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Hello, Competition Hunters! A recent resolution of mine was to get up early, before the children. I decided that early morning lunch preparation, and a soothing cup of tea in peace, might start the day off in a more positive mood. So far, it’s been great – those frosty mornings and birdsong can really lift your spirits. Had I not decided this, I’d have also missed out on hearing about the cash prizes offered by Absolute Radio, every morning!
To win, you need to select a household bill under £1,000, enter the details into the form and at 8am, 9am and 10am they will call out a name and you have 30 minutes to call back and get your bill paid! Three prizes a day makes for great odds – and the competition is not too confusing in the morning as long as you don’t nod back off!
Many radio stations do early morning prizes, and you’ll probably find that your local station is a good resource. Local radio stations always have a loyal base of people that phone in, however, the station obviously doesn’t want to feature the same people every time so a new voice might even be doing them a favour!
Early mornings can be great for photography competitions. The lighting is beautiful; wildlife is more actively searching for food and then, if you are lucky, you’ll find atmospheric mists or first frosts. Don’t be put off by non-fun photography competitions. If the promoter requests amateur shots of nature or wildlife, it’s common to presume that they want professional looking photographs, when – if you look at past winners of these competitions – you’ll find the opposite to be the case! Free your inner David Attenborough!
If you are a morning person, or trying to be, you can also take advantage of your energy levels that will be peaking around 9am. Entering competitions when you are mentally awake will make you less prone to mistakes. Knowing that you have entered a nice number of competitions before people have even brushed their teeth is bound to make you feel luckier through the day.
Taking all these elements together; breakfast radio competitions, creative lighting opportunities, entering comps before people have started their day, making you feel lucky – it doesn’t take a great stretch of reason to suppose that morning people can win more.
Do you agree? Are you up with the larks or are you a night owl? Which one do you think works the best for comping? Do you think there is a best time to enter competitions? Do let us know, in the comments below – we’ll talk about it over a nice fry up and a cup of tea!
