you can do is ask the Promoter nicely when you win! But a holiday, like nearly every other prize, will almost always be non-transferable.

NEW Pizza Hut are running their ‘Don’t Open Me’ promotion again this Christmas, this time with prizes of 10 x family holidays to Florida, 1,000 x iPads, 1,000 x iPod nanos, 5,000 x £20 Pizza Hut gift cards and 1,595,090 x free product or moneyoff vouchers. To enter, collect a ‘Don’t Open Me’ prize envelope when you dine at a participating Pizza Hut restaurant between 19th November 2012-5th January 2013 inclusive. You must then return to the restaurant between 6th January-10th February 2013 inclusive and bring your UNOPENED prize envelope with you. The envelope will then be opened on your return visit to reveal your prize. NEW For slightly more impatient pizza fans, dine at Pizza Express between 3rd31st December 2012 inclusive to receive a ‘Present with Every Meal’ game card with one of the following guaranteed (and instant!) prizes: 4 x ‘Pizza Express VIP’ packages including a £50 Pizza Express gift card every month for a year, 5 x Mark Warner Ski Holidays, 5 x £1,000 cash, 5 x Sky+HD packages, 100,000 x £5 cash, 500,000 free theatre and pantomime tickets and 1,500,000 x free food and drink products. See www.pizzaexpress.com/christmaspresents for more details.

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NEW Cushelle is giving away a very special relaxing weekend, including a cleaner, professional chef and a Private Chauffeur for your own personal use! To enter, find a snap of your family that sums up a moment of ‘cushiony softness’ and share your top tip on how to make family life that little bit easier. Enter online at www.ok.co.uk/cushelle by the closing date of 1st January 2013. NEW If it’s a case of ‘New Year, New Start’ for you this month, you could win £100 worth of Dukan Diet products by emailing your name and address to: free@wfbm.co.uk with ‘Dukan Diet’ in the subject box. Closing date is 31st December 2012. NEW You could win a 64GB iPad by emailing your name, address and phone number to: win@granitetransformations.co.uk with ‘BBC Good Food Show’ in the subject box. Closing date is 31st January 2013. NEW Sainsbury’s Magazine is giving away 5 x £100 Sainsbury’s vouchers in a ‘Hunt the Mince Pie’ competition running across their December and January issues. Enter online at www.surveymonkey.com/s/mincepie by the closing date of 2nd January 2013, only one entry per person. The page numbers and article names you need are: December 2012, page 75, Cherry Menlove’s Makes and January 2013, page 148, In My Kitchen with Kally Ellis. NEW Kenco have launched a Rewards Club on their coffee packs, and are promoting the new club with several prize draws running at different supermarkets. The web addresses and prizes for each draw are as follows, you only need to register for the Rewards Club once but you can still enter each of the draws by visiting each of the web links and simply signing in. As an added bonus, you’ll receive 10 bonus Rewards Club points for each entry – so enter all 5 comps here and you’ll already have 50 points towards your first gift! Each draw is limited to one entry per household. To enter the Tesco draw to win a luxury family treehouse break, visit www.mykenco.com/tesco - closing date is 31st December 2012. To enter the Waitrose draw to win a family glamping break or one of 50 x ecocups, visit www.mykenco.com/waitrose - closing date is 31st January 2013. To enter the Sainsbury’s draw to win a family break to Cornwall and the Eden Project, visit www.mykenco.com/sainsburys - closing date is 31st January 2013. To enter the Morrisons draw to win a family Woodland Trust cottage break, visit www.mykenco.com/morrisons - closing date is 31st January 2013. And to enter the Asda draw to win a set of bikes for the family worth £2,000, visit www.mykenco.com/asda - closing date is 31st January 2013. NEW Chisholm Hunter jewellers are running two prize draws in the latest issue

of their in-store magazine. The first is to win a VIP day at Drumlanrig Castle in the south of Scotland, with overnight accommodation at the luxurious Cavens Hotel nearby. The prize includes a private tour of the castle and art collection, and a stunning Chisholm Hunter diamond pendant worth £1,000. To enter the draw, email the answer QUEENSBERRY ESTATE along with your name and contact details to: competitions@chisholmhunter.co.uk. Closing date is 31st December 2012. NEW Or to try for a luxury two-night London theatre break for 2 including return air or train tickets, accommodation at the 5* Waldorf Hilton hotel and a pair of private box tickets to see Jersey Boys, email the answer FRANKIE VALLI along with your name and contact details to: competitions@chisholmhunter.co.uk. Closing date is 31st December 2012.

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Here at Compers News our priority is to find out about as many new competitions as possible, as quickly as possible. So we run a reward scheme to encourage readers to tell us about any new comps that they find... and there are STAMPS GALORE up for grabs EVERY single month! ANY comp that we can use in Compers News 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! Entries can be POSTED to: First with the News, Compers News, PO Box 8763, Nottingham NG2 9BS. Or SCANNED as an email attachment to: editor@compersnews.com – please put ‘First with the News’ in the subject line, and make sure that you enlarge any particularly tiny small-print before sending! Every time you send us a comp we haven’t seen before and that can be included in a future edition of Compers News, you’ll get an entry into our MONTHLY draw. The more ‘Firsts’ you send, the more entries you get – so IF IN DOUBT, SEND IT IN... and check out Chatterbox for any particular ‘wants’ we’re after that’ll give you GUARANTEED entries into the draw! At the end of every month we’ll draw out no less than FOURTEEN lucky winners – that’s one prize of a bumper book of ONE HUNDRED second-class stamps, THREE prizes of 24 stamps and TEN prizes of a book of 12 stamps. Just think about all the extra prizes you could win with your lucky First With The News stamps… so good luck in our monthly draw, and thanks for your help!

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Visit www.compersnews.com/chatterbox and click on ‘Register’ towards the top right-hand corner. You’ll then be guided through the registration process and once your application has been checked and approved – usually within 72 hours – you’ll have full access to our friendly members-only message board. You’ll be asked for the following information when you register for the first time, so make sure you have it to hand: • A username of your choice – we suggest having another in reserve, in case your first choice is already taken. • A password of your choice – keep a careful note of this, as you’ll need it in the future. • Your Compers News membership number – this is the 8-character alpha-numeric sequence printed alongside your name and address when your magazine is delivered each month. • Your Chatterbox Access Code – sometimes you might be asked for this as an additional security / anti-spam measure and it needs to be entered in BLOCK CAPITALS with no spaces. If requested, your Access Code is: WINWITHCN Once your membership has been approved, you’ll only need your username and password to sign-in on all future visits – so make sure that you keep a note of those details as you won’t be able to log on without them.

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£10,000 Cash Family Trip to Orlando Family Lapland Trip Family Cruise Fuel for a Year Ray-Ban Sunglasses £25,000 Cash £25,000 Home Improvements Diversity Event Tickets Free Pizza Barbados Holiday Trip to Barcelona Lord of the Manor Package Mountain Bike £250 Cash London Marathon Place Exclusive Mug £200 Worth of Toys Scotland Tour Jelly Belly Merchandise Luxury Fashion Items 2,012 Euros £13,000 Maldives Holiday £5,000 Diamond Pro Darts Event at Your Local Pub Kitchen Appliance Makeover Range Cooker Home Entertainment System £10,000 Cash Dream Holiday Wine Glasses VW Campervan Olive Tree Adoption Harvest Flower Bouquet Cheese Knife £20 Shopping Voucher £5,000 Cash £50,000 Cash Center Parcs Family Break Mortgage or Rent for a Year Ultimate Dining Experience Fiat 500 Car 3D TV & Home Cinema £10,000 Cash £1,000 Cash £20,000 Cash Sony PSP Vita Console Year’s Free Shopping South Africa Holiday Swedish Icehotel Break Grand Prix Trip River Cottage Break Scalextric Racing Set Jamie Oliver Cookbook Fruit Tree Tank of Petrol

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The Compers News Listings File SMALL PRINT • We 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-todate terms and conditions of any competition that you wish to enter. • All web links in this newsletter 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. • Unless 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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As we say goodbye to 2012, it’s the perfect time for us all to take stock of our hobby and think about how we can improve our chances of winning prizes. This month our resident experts look at quick and easy strategies that really CAN make a winning difference, and ponder the question: is one entry ever enough? PAM SAYS:

I have to say I’m somewhat surprised you’ve not had a single win. No doubt someone will tell me if I’m wrong but I thought that everyone who entered the much talked about Co-op Coke text comp in the summer to win Coca-Cola branded Olympic goodies eventually won something. Perhaps you didn’t enter that one as you don’t mention phone or text comps in your letter, but we did say there were thousands of prizes on offer and when you’re having a lean spell any prize, however small, is welcome.

All the team here at Compers News have won fabulous prizes from that one attempt. And this applies equally for every kind of comp, be it an entry form comp, postcard, phone, text, and all forms of online comping. I certainly wouldn’t generally recommend making a huge number of entries to a single online comp except for those long-running promotions with small daily prizes and a big overall prize at the end… and where the rules allow multiple entries, of course! There are people out there with multiple email addresses who manually enter comps over and over again. Then there are people who set up programmes to keep entering comps for them automatically. There are programs which will even bypass the dreaded Captcha anti-spam codes that so many compers detest. Should anyone making automated entries in this manner be discovered by the promoter they will probably be disqualified as more and more often we are seeing rules prohibiting such entries. If an online competition has a rule limiting the number of entries then make sure you stick to it. Promoters can and do keep track of where their entries are coming from but equally I appreciate it’s not always easy to remember which comps you’ve entered and which you haven’t. Some promoters will only accept the first entry and will discard subsequent ones. Those less tolerant may discard EVERY entry, including that first one so do try to be careful.

And did you enter the daily online promotion with Iceland in the run up to Christmas with 100 prizes a day of party food vouchers? Again only a relatively small prize, but this is the type of comp you really need to be looking for. Do you check into Chatterbox every day? If not that’s a habit you really need to develop as Chatterboxers have cleaned up on so many of these multiple prizes early on in a promotion before it comes to the attention of the general comping public. If you get your entries in early in certain kinds of comp, you often have a better chance of winning a prize. And ANY prize – even a small consolation gift – is enough to fire the confidence and enthusiasm In fact, you may have seen the recent news story and is often a springboard to bigger and better where Pepsi refused to pay out prizes in a comp things. they ran during the summer to one entrant and his family who had entered over 11,000 times You ask if you’re wasting your time with multiple using a high number of slightly varying e-mail entries. As I say so many times, it depends! You addresses! That’s taking things to extremes of need to go through every set of rules with a fine course, but as the T&Cs of the comp only limited tooth-comb and sometimes a magnifying glass entries to one per email address rather than one too. I curse the designers who think microscopic per person, the entrant argued that he wasn’t blue print on a red background looks good! actually doing anything wrong! The more often And it never ceases to amaze me that many that stories like this appear in the press though, competitions which require a proof of purchase the quicker we can expect stricter rules to ensure limit the number of entries to one per household. that similar loopholes can’t be exploited in future This does happen and the unwary comper can comps. Promoters rarely get caught out twice! so easily disqualify themselves. Why on earth would they think that is a good idea when surely Make it your New Year Comping Resolution the whole point of a promotion is increasing to enter as many different types of comp as brand awareness, brand loyalty and higher sales possible. While Compers News, Chatterbox, figures leading to larger profits for the company. The PrizeFinder and our Facebook page all offer excellent comping resources, make sure you are Every experienced comper of long standing always on the lookout for the magic word… WIN! will tell you that it only takes one entry to win. Go up and down every aisle of as many shops and

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NEW YEAR supermarkets as you can, looking for both entry forms and on-pack promotions. If you see an instore demonstrator it’s always worth checking to see if they are running a competition. Read local papers and magazines as their competitions usually have a much lower number of entries than the nationals. Always pick up the free in-store magazines from shops like Boots, Superdrug, Asda, Morrisons and Tesco as they regularly run competitions. And always enter the Compers News members-only comps, as entry numbers for those are a drop in the ocean compared to the big national mags like Take a Break, Chat etc.

There should still just be time when you receive this issue, so ask someone to buy you a cheap pay-as-you-go phone for Christmas. Use this exclusively for comping, and this way you can only enter those text and phone comps you can comfortably afford without the prospects of a large bill every month. I set aside a fixed budget for top ups. Remember that these days, it’s sometimes cheaper to enter a text comp than to pay the cost of a stamp. It’s also sometimes significantly cheaper than buying a magazine for the entry form.

Now let’s look at some of the advantages of only entering once. COST. Postal entries have become very expensive these days, as have some text and phone ones. And the cost of buying multiple products when a code or receipt is needed can soon mount up (as can your waistline as so many of these comps seem to be on chocolate!). TIME. There really are more comps out there than it’s possible to find and enter even if you were to spend all your waking hours comping. Which means that if you decide to dedicate your time to making multiple entries, there will be other comps that you won’t have time to enter at all. And one of those you miss just might be one you would have won!

RULES. When a comp only allows one entry per person, it may not make it clear in the rules, or you may not notice it hidden deep in the terms and conditions, so all that effort of making multiple entries may result in you being disqualified. If you are entering online, using the email addresses of friends and family may not help in this. It is possible to check exactly which internet connection and computer an entry was made JANE SAYS: The letter above asks: how many entries should from so you could find yourself wasting a lot of I make? Well, we’ve all read about compers time. And never knowing it, because promoters who enter competitions loads of times. With seldom tell people that they have been disqualified! high speed internet connections and multiple phone handsets, it’s quite easy to do. And yes, HOWEVER there are some times when entering in many comps, multiple entries can increase more than once can be to your advantage, as long your chances. But does that mean if you only as you are certain you are allowed to. The biggest enter once you have no chance at all? NO!! advantage comes in comps where there is some kind of tiebreaker, because you can never be sure Just picture a hat full of comp entries. Sally has exactly what the judges will be looking for, so by entered once and Tom has entered 20 times. If entering in as many styles and with as many ideas there are only 21 entries, Tom is almost certain as you can, you are increasing the chance of one to win. Almost... but not quite. That entry pulled of your entries being exactly what they want. from the hat could still be Sally’s, with all of Tom’s left behind. The winning entry is the only one that Another time it is worth entering more than once counts, however many others are left in the hat! is if you are uncertain of your answer. If you are Even if Tom were to win, it would only be one of his allowed multiple entries, work out all the possible entries that won. The other 19 would all be losers. answers and enter once for each. After all, you won’t be in the draw if your answer is wrong. But Now imagine there are 1,000 entries in the hat, don’t get carried away, especially if you are asked a fairly small number for a comp. There are now to rank objects in order of preference. If you are 979 entries that come from neither Sally nor Tom, given 10 things to rank, for example, you would so Tom’s 20 entries become less significant. And need to enter 3,628,800 times to be sure you’d when you get to a big comp with tens of thousands covered every possible combination! of entries, the fact that Tom has entered twenty times as often as Sally is of almost no importance Some of you may be reading this and thinking it is at all. Only ONE out of all those entries can be the nonsense, because you enter multiple times and winner, and that is very nearly as likely to be from win a lot, others will be nodding in agreement with somebody whose name is only in that hat once! me. Personally I don’t have time to enter things more than once, but I still win a lot. It all boils down So yes, there is sometimes a slight advantage to to what works for you - and to what you ENJOY. making multiple entries, but only really in lower entry competitions, and even then somebody And remember, the only comp you can be guaranteed not to win is one you don’t enter at all! with a single entry can still win.

Compers News Slogan Winners In every issue of Compers News we run an EXCLUSIVE slogan competition to help get those creative juices flowing – see our Listings pages for more details. Check out this column each month for details of our latest winners. 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 COMPERS NEWS OCTOBER 2012 Prizes: 1 x £50 shopping voucher, 10 x £5 shopping voucher Tiebreaker: I’m bats about Compers News this Halloween because… Winners:

£50 – Bryan Hyman, Coventry …All Hallowed Steve always surprises, No tricks, just treats and spooktacular prizes! £5 – Diana Harvey-Williams, Sleaford …I’d be left in the dark without its wizard advice. £5 – Kathleen Gent, Tonbridge …I’m hoping to have a spell of good luck! £5 – Barbara Nuttall, Bolton …Hubble, bubble, prizes excel, This cauldron of info fills my lean spell. £5 – Mary Campbell, Fife …This wizard publication has me spellbound. £5 – Susan Ornsby, Co. Durham …Touch wood I’ll be any ‘witch’ way but ‘lose’. £5 – Connie Bowman, Enfield …Reading it takes some beating, Much more fun than trick or treating! £5 – Janice Cason, Brighton …As clocks go back and nights draw in – Another hour, another win! £5 – Jose Allison, Milton Keynes …It’s no fly by night magazine! £5 – Gillian Chalmers, Huddersfield …It raises my spirits like no other. £5 – Mrs K Davy, North Shields …It magics away all comping stress, With its sweet spell of success.

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Di’s tips and advice will help you find and win exciting competitions on the web – she blogs at www.superlucky.co.uk and www.theprizefinder.com

Your Creative Comping Calendar In the world of online creative comping, the same themes and promotions crop up every year. Get organised by preparing your photos, crafts, stories, recipes and poems in advance, and you could be on to a winner! Here’s a peek into Di’s comping diary for 2013... IT”S A DATE

I’ve been successfully entering and winning creative online competitions for a while now, and as each new year begins I notice that the same concepts for tiebreaker, photo and recipe comps pop up on Facebook and Twitter. If you plan ahead, you can be organised with your entries well in advance of these comps launching! Here are a few promotions that are likely to make an appearance on the 2013 creative comping calendar... In JANUARY there are usually tiebreaker competitions about your New Year’s Resolutions, and also comps where you need to send in photos of your worst Christmas present! In FEBRUARY prepare to cringe as Facebook pages ask for your proposal stories and soppy tales of devotion. There will also be photo comps – last year there were several where you had to upload something that featured a heart shape! On Pancake Day (12th February) you could bag some goodies with a prizewinning photo or recipe idea – in 2012 there were over 40 pancake comps on Facebook and Twitter.

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This SUMMER won’t be nearly as busy as 2012, with no Jubilee, football tournaments or Olympics on the agenda! But there are always a whole heap of photo competitions on Facebook during the school holidays. Some will be for general Summery photos (Sainsbury’s and Boots ran these in 2012) and some with a more specific theme like picnics, camping, festivals or sandcastles. If you’re planning a family day out then don’t forget to take your camera! A recurring theme is funny holiday memories, so if Nana gets herself stuck in a fence (yes, this really happened to us in Dorset on holiday!) it could result in a lovely prize - I won a Senior Railcard for my Mum-in-Law with our silly snap!

On 10th March it’s MOTHERING SUNDAY, and there will be lots of comps asking why your Mum is one in a million, or why you love being a Mum. Prepare in advance and next time you see your Mum, get someone to take a photo of the pair of you together! Poem comps are popular too. EASTER HOLIDAYS are a great time for creative comping with the kids – decorating eggs, making Easter bonnets, cooking bunny biscuits and drawing and colouring comps are abundant. FATHER’S DAY this year is on 16th June and though it’s not as popular as Mother’s Day, there should be plenty of fun photo comps and tiebreakers around – if you have classic Dad photos from the 70s or 80s it’s worth scanning them early so you’re prepared.

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As you can imagine, OCTOBER is all about Halloween – check back to the October 2012 issue of CN for my rundown of all the fun photo and recipe comps you can expect this month – home made fancy dress is a popular one.

In NOVEMBER make sure to snap a photo of local fireworks, and if you know someone who’s growing a moustache for the ‘Movember’ campaign there will be lots of photo comps to enter. In fact, many of the 2012 moustache winners weren’t even men, so get your stick-on ‘tache at the ready. Early on in DECEMBER there’s a flurry of competitions asking for photos of your Christmas decorations or Christmas trees – why not do something a bit quirky and different to stand out from the crowd? Then there’s usually lots of comps for cute photos of your babies and toddlers in fancy dress on pages like MadeForMums, Netmums and Bounty. On Christmas Day make sure to video your children’s reactions as they open presents. If we have lots of snow this Winter, make sure you’re out and about building an unusual snowman - I’ve already found some great ideas on Pinterest for mine. If you’re preparing early entries for competitions, then consider sending these photos, stories and recipes to magazines too. Chat, Pick Me Up, Love It and My Favourite Recipes start preparing themed issues a few months in advance... and we do at Compers News too! Send your themed letters, photos and puzzles to us and you could win shopping vouchers! Finally, if you’re finding it hard to track down all these creative comps then keep an eye on my blog at www.superlucky.co.uk for my regular roundups of themed comps throughout the year!

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0 THEATRE TOKEN CHER  £100 BOOK TOKEN  £10 £100 CASH  £100 FASHION VOU TH OF STAMPS £100 MUSIC VOUCHER  £100 WOR £100 WORTH OF LOTTERY TICKETS  VOUCHER CERY GRO 0 0 PETROL VOUCHER  £10 £100 RESTAURANT VOUCHER  £10 It was the biggest talking point of our hugely successful Diamond Jubilee special issue last year, with many readers asking for it to return as a regular feature. So, by overwhelming popular demand and with a milestone of our own to celebrate throughout 2013, we’re happy to oblige… it’s thinking caps on for a whole year of Retro Crossword madness! Each month in Compers News during this very special anniversary year, we’ll be bringing you an original vintage crossword from our archive. As well as the crosswords we also have the official

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