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Has anyone here ever won "Make me a winner" or any radio comps?

73 replies

Autumnalchick · 26/09/2024 11:54

I always wonder if anyone actually knows anyone who's had their phone ring for these radio competitions?
Make me a winner and the cash register give away huge amounts of money and whenever I enter I get so sad it's never me 😂

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Bluevelvetsofa · 26/09/2024 12:49

If I enter, which is rare and only when it’s a massive amount, I’m always unreasonably disappointed when the phone doesn’t ring.

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Autumnalchick · 26/09/2024 13:28

Bluevelvetsofa · 26/09/2024 12:49

If I enter, which is rare and only when it’s a massive amount, I’m always unreasonably disappointed when the phone doesn’t ring.

Same! Although I think millions of people enter so very slim chances, maybe that's why I'm yet to hear of anyone's friends/family etc winning.

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ScottBakula · 26/09/2024 13:53

Not the big cash prizes but many years ago I had a run of good luck with smooth radio comps , I won 3 Pure DAB radios , one is on its way out now the other 2 are fine . I reckon they are about 15 yrs old.
£100 , 2 mugs and more recently £1000 on absolute radio.
I enter the big money competition about once a month.
But unlike @Bluevelvetsofa I stay away from the huge amounts because so many enter, I go for the slightly lower value hoping that not as many people have entered so my chances are higher

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Bluevelvetsofa · 26/09/2024 13:55

It’s pretty foolish of me anyway, since I never win raffles, premium bonds or any other type of competition.

Hoppinggreen · 26/09/2024 13:56

My neighbour won a car on a radio competition around 15 years ago. It was a people carrier rather than anything flash but worth a few £ and she did need a new car

ScottBakula · 26/09/2024 13:59

Someone has to win so I dint think it's foolish at all
( as long as you aren't spending more than you can afford to lose)
And you will of course remember who your friends are when you win won't you😉👀

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Autumnalchick · 26/09/2024 14:02

I will keep dreaming then 😆🙏

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123Theplotthickens · 26/09/2024 14:02

I recently entered a capital fm comp and won £1000 of shopping vouchers. Never normally win anything.

Lovelynames123 · 26/09/2024 14:02

My sister's friend's sister won about £20k on the cash register, in the last couple of years. I enter sporadically and always bitterly disappointed to not get called, although did have a private number call at the right time once but was at the checkout on Aldi and couldn't answer in time, maybe I missed my one chance😱

ButtSurgery · 26/09/2024 14:04

No, but my FIL was super excited to get a call at the right time from a number he didn't recognise me and and answered with "Make Me A Winner'.... And it was a chap from the council about renewing his blue badge 😂😂😂

ScottBakula · 26/09/2024 14:17

I often wonder if cold call centers set it up so they make more calls when comps like make me a winner are due to call

lap90 · 26/09/2024 14:19

No but i do enter competitions in my spare time and have won quite a bit.

Toiletrollwaspreciousincovidtimes · 26/09/2024 14:21

Won a meal for 2 on a radio competition once. It was on my 30th birthday so had an unexpected treat. I was 8 months pregnant and planned on staying home...
Don't know anyone who won Big. Except my df won Lotto.. Then he dumped me and my dc.. Hopefully the money wasn't worth it.

Tzimi · 04/10/2024 09:27

I play these competitions all the time! At the moment, it's a weekly Bonus-style competition worth £250,000 & they'll be making the call after 5pm tonight. I also play MMAW and Cash Register when they're on. All of these competitions are free to enter by phone, if you have unlimited minutes package. I mostly listen to GHR, and also follow the competitions on FB, where there are about 4 groups. I like listening to the phonecall replays on the radio, & get frustrated when people don't win! It's worth noting that the calls are not broadcast live, but about 45 minutes after the call has been made! I've never won, but hope to someday... It does take a while to enter sometimes, as they jack up the number of possible phone entries, and you can enter up to 100 times for the current £250K comp!

FanofLeaves · 04/10/2024 09:43

one time we rang our mortgage broker and he answered on one ring very excitedly with ‘make me a winner!’

He was pretty disappointed 🤣

ButtSurgery · 04/10/2024 09:45

@Tzimi I had no idea you could phone in to MMAWfor free!! Just checked the T&Cs and you can make up to 20 entries that way! Ace, thank you!

https://hellorayo.co.uk/absolute-radio/competitions/win/make-me-a-winner-terms-and-conditions-24q3/

PlantDoctor · 04/10/2024 09:47

My friend won over £100k on a radio competition a few years ago! Couldn't have happened to a nicer person. She used it to buy a house.

Tzimi · 04/10/2024 12:09

ButtSurgery · 04/10/2024 09:45

@Tzimi I had no idea you could phone in to MMAWfor free!! Just checked the T&Cs and you can make up to 20 entries that way! Ace, thank you!

https://hellorayo.co.uk/absolute-radio/competitions/win/make-me-a-winner-terms-and-conditions-24q3/

The number of times you can enter varies quite a lot, & it can go up to say 50 or 80. For tonight's £250K competition you can enter 100 times!

Tzimi · 04/10/2024 12:12

PlantDoctor · 04/10/2024 09:47

My friend won over £100k on a radio competition a few years ago! Couldn't have happened to a nicer person. She used it to buy a house.

Wow, that's amazing to win £100K!! The only thing to remember is that if you win any prize of £500 or above in a Bauer/Winhappy competition, you get banned from further wins for 6 months...

Heatherjayne1972 · 04/10/2024 12:14

So this thread was started in September

A few replies but so far no one has said ‘yes! I won make me a winner’

Does this mean there aren’t any winners ? And it’s all a massive con

ItWasOnAStarryNight · 04/10/2024 12:24

No it means they're not reading this thread on MN 🤣

Deathraystare · 04/10/2024 12:31

Yes. I never listen to Virgin radio (I think it was) so must have done it online. I won a best of Roxy Music CD!

Tzimi · 04/10/2024 16:11

Autumnalchick · 26/09/2024 11:54

I always wonder if anyone actually knows anyone who's had their phone ring for these radio competitions?
Make me a winner and the cash register give away huge amounts of money and whenever I enter I get so sad it's never me 😂

Me too, it's very disappointing when my phone doesn't ring! Mind you, even the winners don't believe it when their phone rings!

Tzimi · 04/10/2024 16:20

Heatherjayne1972 · 04/10/2024 12:14

So this thread was started in September

A few replies but so far no one has said ‘yes! I won make me a winner’

Does this mean there aren’t any winners ? And it’s all a massive con

If you go onto the MMAW FB groups, you'll occasionally hear from people in the groups who have won using the free entry method.

Tzimi · 12/10/2024 09:51

ButtSurgery · 04/10/2024 09:45

@Tzimi I had no idea you could phone in to MMAWfor free!! Just checked the T&Cs and you can make up to 20 entries that way! Ace, thank you!

https://hellorayo.co.uk/absolute-radio/competitions/win/make-me-a-winner-terms-and-conditions-24q3/

There's another weekly competition which started yesterday, for £300,000 and you can enter 100 times for free by calling the usual numbers. It takes a little while, but it's worth it IMO! The phonecall will be after 5pm on Friday 18th October. After that, I assume they will go back to the regular daily MMAW competition, but who knows?