Different Types of Competitions
Compers News contains a unique mix of competition listings to suit every kind of comper. Here’s a brief overview of the types of competitions featured in each monthly issue.
Prize Draw competitions (Free & Easy)
All of the competitions listed in this section can be entered using a postcard or plain paper.
Top Tip:- If you need to send a POSTCARD, we recommend that you use a picture postcard – and always try to write your own details sideways on to the destination address, to reduce the risk of the Post Office delivering the card straight back to you!
Prize Draw competitions (Purchase Necessary)
Prize draws can now ask for a proof of purchase. Although this is often modest, it’s usually enough to put a lot of people off entering – so entry numbers for these competitions will nearly always be lower.
Top Tip: Always keep hold of your receipt or promotional wrapper, quite often promoters will ask you for it before you can claim your prize.
Entry Form competitions
Every competition that we list in this section needs an official Entry Form, and we’ll always tell you where best to look for the forms.
Top Tip: It’s important to get hold of entry forms as soon as you possibly can as they don’t often hang around for long.
Phone and Text competitions
We always tell you how much it costs to enter a comp listed in either of these sections.
Top Tip: When entering a text competition, make sure that you follow our instructions EXACTLY, paying careful attention to code words, spacing etc. You do not want your entry to be disqualified.
Famous Brands Online competitions
In this section we concentrate on major web comps, and those that are advertised in the press or in-store – for example, on product packaging, book covers etc.
Top Tip: Check out our sister site ThePrizeFinder.com for comprehensive web listings.
Creative competitions
If you prefer not to trust to luck in your quest for prizes, we list the biggest and best skill competitions. Slogan and tiebreakers, recipe comps, photography comps, estimation comps, poetry and writing, drawing, spot the ball, art and craft… the list is almost endless.
Top Tip: Never be put off entering, say, a recipe or photography comp simply because you don’t think you’re up to the task. In most cases, judges are specifically looking for fun, informal entries and professionals are often excluded anyway.
Komping Kids competitions
Keep the prizes in the family, as we list the best childrens’ competitions in this section. We think that comping is great for kids – it’s educational, encourages neatness and organisation, and teaches them about winning and losing in a fun way.
Top Tip: Try to get your kids to enter a comp themselves rather than a grownup doing it on their behalf. In our experience, judges of kids comps are always swayed when an actual child has clearly put in some effort.
Lucky Numbers competitions
We phone the premium-rate numbers and send the expensive texts so that YOU don’t have to! Every month in Compers News, you’ll find a selection of winning numbers from the biggest newspaper and magazine ‘Lucky Numbers’ games, to save you time AND money!
