When I was about 12 I won 50p first prize in a Womble drawing competition at school, and on holiday at Cayton Bay in about 1975 my number came up. Trouble was I'd gone to the sweetie counter and came in just as they said "last call for number 55." By the time I got to the stage they called out another number so someone else got my prize of a rugby ball.
I also won a lolly at the cinema at the Saturday matinee because I was sat in seat no. 12. It was one of those with all the bobbles on.
But, in 1992 I started entering slogan competitions and won lots of things. A dishwasher, a washing machine, a pocket TV, a Haven Holiday on any of their European sites (we went to Blue Dolphin!) a music centre, 3 Atari Lynx games consoles, a motor bike in the green and yellow "Appletise" livery, a mini tumble dryer, a luxury dolls house, a radio and lots more that I can't remember right now.