2 weeks ago, at the age of 41, I had my first ever decent "win" (a holiday to Venice in a radio competition). Prior to that, the only thing I had ever won was a bottle of gripe water in a raffle!
That got me to thinking... what's the best/worst thing you've ever won? Properly won that is; free, gratis etc.
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hippy dave
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JIMBO
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I won a 4-player arcade machine! Never had the room for it tho, so it's lived in my friends swish appartment. I never even played it yet... 
Actually when i was a wee kid I won tickets to a play with the guy from Rentaghost in it - Mr Claypole. I met him afterwards but was too starstruck to say anything and just hid behind my mum!
Actually when i was a wee kid I won tickets to a play with the guy from Rentaghost in it - Mr Claypole. I met him afterwards but was too starstruck to say anything and just hid behind my mum!
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davemacfrombath
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I've won loads of things...
- Entry into Reader's Digest 2nd round draw
- Free holiday (but forgot to ring the premium rate number to get it)
- Latest Model Ferrari - as above
- Scratch card on holiday - won JACKPOT!. Refused invitation to collect prize at local apartment block
- TODAY - won a trip for 2 round the Wychwood brewery in Oxfordshire in the canteen raffle
- Entry into Reader's Digest 2nd round draw
- Free holiday (but forgot to ring the premium rate number to get it)
- Latest Model Ferrari - as above
- Scratch card on holiday - won JACKPOT!. Refused invitation to collect prize at local apartment block
- TODAY - won a trip for 2 round the Wychwood brewery in Oxfordshire in the canteen raffle
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Back in the day won couple of weekends in a top flight recording studio, which was a lot of fun
won a few studios sessions, radio play and band gear
me personally naff all
think i came joint winner with Custard for max random factor in the survey a few yrs back
won a few studios sessions, radio play and band gear
me personally naff all
think i came joint winner with Custard for max random factor in the survey a few yrs back
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"Let's face it, "digital sound" is a misnomer...
Unless you plug the wires directly into your skull, at the end of the chain is a set of speakers pumping back-and-forth turning ANY signal into analogue waves..."
I won some Orbital tickets from this very website a long long time ago.
I've won quite a bit at bingo, put it this way, won a lot more than I've put in.
And I also won a framed picture of my general manager at an xmas do about 2 years ago.
It was a booby prize, but after it went up on the pub dartboard it was a big improvement.
I've won quite a bit at bingo, put it this way, won a lot more than I've put in.
And I also won a framed picture of my general manager at an xmas do about 2 years ago.
It was a booby prize, but after it went up on the pub dartboard it was a big improvement.
You look real great.
In bloodstains.
In bloodstains.
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Best thing i ever won were 2 sets of tickets for Orbital's Radio 1 Evening Session gig on Lamacq in 2001. That was such a good night.
Plus i won a signed copy of the Blue Album from Recordstore.co.uk whilst i was over for the last gigs.
Plus i won a signed copy of the Blue Album from Recordstore.co.uk whilst i was over for the last gigs.
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You won Super Furry Animals? I hope they're behaving themselves.Acid Gaz wrote:SFA
I won a ZZ Top razor when I was about 14,won a £250 HMV voucher (whilst working at one of their local competitors,picture on front page of local paper
),won a quid on a scratch card once 
and won lots and lots of CDs/tickets/guest list places from London weekly free mag oneweektolive (I'm sure I must've been the only person to enter their comps...used to win a couple of things EVERY week from them).