Beefsteak 305 Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 As my Facebook mates will probably know already, I entered a recent Galaxy 'Mintrels' promotion straight forward prize draw , no captions to write or anything, and I have won second prize, A Blueray player, HDMI Cable and 5 Blueray discs ! I'm rather glad I didn't wim 1st prize as it was the same as above, plus a telly , very similar to the one I've just bought ...LOL It's the first thing I can remember winning, anybody else ever won anything decent ? (And no, I don't want, "I won my spouces hand in marriage " !!) I mention this as my friend has just won (Via a Morrisons promotion) a "Family Holiday " to 'Disneyland Paris' only problem being , it's for 4 people, 2 nights B and B and park passes , and no transport included !! There's her , her husband and 4 kids !! so it's cost 1600 quid to 'win' this prize !! (cause you can't tell the kids "we're going to Disneyland" then when you look into it "Oh no I've changed my mind " Your life wouldn't be worth living !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 All I won was cash from lotteries in Nigeria! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted September 24, 2011 Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 9 first dividends and 45 second dividends on the pools, (9 draws from 10) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted September 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 How much did that pay you Ash? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted September 24, 2011 Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 Mary won a $500 gift certificate to the Apple Store last week! Me - never won owt worth talking about. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted September 24, 2011 Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 £18 ! spent more than that celebrating lol, actually it was more than a weeks wages but had it been the week before would have been thousands, then again the week before there wasn't 20 odd draws! did similar again later that season, all I got that time was a free entry the next week. The next season they brought in the score draw/no score draw ruling. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted September 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 I remember my Uncle Jack getting 10 out of 10 draws in around 1970, he won around £50,000, which wasn't to be sniffed at !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
funnyhaha 14 Posted September 25, 2011 Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 i won £5000 on the daily mirror bingo a few years ago, very nice !jumping! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted September 25, 2011 Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 nearly forgot, won the Nottingham Road Club 10 miles time trial trophy one year, think it was 1961, lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted September 25, 2011 Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 nearly forgot, won the Nottingham Road Club 10 miles time trial trophy one year, think it was 1961, lol Would that have been on the Oxton By-pass? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 That's the one, start was somewhere near Ton Lane? don't recall too much about it cept it wasn't just one race but average over the season, there was a guy younger than me named Sam Butler who was at time the "star rider", whilst I could just about manage 10 miles he was doing 25, maybe 50 mile ones! remember towards end of the year he entered one 10 mile to get "fastest that season" trophy too, I was quite narked at the time! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigsis 43 Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 Yep..won £1,749.00 on the lottery a few years ago...didn't last long tho..with 4 kids holding their hands out!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 Would that have been on the Oxton By-pass? Still see these events on the bypass between Oxton and Lowdham Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nnsc 131 Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 I won a Gibson Les Paul Custom guitar from the Sun newspaper in 1983. They wanted me to collect it from Les Paul himself but at the time I couldn't afford to make my own way to London, so they sent it by courier. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted September 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 SWMBO's syndicate at work had 5 numbers up on the lottery about 10 years back , winning £500 quid each, I once had 4 numbers and won £14 !! You get £10 garanteed for three numbers !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roger peatman 337 Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 I won a Gibson Les Paul Custom guitar from the Sun newspaper in 1983. They wanted me to collect it from Les Paul himself but at the time I couldn't afford to make my own way to London, so they sent it by courier. Fair play to yer !! ---- I paid £2150.00 for mine --- good guitar though !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 That's the one, start was somewhere near Ton Lane? don't recall too much about it cept it wasn't just one race but average over the season, there was a guy younger than me named Sam Butler who was at time the "star rider", whilst I could just about manage 10 miles he was doing 25, maybe 50 mile ones! remember towards end of the year he entered one 10 mile to get "fastest that season" trophy too, I was quite narked at the time! In the early 60s we lads hero worshipped a fellow called Paul Harwood - a local cyclist of some note (I think). None of us had ever met him but he was said to be the bees knees of the Midlands cycle world. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 I won a Gibson Les Paul Custom guitar from the Sun newspaper in 1983. They wanted me to collect it from Les Paul himself but at the time I couldn't afford to make my own way to London, so they sent it by courier. That's a real b*mmer! What an opportunity to have missed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nnsc 131 Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 Fair play to yer !! ---- I paid £2150.00 for mine --- good guitar though !! Yes - it cost me 16p for the stamp and I sold it for £400 the same christmas, just to get pressies for the kids. Needless to say the pressies are long gone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roger peatman 337 Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 Yes - it cost me 16p for the stamp and I sold it for £400 the same christmas, just to get pressies for the kids. Needless to say the pressies are long gone. Some lucky git got a real bargain there. !! -- bet you wish you'd kept it now -- very sought after. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 My son won a Marshall 80 watt guitar amp at a promotion in the meadow club, was presented to him by Jim Marshall himself Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted December 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 I've just won sommat else !! I went to the kids nativity on Thursday and won first prize in the raffle, a "Christmas Hamper" contents include:- A bottle of Baileys, a bottle of wine, a jar of beetroot, a jar of jam, a box of cakes, a box of Christmas biscuits, two big boxes of Maltesers, a box of Cranberry scented bathroom bits and bobs, a tube of mini Rolos, a box of Christmas Crackers, a tin of soup, a box of "After 8 mints" a jar of pate, a bottle of balsamic vinegar, and last but by no means least ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, a bottle of 'After sun lotion' !!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 a bottle of 'After sun lotion' ! hmmm,never tried that, maybe on toast? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted December 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 It won't cook!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pixie 162 Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 .. I won a Vax hoover once. A friend entered me into the comp as well as herself, i won, they didnt muahaha. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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