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By way of a PS - I know a lot of people send their entries in brightly coloured envelopes, perhaps drawing all over them,to get attention. I've only ever sent a normal white envelope, with the address in printed capitals. I forgot to mention the ST Cross pens - I had such a run of those some years ago that I was using them as Xmas presents. Alas, I've never won the lottery!

Hi, I won a second prize last year----
Sunday Times--- a pen.
The big prizes are in magazines like Take a Break----Very very easy,so more people enter and therefore less chance of winning. Will still carry on regardless !

I have been doing the Sunday Express General Knowledge crossword for approx 10 years and last month I won the £1,000 prize. During the same month I won the £100 Skeleton Crossword and I also received a £25. Cheque from the Sunday Mail YOU magazine. So yes, someone does win. A lucky December for me!!!!!

if its ordinary comp winners you haven't come into contact with, maybe i can tell you of a lady who has won a car, holiday, and £1,000 Debenhams vouchers and £1,000 Argos vouchers and just about something for every room in the house. The type of comps I used to enter have disappeared now but last year I entered for the first time a 'text' comp on the friday, and on the monday was told i had won a gas barbecue! Now that was quick! Yes it is me. My daughter 'capped' me by winning no less than 14 holidays over the years before it all changed to internet comping.

I won loads of slogan comps in the past. W/e in New York, Orient express, Paris,etc etc. It's all lucky dips and internet comps now. No skill needed.

ST silver pen once. Still keep trying for a biro.

I have been entering crossword puzzles for about 30 odd years-I won the New Statesman (a £5 book token) a few times when that was all I was entering -The Independent-a Mont Blanc pen at the first attempt and The DT when (after years of trying I put my friends name as he had done one question and did not think we had a chance ) -so I did not even get my name printed.Nothing for the last 15 years even though i do about 7-8 a week.

I've won a few small prizes on competitions, but never anything for a crossword.

I won a dictionary (very nice one, too) on Saga Crossword a few months ago. But I rarely win on crosswords (or anything else, come to that). I once won a car, but it wasn't on a crossword competition.

thought it was all acon until one thursday alarge envelope from sat. telegragh arrived with runner up prize. have to confess real buzz was from seeing name in print albeit tucked away in the middle of the paper. goes to show andy warhol was right.

Boasted to a similar query some time ago that I scored the Indy on Sunday at first attempt (bit gobsmacked) and the Observer after a year's patient sending. Results: duplications of dictionaries already on the shelf, but name in paper for something other than murder nice to see. Keep plugging at Radio Times (not 'cos it's a fun crossword; it's not) as I'd quite like one of those clever recordery thingies. But if I ever win RT then I'll stop as I'll have done my three and I can save on stamps.

Have always wondered about timing of return, or accidental inclusion of a Lakeland voucher, or daubing the envelope with can't-miss graffiti, but being a bear of little brain I'll just keep plodding on and hoping for the best.

How about Premium Bonds? Bugger all for yonks.