What's the best thing you've won? - SV650.org

02-02-12, 09:08 AM

I consider myself very lucky in life, but not so in competitions.

Raffles, Euro Lottery, Lottery, Lottery instants, online comp's, newspaper comp's I do loads.

Most I've ever won is a tenner on a lottery instant and bottle of wine at the local fete. Even when I won the wine my neighbour up the road won a wheelbarrow full of booze.

Who's been luckier than me then?

tigersaw · 02-02-12, 09:10 AM

I won a pancake race in 1970

Fallout · 02-02-12, 09:12 AM

Same as you, mate. Never win a thing. My very best luck was when I was a student, I bought a scratch card at the supermarket which won me £7. I then bought another one which won me £30, and £37 was pretty much what I'd spent on my shop! Apart from that, nothing. I even have a direct debit setup to play the lottery. 1 play on sat and wed draws, and in about 9 months of doing that, I've won a tenner twice. I don't want to do the maths.

Maybe it's cos we're so good, we make our own lucky, and lady luck doesn't feel the need to bless us with her fake kind.

Fallout · 02-02-12, 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tigersaw

I won a pancake race in 1970

hindle8907 · 02-02-12, 09:13 AM

£15 quid on a scratch card.

Bri w · 02-02-12, 09:29 AM

£87 on the pools back in 1982. It bought a Ferguson top loading VCR.

£50 on a scratchcard when they first came out.

Won numerous golf comps - more than covered my costs every year.

Jayneflakes · 02-02-12, 09:44 AM

I won a B3ta Comp a couple of years ago, the prize was... err... Interesting.

However, I am not the luckiest person.

02-02-12, 10:07 AM

I won a "meat raffle" in a pub once.

Littlepeahead · 02-02-12, 10:13 AM

A Smurfs album from Look-In magazine.

And a gents racing bike in a raffle. It was too big for me so everytime I stopped I nearly fell off as my feet didn't touch the ground.

My friends won a million on a scatchcard and they've blown the lot and are now back working for minimum wage behind the bar in our local - silly people.

02-02-12, 10:21 AM

I won £7,500 on the lottery. Unfortunately, it was before I got divorced, so the ex had it.

02-02-12, 09:08 AM	#1
The Idle Biker Guest Posts: n/a	What's the best thing you've won? I consider myself very lucky in life, but not so in competitions. Raffles, Euro Lottery, Lottery, Lottery instants, online comp's, newspaper comp's I do loads. Most I've ever won is a tenner on a lottery instant and bottle of wine at the local fete. Even when I won the wine my neighbour up the road won a wheelbarrow full of booze. Who's been luckier than me then?

02-02-12, 09:10 AM	#2
tigersaw Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Llanwrtyd Wells Powys Posts: 1,146	Re: What's the best thing you've won? I won a pancake race in 1970

02-02-12, 09:12 AM	#3
Fallout Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Basingstoke Posts: 2,983	Re: What's the best thing you've won? Same as you, mate. Never win a thing. My very best luck was when I was a student, I bought a scratch card at the supermarket which won me £7. I then bought another one which won me £30, and £37 was pretty much what I'd spent on my shop! Apart from that, nothing. I even have a direct debit setup to play the lottery. 1 play on sat and wed draws, and in about 9 months of doing that, I've won a tenner twice. I don't want to do the maths. Maybe it's cos we're so good, we make our own lucky, and lady luck doesn't feel the need to bless us with her fake kind. __________________ MotoGoLoco - You knows it The Shed - Suzuki GSX-R 750 K1 \| Triumph Tiger 1050 K6 Fallout Bikes (VLogs, Tutorials, Bike Vids) Fallout Breakbeat (My Music)

02-02-12, 09:13 AM	#5
hindle8907 Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2009 Location: Manchester Posts: 1,492	Re: What's the best thing you've won? £15 quid on a scratch card. __________________ 2006-2007 -- Gilera Runner 50 - Sold 2007-2008 -- Hyosung XRX125 - Stolen 2009-2010 -- 05 SV650n - CAT - B 2010-Now -- 00 SV650s & 00 SV650n & GSXR 600 K2

02-02-12, 09:29 AM	#6
Bri w Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Turre, Almeria Posts: 668	Re: What's the best thing you've won? £87 on the pools back in 1982. It bought a Ferguson top loading VCR. £50 on a scratchcard when they first came out. Won numerous golf comps - more than covered my costs every year. __________________ *"It's not the years in your life, it's the life in your years."* Currently - Fighting the urge... seen a nice Triumph America Previously - Honda CB125, Honda CB400-4 & BSA B40, Moto Guzzi 850, Yamaha RD250, Suzuki GT380, Kawasaki Z1B, Kawasaki Z650, Honda VFR, Triumph Street Triple R.

02-02-12, 10:07 AM	#8
Jabba Guest Posts: n/a	Re: What's the best thing you've won? I won a "meat raffle" in a pub once.

02-02-12, 10:13 AM	#9
Littlepeahead Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Saaarrrfff Posts: 2,908	Re: What's the best thing you've won? A Smurfs album from Look-In magazine. And a gents racing bike in a raffle. It was too big for me so everytime I stopped I nearly fell off as my feet didn't touch the ground. My friends won a million on a scatchcard and they've blown the lot and are now back working for minimum wage behind the bar in our local - silly people. __________________ Tender is the day, The demons go away, Lord I need to find, Someone who can heal my mind...

02-02-12, 10:21 AM	#10
Scoobs Guest Posts: n/a	Re: What's the best thing you've won? I won £7,500 on the lottery. Unfortunately, it was before I got divorced, so the ex had it.

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