Arch Stanton Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 When I was 8 yo the family holiday was Butlin's in Ayr. I won the Junior Quiz. Prize was a wooden compendium of games and a certificate. Also won Empire magazine's competition in the mid 90s. Prize was a Kenwood Dolby Pro-Logic receiver (which I still have) and some Speed merch ( a puffer jacket with SPEED embroidered on the left tit and a universal remote control in the shape of the mobile phone used by Dennis Hopper) which I no longer have. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG.Roma Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 Various nonsense raffle prizes, the best one being a dressing gown/housecoat (delete as your preferencesl) at an ice hockey tournament that is still excellent about 15 years on. A Prodigy t-shirt from Mary Anne Hobbs on Radio 1. Can't remember what I did to win it, but I was made up. Shame the thing wouldn't have fit a small Asian child, never mind a fast growing Scottish teenager. The best prize I can remember wasn't even my win! My Uncle won tickets to a Carling Academy gig of his choice thanks to drinking a lot of poor quality lager. He liked Moby coz his music was all over everything on TV at the time, so he got Moby tickets and gave them to me and my sister. It was an excellent gig! That wee bastid was thoroughly entertaining and his band were outstanding! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagane Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 My wee mammy won a west sound package prize (circa 1980 ?) My lasting memory is a 7 inch single by the dj lou grant called , I'm your morning man , which she played constantly due to pride at winning something ,it still gives me the heebjeebs Look it up and feel free to hate me 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 33 minutes ago, dagane said: My wee mammy won a west sound package prize (circa 1980 ?) My lasting memory is a 7 inch single by the dj lou grant called , I'm your morning man , which she played constantly due to pride at winning something ,it still gives me the heebjeebs Look it up and feel free to hate me Didn’t get that, but I did get this. I suppose I’d have fucked my YT algorithm either way, in fairness 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapy FFC Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 When the Clydesdale Bank sponsored the SPL I entered the free correct score prediction competition and won it with, as I remember, 4 or 5 correct scores and the rest the correct result. I won a small personal DAB radio and a SPL anorak/coat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 Thinking back, I went on a decent wee run around the early to mid 2000s for winning gig tickets, from memory won tickets for Lightspeed Champion, King Busicuit Time, Smashing Pumpkins (twice) and T In The Park 2003. The first Smashing Pumpkins gig was at the above mentioned Carling Academy and came with two tickets and unlimited Carling during the gig. Absolute rats piss but it was free so probably ripped the arse out of it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 I was on a phone in quiz on Radio Clyde years ago, DJ was Mark Paige (think he's a peado now -well, aren't most of them). It was the yes no game - last a minute without saying yes or no. I was about 11 years old at the time. He started by saying "So your name is Robert"? I said "That's correct" He said "that's correct is it?" I said, "That's correct, yes". Retired from public quizzing after that embarrassment. 6 seconds. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10menwent2mow Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 In the late 90's early 2000's I was part of a 3 man team that reached the national finals of a music quiz through our local youth club. Finished mid table the 1st year, won the 2nd year and finished 2nd the 3rd year. Me and my chum Kev (who sadly passed a couple of years ago) were the only constant members of the team, the 3rd man was different every year. Had to do a local round in Aberdeen, then scottish finals, which I think were in Fife somewhere, then national final in London. Was a wee bit geeky but it got us a trip to London for 3 years in a row. Got us in the Evening the year we won and the school organised a music quiz around us where the idea was to take us on a la eggheads. The 3rd year we ended up getting smashed in the hotel bar in London, f**k knows how they served us as we were all underage and I looked about 12. Still look back on it pretty fondly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 Winner Off The Ball tshirt. Football from the D&G Standard for correctly guessing Argentina would win Mexico '86. Loser Phoned in to Soccer AM for the segment where the fans of the week had to score as many goals as possible in a time limit. Think it was Swansea or Cardiff fans. They were useless. I guessed poorly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathematics Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 On 06/11/2023 at 14:02, philpy said: I won a £20 Virgin megastore voucher on "circle of chance" on mark and lard's bbc radio one show a good few years back. Which was nice. whooooooo? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 One of my drawings was chosen by Neil Buchanan as the best in my age group and I won an Art Attack FunFax. Which is why I sometimes call myself a prize-winning artist. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 3 hours ago, mathematics said: whooooooo? The worst DJ's of the 90s. The word "right" appeared at least, right, twice in every sentence, right? -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathematics Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 9 minutes ago, scottsdad said: The worst DJ's of the 90s. The word "right" appeared at least, right, twice in every sentence, right? Absolute nonsense. Have you forgotten Zoe Ball and Chris Moyles? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutz_the_Squirrel Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 When I was wee I won top prize in a school raffle after spending loads of my own money on tickets. The prize was a dining set. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duszek Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Got lucky in the ballot for Champions League Final tickets. Has there ever been a better header than this? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 3 hours ago, Duszek said: Got lucky in the ballot for Champions League Final tickets. Has there ever been a better header than this? Gads I fucking hate Chelsea. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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