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Have you ever won something really exciting or won lots on the lottery?

148 replies

mugcup · 05/09/2022 20:43

I'm the world's most unlucky person but what about you guys? My friend one a kitchen uo to the value of £15k a few years ago and a girl in my town won her dream wedding. What have you won?

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StiggyZardust · 05/09/2022 21:32

A cookery day with a TV chef, dinner and an overnight stay in his very fancy hotel.

N1C · 05/09/2022 21:32

I won an Arsenal shirt signed by all the players last year in a raffle. Thing is I don't support Arsenal but I'm gonna hold onto it and it still felt nice to win it.

bluejay5 · 05/09/2022 21:34

We won £110,000 3 years back on tv, was a wonderful experience managed to put the money to good use and help out a few family members.

Creepymanonagoatfarm · 05/09/2022 21:35

Not all money is a positive thing ime.
Df won big on the football pools years ago.
Dumped me and my dc.

TroysMammy · 05/09/2022 21:40

A logo golf umbrella in a PTA raffle, donated by the company I worked for.

AdditionalCharacter · 05/09/2022 21:41

I won a chocolate hamper on here years ago. Best win ever!

MrsMitford3 · 05/09/2022 21:43

Dh won £25,000 betting on a footy accumulator with an unbelievable amount of bets having started with a very small stake.

Think he missed £250,000 by one goal 😂😳

Teacakexo · 05/09/2022 21:44

I won an iPad in a raffle a couple of year back was delighted as I never win anything usually

ilovepixie · 05/09/2022 21:45

I won an autograph book for knowing the Green cross code. It was presented to me by the Green Cross Code man aka Darth Vader 😂😂

HerRoyalNotness · 05/09/2022 21:45

Tickets to see the hockey at the Sydney Olympics. I took a pal from work as he was a big hockey fan

a stroller just as I had DC2, that was handy.

a jar of jellybeans as a child at my brothers scout event. My mother made me offer them to everyone that was there 😤

Whatwouldnanado · 05/09/2022 21:46

£5.00 for the Blue Jeans magazine crossword.

SE13Mummy · 05/09/2022 21:46

When I was 10, I won a PGL holiday for two (was made to take a sibling) and a whopping £15 spending money each. Given I received 20p a week pocket money at that time, I couldn't believe my luck. I still have the t-shirt I bought that week and both my DCs have worn it, it turned 35 this year!

MyMumSaysALot · 05/09/2022 21:47

Won a brand new car once.

Eyesopenwideawake · 05/09/2022 21:49

Won €6000 on an Irish radio competition about 20 years ago, it had been accumulating for months at €10 a day so they were incredibly relieved that someone finally guess the word "floaters"!!

Also won two separate holidays, one to Tunisia and one to Portugal, both on radio phone ins.

TragicMuse · 05/09/2022 21:54

40 years ago I won a portable tv when I was 17! It was brilliant! I had that tv for YEARS!

Then a few years ago I won an iPad mini, which was great.

tillytoodles1 · 05/09/2022 21:54

I won first prize in a raffle - a giant duck wearing a blue hat and scarf.

surlycurly · 05/09/2022 21:56

DD won a family trip to Euro Disney when she was 5. It included three night accommodation and three nights park tickets. One of the nights they closed the Universal Studios early and just let the winners in it. It was mad but a real memory. Thank you 'Disney princess' magazine.

NotMyDayJob · 05/09/2022 21:57

A holiday to Miami once, return flights and 4 nights accommodation and then once when I was in Canada I joined a queue which turned out to be for the opening of a new Microsoft store, everyone got a voucher with a mystery amount on which they scanned and gave you the value of and I got the $1000 prize! Finally the British skill at queuing paid off

bumblefeline · 05/09/2022 21:57

I have been matched betting for years and the other year I won £2000 off a 20p spin. Paid for Disney tickets for us.

surlycurly · 05/09/2022 21:57

I also won a salmon in a raffle once. Had to wait two weeks for it until someone caught it 😂

NoMoreChubRub · 05/09/2022 21:58

Theatre Tickets

NoInvitesEver · 05/09/2022 21:59

DS won a Fatface gift card - I think it was £200. I uploaded his photo not realising it was a voting competition which I'd never have entered as it's often determined by who has most friends but he got 100s of votes from strangers.
I won a ferry crossing for us and car to Brittany - I called to ask to pay extra for an overnight cabin too as we had young DC and they gave us that too, so all in was worth around £700.
Guy in my house share at time won £550,000 in lottery. Woke me up early morning to tell me. Never even bought us a drink!

CeeceeBloomingdale · 05/09/2022 22:00

I also won Live 8 tickets.

My best win was a. pair of business. class tickets to New York.

I've also won lots of other little bits and pieces such as books, dvds (when they existed), handmade goods, toys, a massive cake and a dusty bin as a child

lucielou82 · 05/09/2022 22:02

@fairgame84 loved Sugar and Bliss

newtb · 05/09/2022 22:03

I've won £50 a couple of times on premium bonds. Won tickets in a raffle for a match in Euro 96, but couldn't go as I was moving house that day.