I’ve won £18k in prizes & five-star holidays by entering up to 100 competitions a DAY – here’s how you can win
WINNING-obsessed Emily Parker has scooped more than £18,500 in prizes over the past 10 years.
Emily, 29, from Crawley, West Sussex, spends two hours entering up to 100 contests a day, and has won five-star holidays and John Lewis vouchers after first getting the bug when she was just 10.
The marketing manager has bagged a £2,500 Thailand break, a £1,500 holiday to St Lucia, a skiing trip in France worth £2,500 and jetted to Mauritius for a £7,500 trip.
She's also won festival tickets, luxury hampers and tech products. Emily says she’ll never stop because winning gives her “such a buzz”.
“I’ve always loved competitions - just like my mum did,” says Emily.
“Even when I was little, I’d post my entries from magazines and call up kids’ TV shows.
She said: “During the pandemic I was on full-time furlough, living in a flat with no real outside space. I really needed something to give me structure and that I could put my energy into.
“Everyone thinks I'm lucky, but in reality, I just regularly enter giveaways and anyone that does the same will most likely start to win prizes too.”
EMILY'S PRIZES
Twin Centre Bangkok and Khao Lak holiday (including flights)
5 night stay in St Lucia
7 night Skiing Holiday including equipment and travel by train
7 night 5* Mauritius Holiday including flights
£1,000 John Lewis voucher
Waitrose Luxury Hamper of food
Apple Music Subscription
A month's Supply of Oppo Ice Cream
Dining/Plate set
Champagne/Prosecco/Gin
Speaker
Nespresso Coffee machine
Takeaway pizza
Scented candles
Bundle of Dash Water
Cineworld Cinema tickets - including snacks and drinks
Bunch of flowers
Tickets to Tulleys Farm Shocktober Festival
Luxury skincare and beauty products
However, Emily admits sometimes the thrill of entering competitions can take over her spare time.
“Most people watch TV, read books or scroll through social media in the evening, but I enter giveaways and I think of it as a lucrative hobby.
“If I go away on holiday or have a few days off then I can get sucked into catching up with entering competitions for hours, especially if my partner is busy watching sports.”
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