How to enter Make Me A Winner for free
Although it’s also now a ‘raffle’ type site at makemeawinner.co.uk, Bauer Media’s Make Me A Winner is first and foremost a massive weekly cash giveaway that runs across multiple UK radio stations. You’ll hear it widely advertised on Absolute, KISS, Magic, Hits Radio, and many more Bauer stations. The biggest Make Me A Winner prize so far was £800,000. It’s a similar format to Global’s Cash Call.
Millions of pounds has been given away on Make Me A Winner and people genuinely do win with FREE entries – I’ve heard from four SuperLucky followers who have won so far!
Paid text entry to the weekly Make Me A Winner draw costs £2.50 plus standard network rate (so around £2.65 per entry) but you can save money with a 2 or 4 entry bundle, saving you the cost of the extra standard network rate charges. Or you can enter online up to 250 times per week – this is much cheaper, and costs £2.50 for five entries but the cost per entry reduces if you pay for multiple entries (150 entries is £50, which is around 33p each). But PLEASE don’t waste your money doing this – read on to find out how you can enter for free by making a phone call!
Do people really win with free entries?
Yes they do! Winners are selected completely at random from all entries, regardless of whether someone paid to enter. There will always be thousands of people who pay to enter as the text entry is the method that’s widely advertised on air, and much easier to do – so the prize fund still stays high. And of course, if you’re not a regular comper then you probably won’t be reading T&Cs to find the details of free entry methods, so not everyone knows about the freebie entry route. I’ve been contacted by four SuperLucky readers who won £158,000, £125,000, £94,000 and £52,000 on Make Me a Winner, using the FREE entry route!
How can I enter Make Me A Winner for free?
Rather than sending a text message, or paying to enter online, you should choose the phone option. There are multiple phone numbers, however I suggest you use the number: 03434 156 317.
The phone call is standard rate – if you have a mobile contract or Pay Monthly bundle that has inclusive minutes, this call should be completely FREE. If you use Pay-As-You-Go then the call may NOT be free, so please check your balance before and after the call to see how much money it costs you.
When you call, an automated response will repeat your mobile phone number back. Press number 1 on your keypad to confirm it’s correct. Then redial for your next entry!
Sometimes you may not be able to access the phone lines – this is temporary and common just before the closing time but you could try turning your phone off and on again before redialing!
How long is each Make Me A Winner draw open for?
MMAW draws are usually open for a week, however as of August 2026 the draws are running for 2 weeks, so there will be two running concurrently.
When should I enter Make Me A Winner?
You can enter Make Me A Winner at any time between 5.10pm on a Friday and 5pm the following Friday.
How many times can I enter Make Me A Winner?
The maximum changes with each competition, so please check T&Cs carefully. Currently (August 2026) you can enter up to 250 times per week. Entries do not roll over into the following draw – they are ONLY for that draw.
- £2.50 WIN text message – 12 entries maximum (single entry in the draw)
- £5 AMP text message – 4 entries maximum (each text gives you 2 entries in the draw)
- £10 BANK text message – 4 entries maximum (each text gives you 4 entries in the draw)
- Online entry – 100 entries maximum
- Telephone call (free option) – currently 250 entries maximum (you will hear a message when you reach this limit!)
Can I use a shortcut for the number confirmation?
No. Your phone can automatically press 1 for you, so previously some entrants recommended saving the MMAW number including commas – where each comma tells your phone to pause for a few seconds before doing an action (in this case, pressing 1 to confirm your number).
When we contacted Bauer in February 2026 to ask if this was allowed, they told us “No this is not allowed and this can now be detected since we moved to the new phone system.” – so you should NOT use shortcuts!
How do I find out the prize cash amount for Make Me A Winner?
The Make Me A Winner amount changes weekly – it will be regularly announced on all participating Bauer radio stations and also on the official MMAW Facebook page.
How and when do they choose the winner?
The winning entry is chosen at random from all combined paid and free entries, after the lines close at 5pm on a Friday. Bauer will have the mobile number and exact time of the winning entry, and will let the winner know which of their entries won.
What number do they call winners from?
It’s not known which number they call from, as it will show as ‘witheld number’, ‘unknown number’ or ‘no caller ID’ on the incoming call. So if you miss a call at 5.08pm from a visible number, don’t worry – it definitely wasn’t a Cash Register, Cash Dash or Make Me A Winner call!
If you’re wondering why they don’t have a visible number, imagine how disappointed a potential winner would be to call the number back, realise it was Bauer Radio and they’d just lost out on winning £100,000. Where possible, a promoter has to avoid disappointing competition entrants! This is also why for other competitions, a lot of promoters do NOT leave a voicemail for winners – this could be disappointing if the voicemail was picked up too late for the winner to claim the prize. Instead, the promoter will continue to try calling, to speak to the winner instead. This is what Bauer do for their other big cash prize draws – if they get no answer, they will continue to try calling the winner for 14 days. And this is why if you enter competitions you should ALWAYS answer a call from an unknown number.
What time do they call winners?
The winning Make Me A Winner call is made just after 5pm on a Friday, usually at 5.07pm or 5.08pm. The winning call is recorded, edited and played on air around 30 minutes later. For the May bonus draws, the call will be made just after 5pm on a Wednesday.
Do I need to say ‘Make Me A Winner’ as soon as I answer the phone?
No – the format of Make Me A Winner changed in 2025. You can simply pick up and say Hello!
What happens if I miss the call?
You have 30 seconds to pick up the call – if you don’t answer in that time, you’ve missed out and they will call a new winner.
What happens if I win Make Me A Winner?
After the initial phone call, winners will receive a second phone call to confirm their identity, and to check eligibility. They will be put through to the accounts department to give their bank details. They will receive an email confirmation of the win, and may be asked for a photograph or to do on air interviews. To confirm identity, photo ID and proof of address will also be requested. Once everything is validated, the money will usually be transferred into the winner’s bank account within a week or two. Sometimes they will have a special promotion where the winner will receive the money in their account on the same day they won!
Are there smaller prizes?
Check the T&Cs for each round of Make Me A Winner as there may be bonus opportunities to win. Occasionally they give away five £2,000 voucher prizes if you make just ONE entry between 2pm-3pm on a Thursday.
Where can I see full terms & conditions?
Full terms and conditions for Make Me A Winner are at winhappy.com/campaign/MAKEMEAWINNER
What are the odds of winning Make Me A Winner?
Bauer do not make the entry numbers public, but this promotion is widely publicised and with entrants able to make at least 250 entries a week, there are likely to be millions of entries. If you have time to maximise your free entries then that will increase your chances, as many entrants will only make a single entry! If you want to enter radio competitions with a better chance of winning (sometimes as low as 1-in-10!) then you should enter the ‘sponsored’ promotions on air that only give you a couple of minutes to call, text or WhatsApp the studio – or enter the competitions where you pre-register with an entertaining story online and entries are judged. These comps are shared in my Lucky Legends member forum, and members also have the option to join a WhatsApp group where we share tips and the cues to enter. My post on How to win radio competitions gives lots more tips!
Who is eligible to enter Make Me A Winner?
Make Me A Winner is only open to UK residents aged 18 and older
Can I enter Make Me A Winner if I am on a Bauer ‘ban’?
Yes, if you have won £500 or more in any Bauer Media Competition over the past 6 months you are still eligible to win Make Me A Winner (this rule has changed recently). Find out more in my post about Bauer and Global Prize Restrictions
What are the other prize draws on the Make Me A Winner website?
Recently, Make Me A Winner has expanded into a fully-fledged ‘raffle’ site, merging with Win Happy. If you visit makemeawinner.co.uk, you won’t just find details of the main weekly cash jackpot. The site now hosts a whole range of additional paid-entry prize draws giving away tech bundles, holidays, vouchers, and smaller cash prizes.
Can I enter the other MMAW prize draws for free?
Unfortunately, the legally required ‘free’ entry route isn’t via a standard rate phone call for the other Make Me A Winner prize draws. Similar to the ITV competitions, if you don’t want to pay you need to send a postcard entry, which will cost you the price of a stamp (at least 91p).
However don’t miss out on the daily Spin to Win – this is completely free to enter, but you’ll need to be registered on the website. I sugest you opt OUT of any email or SMS marketing from them though, as they will badger you about spending money!
Have you won a Make Me A Winner prize draw with free entries? I love to hear winners’ stories so please tell me in the comments!
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My Lucky Legends members love radio competitions and we have a special Radio Comps forum and WhatsApp group dedicated to sharing competition details and tips. Find out more about joining at www.superlucky.me/luckylegends!
Hello, I participate in this make me a winner contest every week through an email that is sent to me. I want to ask if these emails are true or fake?
Thank you,
I’m sure they are the genuine ones! Check the address that the email comes from – does it include BAUER in it?
I would suggest using the free phone entries as detailed in this post, rather than paying to enter through links in an email though!
Hello Di, they have recently increased the maximum number of online entries from 100 to 150! The cost for this is now £50, but they always publish discount codes offering between 40%-50% off the price.
T&Cs say you can enter online up to 250 times – but I think you can only buy £50 of entries at once (150 entries) – is that right?
Yes, as far as I know you can only buy 150 (or any of the options) entries once per draw, but you can also get the bundle on top, which gives you 100 entries for the current week, or 50 for the following week. You can’t use a promo code with the bundle, but it’s £24.99 anyway…
Hello again, I think I didn’t answer very clearly! With MMAW, you can buy different numbers of online entries, ie 150, 110, 50, 20 etc costing £50, £40, £20, £10 etc. They usually publish discount codes every week so you can save up to 50% of the cost. You can buy entries at any time, including the same number of entries twice or more, & you can re-use the promo codes. Hope this makes sense!
Hello, it seems the normal start date has changed this week? Does anyone know if the duration of the competition has changed, meaning previous phone entries count towards this week’s entry or not? Or is this a typo in the T&Cs
All entries are reset after each draw, they do not roll over. You have to enter from scratch for each new round.
Hi, entries don’t roll over, they re-set after each draw. You have to enter from scratch for each new round.
Hello Di, I thought you might like to know that for those who buy online entries to MMAW, they have just upped the amount of entries you get for the same price- so it’s now 150 entries (was 100) for £50 (or £25 with a discount code), £10 (£5 with discount) now gets you 20 instead of 10, etc. Jim.
Thanks for the update!
This site is great
So any entries using the commas then 1 are not accepted ?
Hi di just to clarify, the Wednesday draw has one number only ? And does it mean you can either enter 250 on the Wednesday or Friday comp or Split across both numbers?
There are multiple numbers that become available at different times of the week for the two draws, but for simplicity I have just used the two numbers in this post that are open for a full week – 0372 376 7519 for the Friday draw, and 0372 380 9204 for the Wednesday draw.
You can do 250 entries for each!
Hey DI, if I am on three all I can data, will I be charged?
I think most mobile phone bundles include these as free phone calls – if in doubt I suggest you do a test call and double check your bill before going all out with hundreds of calls!
Hello Di, I must admit, I don’t bother with all the old MMAW numbers anymore! I just use the two numbers you mention above, which now alternate every week. Jim.
There are a lot of raffle sites popping up and I was a bit dubious but have started entering the FREE to enter ones, and have just won £100 cash – so, worth entering.
Hello Di, I’m gutted they no longer allow using commas as a shortcut to entering radio comps. How do they know if you enter this way?
They can’t and there is no way they can prove you have. If they ask you however and you admit to it, then you’d forfeit the prize. They are just saying this to try and reduce the number of bot entries. If they went through all your entries and saw every one was the exact same phone call length, then they’d have a strong reason to believe you shortcut entered. But again they’d need to 100% prove it with evidence which I don’t think they’d be able to do just based off the length of the call. I’ll take my chances still!
I’m curious how persistent other people have been with this. I’ve been doing the maximum entries every week since October last year, even when it got to 400 entries per week – obviously I haven’t won anything yet (I know the odds are insurmountable but that doesn’t stop me trying).
I think there’s a lot of people who do the maximum entries. Do you enter the on-air branded comps too – the ones on the breakfast shows and drive time where you have a few minutes to enter. Your chance of winning those is at least 10,000 times higher and prizes can be as much as £5000 cash. They are usually a free phone call for Bauer stations, or for Global stations it’s a 15p text message
I only listen to the radio when I am driving, so I don’t usually hear any other competitions. The only one I know of is wake up and win on Heart
I play 5 years consistently max amount, I will finally win , I know that, cheers
Do you have a strategy of sorts? Have you been using the comma method and have you switched to manuall given the recent confirmation that they can detect it? Do you enter any others like Global’s Cash Call? Do you ever do any paid entries?
Hi do, can I ask can we enter both MMAW and global cash call with the comma method as I have heard its a breach of the T&Cs?
No, I updated this post a few weeks ago with the response I had from Bauer – “No this is not allowed and this can now be detected since we moved to the new phone system.” – so you should NOT use shortcuts!
When I asked Global, they quoted their rules back to me which I understood as them saying that they, too, considered the comma shortcut to be a breach of the T&Cs.
Ok Thankyou
Hello Di, maybe their new phone system can measure the pause between the call being made and ‘1’ being pressed? And if it’s exactly the same with each phonecall, maybe this alerts them to commas being used? I know when I call, I take a different amount of time before pressing ‘1’ each time. Jim
Thanks for sharing this incredibly detailed guide on how to truly enter for free! The tip about adding commas and the ‘1’ to your phone contacts is genius—it’s the kind of practical, time-saving hack that makes a big difference for people trying to maximize 100 entries. It’s also very reassuring to hear direct accounts from your readers who have won major prizes using this exact method.
For someone new to this and trying to set up the automated dial with commas, what’s the most reliable way to test if the number with pauses saved in your contacts is working correctly without using up one of your weekly entries?
You ‘ll still get an entry in the draw by testing the comma method! If the auto press is too early, just hit 1 again manually yourself at the right time. And if it goes too late, just remove a comma and try again next time. Your entry will still count!
Still don’t know how to put commas in the number’ just won’t let me
What kind of phone do you have?
HI Di, When I ring these competition numbers some of the calls fail, does this still class as an entry?
Hi Bee, no, your number isn’t entered until you press 1 after the voice finishes reading out your number, & it then says “Thanks”!
No, you’re only entered after the full process of confirming your phone number via the automated message
Does anyone know exactly how many commas we need? I can’t figure of the correct amount. Thanks
Hi Kerry, you can’t fast-forward through the waffle anymore with the phone system. You can only enter ‘1’ once at the point where your phone number has been read back to you. So maybe enter enough commas to take you to the point where the message says “Please…” then get phone to press ‘1’.
How do I put in commas in a phone number please? Just won’t let me
With my Android phone, whilst entering a number, you tap on the bottom left corner key marked *# & the keypad changes to include Pause & Wait keys. Pressing the Pause key inserts a comma into the number, which causes a 2-second pause while dialling. Hope this helps!
Mines exactly 15 commas
Hello again. Does anyone know if the Make Me a Winner ‘phone system has changed again to allow the ‘commas and 1’ system to work again? I thought that they had done something to disable that, but someone was saying it still works. I’ve tried various numbers of commas, but I don’t seem to be able to get it to work. Any suggestions? Thanks once again.
Hi, it should work. Just get your phone to enter ‘1’ when the voice starts to say ‘please enter 1 on your keypad’… Unfortunately, you can’t fast-forward through the message anymore, so pressing 1 has to come right at the end!
Thanks! I think I just had too many commas in the number.
Hello Di, Winhappy have just increased the max limit for the higher-cost text bundle, for those wishing to enter by SMS. You can now send a maximum of 3 x £10 (plus SNR) texts, whereas the previous limit was 2. For the lower cost texts (£2.50 plus SNR), the limit is still 12.
Good morning Di, believe it or not they have just increased the maximum number of entries yet again for next week! It’s now 350 for both the free phonecalls and online entries, so it will take even longer to make your phonecalls! They have also increased the price of the 250 online entries. As far as I can tell, the text bundles havn’t been changed.
Sorry, that should be 350 online entries! Jim.
I’ve entered on the response from a text, entered with MEGA bit I’ve had no confirmation of my entry
Hello Di, they have just increased the maximum number of entries for the free phonecalls, and the maximum number of online entries allowed. They are both 250 now. So for those who want to enter for free up to the max, get dialling soon, as it may take some time!
Thanks Jim – I’ve updated the info here accordingly!
Now they’ve upped it to 350 max free & online entries & also increased the price for the online ones!
Hi. Does anyone know if there’s a way of adding commas when dialling the new ‘phone numbers (May 2025) so that it presses the ‘1’ at the right time? I have tried but can’t get it to work. Thanks!
The whole point with the old system was so you could get your phone to auto-press 1 to skip through the unwanted parts of the message, and then again to enter you at the end. But you can’t fast-forward through the message anymore. You could try maybe about 25 commas followed by 1 to get your phone to auto-enter 1 after the beep… Each comma gives you a 2 second pause.
Hello Di, nice to see MMAW back, although the format has changed a bit! I was just wondering, if someone were to win the £2,000 Bonus e-gift prize, would that result in a 6-month ban?
I’m sure it would – any win over £500 on Bauer gets you a ban!
Thanks, I thought that was probably the case! It’s strange how they’ve done away with having to say “MMAW” if you get the call. Plus they’ve done away with having to answer within 5 rings, although you do have to answer the phone within 30 seconds…
Hi Di, so just to clarify, am I allowed to call up 200 times per weekly draw for make me a winner or is it 200 times for as long as the competition is running? And are my entries only valid on the week I enter them? Thank in advance x
Yes, MMAW is currently a weekly draw so you can enter 200 times per week. Entries do not roll over to the next week!
Hello Di, they are launching a new type of competition from Monday 6th, where they are giving away £2,025 every day between Monday-Thursday, & £20,000 on Friday. You can enter by the usual phone numbers (150 entries). As far as I can tell, the daily phonecall is after 3pm. You don’t have to say any particular phrase if you get the call. If you win one of the smaller prizes during the week, you can still wil the big prize on Friday, as far as I can tell..
Sorry, that should be £200,000 on Friday!
Hello Di, I was wondering about the competition bans which some radio stations have, which stop you winning more than once within a certain time frame. Am I right in assuming each ban only applies to that particular network? So for example, if you win a Winhappy competition, can you still enter & win Winplus competitions?
I called make me a winner at 2pm on a friday,am I in the draw right away for that day or monday
Yes, for MMAW lines close at 3pm on a Friday. The following week’s comp starts at 3.10pm
Do you know which number they call you from if you are lucky enough to get a call?
No, it’s witheld/private
100% sure? So if its a 07 number is not them? i have a missed call at 3:09 from an 07 number and i am praying that its not them 🙁
Definitely not them. If they called from a known number, it would make the whole idea of the competition totally pointless!
Hi
I had phone number from witheld twice at 9.27 and twice at 11.37 this wouldn’t be the competition on planet rock
can you call from 2 phones so you get doubles the maximum entries? how would they know its the same person
They wouldn’t know – but personally, I would say it’s not worth the risk just in case you won, and they somehow found out that you’d entered more than the maximum number of times – they could refuse to give you the prize, or ask for it back!
Hello Di, if you’re unlucky enough to get the call but fail to answer, or say “Hello”, or don’t say anything at all etc, do they call you back to let you know you missed out? I couldn’t find this in the T&Cs, but someone on one of the FB groups said they do call you back with the bad news…
They don’t call you back if you were a loser Jim, have you asked this person on Facebook who they heard that from?
She said it was in the T&Cs, but I read through them & I couldn’t find where it said this… I couldn’t see the point myself- why call the unlucky contestant just to ‘rub it in?’
Hello Di, regarding the 6-month ban if you win £500 or more, does this run from the day you win the prize until the same date 6 months later? So if you won MMAW on the 6th of January, could you start entering again on the 7th of July? Thanks, Jim.
That’s correct!
I won £161,000 on the free call number in March. So very very lucky.
Wow, lucky you! Congratulations!
So now, I guess you’re just about ready to start entering these comps again, after the 6-month Bauer ban!!
Hello Di, do you know if anyone has ever won a big prize on MMAW & CR more than once? Or even other prizes like holidays plus a cash prize? I know they would have to wait 6 months before entering again..
No idea Jim!
Oh, ok! I guess like the Lottery, winning once is pretty incredible, winning twice or more even more so! But there will probably be people who have won twice or even more…
Hello Di, I’ve just checked the phone numbers for MMAW, and one of them seems to have changed! 0330 880 4531 no longer appears in the T&Cs, but Instead 0330 880 4536 appears. Both numbers seem to work, however, so I’m not sure what’s going on there…
Thanks Jim – I’ve updated this post accordingly, Good luck!
Thanks, you too!
Make Me A Winner is back for Monday 2nd September 2024! I (for one!) am pleased to say the daily format is back, and the call is back to the more usual time of just after 3pm. Monday’s prize is £75,000, and it’s a guaranteed winner! You can enter 20 times by phone.
Hello Di, the Standard Network Rate (SNR) has gone up a bit, at least with my own phone network. So now, each £2 text costs £2.20, not £2.15. I’m not sure if this applies to all the networks…
Thanks Jim – what phone network are you on? I’ll put a shoutout in Lucky Learners and see what everyone is paying now!
I’m with EE. That’s a really good idea, to see how the networks compare price-wise..
I called the number ending in 4682 five times and it said maximum entries for this competition. Tried every number on there and they all say user busy when I call!
Hi Hannah, if you get a “You have reached your maximum entries” message, it means exactly that. Currently, for the £200,000 draw you can enter 50 times. You only get the message once, and after that, all the lines will give an engaged signal when you call.
This is interesting! Rob, who runs the Comp Corner group on Facebook, has just publushed the MMAW prize amounts for each day of next week (starting Monday 15th July)! I didn’t know they planned the prize amounts in advance! https://www.facebook.com/CRAmount
Next week’s amounts leaked…
M: £160,000
T: £170,000
W: £180,000
T: £190,000
F: £200,000
Can someone link me to the competition’s T&Cs, because I am confused as to how many times I can enter. On GHR’s website, it says 60 entries maximum (that is NOT 60 per day). On Planet Radio’s website, it says maximum amount of entries is 20 (NOT 20 a day). Can someone confirm, please. Thanks.
MMAW isn’t running at the moment Doug, so I can’t find any current T&Cs to check – but you can continue to call until you get a message to say you’ve reached the maximum limit.
OK, Di, thank you (but I have heard promos for MMAW with a prize of £275,000 this Friday!).
Hi Doug, click on this link for the T&Cs. They appear in a narrow window at the bottom of the screen. Click on the “Terms & Conditions” button & scroll through them. https://winhappy.com/campaign/275KNETWORK
Thanks, Jim. I thought the Win Happy draws were the same as MMAW. Obviously not. Thanks for the link. Appreciated.
Don’t mistake these for Make Me A Winner though Doug – for these one off ‘Win Happy’ draws you don’t need to answer with ‘Make me a winner’ – just by answering the phone you win. So it’s less pressure!
Thanks, Di. I would not enter the MMAW draws in case I’d pick up the phone and say “hello”! I
Hi Doug, here are the T&Cs: https://winhappy.com/campaign/275KNETWORK
Can the call come through to my phone if my number is on the TPS register?
Yes, the caller isn’t a telemarketer so that’s OK! By entering you’re opting in to receive a call from them if you win.
These comments have come inhandy I have been entering by phone the 2pound a day entry for years with no luck so I will also be trying my luck with the free entry numbers
You can also enter some of the Bonus competitions by post card, which although not free, costs less than texting.
How many times can i enter?
By post card? As many times as you want.
Can anyone who is on an EE SIM-Only Monthly Plan confirm if they charge a service charge for calling these numbers?
Much Appreciated
Yes, I’m with EE & I use their £15 monthly package. I don’t get charged for the phonecalls.
Nice one, thanks Jim!
Hello Di, do you know if MMAW is carrying on next week at all? There havn’t been any announcements since Sean won £250K yesterday! Or maybe they’ve got some other competition planned?
Hello Di, I just spotted this on the T&Cs for the Winhappy £100K Bonus competition: “Entries must be sent on a postcard or on or within an envelope. Entries received on anything other than a postcard or envelope will not be valid or accepted” So I guess for Winhappy competitions, you can no longer just use any old piece of cardboard to enter!
Thanks Jim – that’s worth knowing as I know a lot of compers like to recycle old bits of cardboard
I’ve just checked the ITV general T&Cs, and they say the same thing! So it looks like old bits of cardboard are no longer accepted anywhere… However, you can buy blank postcards very cheaply on eBay (the cheapest I’ve found are about 8p each).
Hi Di Of the 9 numbers you have at the top, I beleive only 2 are now working 4329 and 4536 which have allow a max of 32 calls. The number given on winhappy also does not work.
HI Thomas – I checked all these numbers today and they all work just fine, .
Hello Di, sometimes if you call near to the time of the draw, the lines don’t work very well, probably due to too many people calling at the same time..
Hello Di, just a quick note to say that the current MMAW prize value (for the next day) can also be found on the Winhappy website, and it also displays the prize amount for the Cool FM Downtown Cash Call, and any other Winhappy comps. You can also look up the latest winners! Hope all is well!
https://winhappy.com/
Thanks Jim!
No problem! They also have a convenient FAQ section, which is generally quicker than wading through all the T&Cs!
Hello Di, they’ve messed around with the free phone numbers again, & the following numbers have been discontinued:
0330 880 4572
0330 880 4563
0330 880 4583
The number below is being used for some other competition- possibly Cash Register or Cool FM Downtown Cash Call? I know because although I’ve reached my max entries on MMAW, I can still call in & enter on this number!
0330 880 4536
Best wishes & hope all is going well!
Thanks Jim – I’ve updated the list! I just heard from a SuperLucky reader who won £52k recently, he had a 3.07pm phone call!
Wow, that’s amazing, what a lucky guy! And the phonecall was at 3:07, as you’ve always said it is.
Hi everyone,
The free entries have now been reduced from 42 to 20.
Thanks Paula, I’ve updated the info. They’ve also dropped the maximum number of texts to 8 and web entries to 5.
Thank goodness, it was taking up sooo much time entering 42 times each day!
Hello Di, the number that you gave above for the Scottish Cash Register competition (0330 880 4523) is now one of the 12 numbers used for Make Me A Winner! I don’t think the Scottish Cash Register comp exists anymore as a separate entity!
Thanks for the info Jim – I’ve removed the Scottish info now!
I guess they’ve merged MMAW and Scottish Cash Register into one now? The N. Irish Cool FM Downtown Cash Call still seems to be going strong as a separate competition though.
Hi Di, I can’t see any mention that says if any member of your household has won £500 in the past six months you are not eligible to enter
Entrants are only able to win a single Prize throughout the duration of this Competition. Also, if an entrant has won £500 or more in any Bauer Media Competition over the past 6 months they are not eligible to win. For more details on this, please see item 4.11 ”Prize Limits” of the Bauer Media Group Competition General Terms & Conditions
Jackie, you’re correct – this was changed in Bauer T&Cs in 2023 and although I updated my other blog post, I forgot about this post! I have updated it now. To confirm, as an example, if your husband wins £2,000 on Absolute Radio, he can’t enter any Bauer comps for 6 months, but you’re still OK to do so!
Hello Di, if you look on the Winhappy website (https://winhappy.com), you’ll notice that on the menu on the top right hand side, there’s a button labelled “Register.” I was wondering whether it’s necessary to register on the website to be able to win their competitions, like Make Me A Winner, or any of the Bonus competitions? It doesn’t say anything about this on either of the two Facebook groups, and it’s perfectly possible to enter MMAW by calling the free numbers, or sending a text message. So, I was wondering what’s the point of the registration process (if any)?
It’s the same registration as offered on the other Bauer sites. It looks like you can save your favourite shows, and update advertising preferences. Brands love to sign people up to receive emails or text messages and getting people to register and tick the opt-in boxes is a great way to do this – they offer a £3.99 month ad-free premium fee so probably email their registered users about this! Registering wouldn’t affect your chance of winning a prize though – they don’t want to put people off taking part by insisting you register.
Ah, thanks, so it’s really just a way to get people to receive adverts? If it’s not necessary for entering competitions or winning them, it’s probably not worth registering then.
So, not that it is ever likely to happen, but we all live in hope! My given name is unusual and I would prefer to give a more generic nickname should I ever get the call, especially as I am at work at 3pm and don’t want to be sacked for entering competitions! Anyone know of any t&c that this would break if I didn’t give my actual given name if I was ever lucky enough to be called? I see you have to consent to your name being used by Bauer publicity, but there would be far less chance of being identified if you gave a nickname whilst on air.
Terms state “By entering the Competition, the entrant is automatically consenting to being called and having their voice, name and location, as well as any other details or information they share about themselves, being announced on-air” – I think you would struggle to get away with a nickname unrelated to the name on your ID, but maybe you could use your middle name instead? Or can you shorten your name to something that sounds more common?
If they phoned me, I would just say on air if asked that my name is J (first letter of my first name).
Then when they phone you back to confirm your ID and address and question the real name, you can just say that’s what everyone calls you and that’s what you go by at work and in public. I doubt it would be an issue unless it was something completely un-related.
Hello Di, just so you know, the maximum number of calls for MMAW has been officially changed to 42 now- it’s in the T&Cs now as 42!
Thanks Jim – I forgot to update this in the intro, but have done now!
No problem! It seems to be 42 entries most of the time, but last night it was 56. But it still says 42 in the T&Cs..
Hi, thanks for all this info!
Does that mean you can actually call that number above 42 times, or it has to be a mix of different numbers/ texts ?
You can redial the same number! It’s currently a max of 20 calls though, it keeps changing!
It has been changed to 22 entries for this latest comp:
Thank you so much for posting this!! Really useful I always hear this competition and was never sure if it was per station or just one big thing, so now I know.
Hello Di, just to mention that the trick you mention above for adding 2-second pauses by inserting commas, & auto-pressing the confirmation keys also works on an Android phone (not just an iPhone).
Thanks Jim!
I know because I use an Android phone! Each call (on my phone) takes around 30 seconds, so to enter 42 times takes around 25 minutes…
Hello Di, did you notice that they have now added an extra 3 phone numbers to make a total of 12? They are 0330 880 4523, 4536, & 4682. I guess that’s to cope with the increased number of phone entries!
Hi, I wanted to ask about ITEM 11: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND CONSENT, where it says:
You agree that we shall have the right to use all the resulting publicity materials in any media and in any manner, we see fit, UNLESS you advise us at the time of entering the Competition that you wish to retain your anonymity.
Am I correct in assuming this means if someone wins the competition, at the time of emails exchanged they can request their anonymity?
As I couldn’t find any way of doing so at the time of entering the competition.
That’s a good question. The winning call is made and edited around 20 minutes before broadcast so I think at the end of that call is the time to specify that you only want your first name shared and want no publicity. It’s tricky with anything broadcast on air though as your friends would usually recognise your voice!
When listening to kiss at around 3.35 to 3.40 – they say that they are going to make the call now – as in they talk as if they are about to make the call live whilst we are listening.
Do you know why they do this?
Because it’s more exciting I suppose!!
I’ve also wondered about this, and I’ve come to the conclusion that when the announcer says she’s about to make the call, she really IS about to make the call! I think maybe this message is recorded at 3:07, but broadcast later at 3:45, just to confuse everyone.. It is annoying for people who don’t realise it, and sit by their phones expecting to be called at 3:45.
Hi Di, are you able to enter via multiple routes, so use the full number of free entries and then paid entries?
Yes you can, but I wouldn’t waste your money to be honest , just do the free entries. Text entries are limited to 12 per day, and online entries are limited to 20 a day, and you can then do the 32 phone entries (or more, if it lets you!)
Thanks so much for your reply 🙂
I enter Make Me a Winner, but get really annoyed when they increase the maximum rings to ridiculous amounts, so far this evening I have rung the number 91 times (!!!) and still it has not reached the maximum. Considering all the calls that have been unanswered they have saved a fortune and are now making a lot more money out of all of the calls being made to them. They really don’t need to increase the maximum to more than the original 32 calls.
I agree, and it shouldn’t make a difference since the maximum number of entries is the same for everyone. But I guess it’s possible that some people will stop entering sooner, so some people will end up with more entries than others.
Tried to ring several of the numbers for Make Me a Winner this morning (9.4oam) and just get silence when the phone is answered. Any ideas?
A few people have said there are occasional glitches – you just need to try again later on! It’s usually temporary
Hi Di, some people find that restarting their phones can help with this.
Thanks Jim!
Does anyone know if it really matters if all entries are made close together or whether the odds are better to do one or two calls here and there? I know all entries are pooled together but wondering how the system decides..is it the number itself or does it pick the submission time?
It doesn’t make any difference! Every entry regardless of time or method has the same chance of winning, and I imagine it’ s simply assigned a number in a huge spreadsheet!
I don’t think anyone knows that except the people who wrote the software! There was a phase when folks thought that you had a better chance if you entered at the last minute…
Hello Di, Win Happy have just announced a new competition for £2000. In the T&Cs it says “Winning this Competition does not preclude the winner from being able to win any future Win Happy competitions, this includes Make Me A Winner, The Cool FM Downtown Cash Call and Win £250,000. For more details on Prize Limits, please see item 4.12 ”Prize Limits” of the Bauer Media Group Competition General Terms & Conditions.” Does that mean that winning this competition would not result in a 6-month ban in taking part in any of the other competitions mentioned? Thanks, Jim.
That’s right Jim – although you wouldn’t be able to enter the on air or online comps!
But it specifically mentions that MMAW is not affected, so presumably it would be ok to keep entering this competition, even after winning the £2,000?
Yes. Sorry, I meant you wouldn’t be able to enter the sponsored (branded) comps on air and online – like the ones sponsored by Tesco, KitKat, BP, etc etc. They’re more than happy for you to continue entering the comps that make them revenue!
Ha ha, yes I suppose they are! But I guess if you’re lucky enough to win MMAW, then you’re grounded for pretty much all of the other Bauer competitions for 6 months, including MMAW?
Hi Di,
Could you please inform whether it’s only one entry into the competition, per day, or does a single entry cover a specified time period longer than a single day (and if so- how long?)
Many thanks.
Leon
Leon, which competition are you asking about?
Well, I mean, if nobody wins on a particular day, your entries roll over to the next day, and continue to do so for as long as no-one wins…
Hello Di, another question has come up on one of the FB groups… As you know, at the moment in the MMAW competition, the T&Cs say you’re allowed to enter a maximum of 32 times using the free phone numbers. But sometimes, the automated system allows you to enter more times than this- recently, it has sometimes allowed 50 entries, and at the moment it’s allowing 42. So my question is, do you think it’s against the rules to enter more than 32 times, if the system is allowing you to do this? Could you potentially be disqualified for entering more times than specified in the T&Cs, even though the system is allowing you to? Many thanks, Jim.
A Lucky Learner emailed Bauer about this and heard back today actually – they replied ‘Sometimes the limit is increased due to offers but the computer will stop you entering more times than is allowed’
Ah, many thanks for clearing this up! I thought that would be the case. So basically, we can just keep entering until the voice tells us we’ve reached the maximum allowed number of entries! Jim.
The phone system went a bit mad last Thursday & Friday for entry into Friday’s competition! It seemed to be allowing different people different numbers of entries! I was able to enter 108 times, but other people got as few as 12, or as many as many as 127! I don’t remember that ever happening before…
Probably a stupid question but to confirm identity, photo ID and proof of address if you have won do you have to travel to the radio station you have won from to take the proof. I ask this question as I phone up all the numbers and I know some are based in Ireland and I couldn’t travel there at the moment so if you do it’s not worth phoning the numbers you know you couldn’t travel to if you won is it.? Hope my question makes sense.
You would just have to send photos of the documents by email!
I guess they would also need to see a copy of your mank statement & maybe a photo for publicity purposes?
I always thought the calls was live 🙁 I have no guarantee but I have the missed call yesterday at 15.07 I was working and was holding off on going on my break 🙁 I am since kicking myself, worse feeling.
Instant regret.
Who was the call from? If it’s from the competition, it would show up as a private or withheld number.
My call was the same day as you Abbie Gallagher if I missed a call can I enter again or would it not select my number again? . Was a private number on Tuesday the one time I didn’t have my phone on me at 3pm I get a missed call. So annoyed with myself
I also had a call at 15.06 from private number but they only ring 1 person. It’s not live they do the call just after 3 then edit it and play it around half hour later
My call was the same day as you Abbie Gallagher
If there is a rollover can you have more entries. E.G another 32 phone entries per day it rolls over?
So 64,96,128 etc or are you capped at that 32 until the prize is won?
Yes, you can enter 32 times (recently also 45 or 35 entries have sometimes been allowed) by phone for free every weekday, regardless of whether there was a winner or not. If there is no winner, your previous entries will also roll over.
I entered the competition and received a phone call at precisely 2.58pm today from an 07785 number. Because it was before 3pm and not from a withheld number, I didn’t say the magic words and just answered with “Hello”. A computer auto generated response immediately said “Goodbye” and the line went dead. I immediately regretted not saying “Make me a winner” and have been fretting about it ever since. I’ve tried to search for the phone number on “Who called me” and nothing has come up, so it doesn’t look like it was a scam number. I tried phoning the number back and it said “The number you have called is not recognised”. I then started to panic, thinking that it was indeed the Bauer Group and they were using a redirection service which appeared as an unused number, to save losers the disappointment when trying to phone that number back.
Please could you put me out of my misery and confirm that they definitely would not call before 3pm (even if it was just two minutes beforehand)?! Logic tells me that they would be breaking all sorts of competition regulations if they did, but it seemed so coincidental that a call came in around that time and then the auto generated response kicked in.
Hi mike there are comments below advising they will always call from a withheld number. This answer from DI on the 25th July.
Having had those calls before I reckon that is a scam call you had
25/07/2023 at 4:38 pm
Yes, it’s always witheld or private. This is for a couple of reasons – the number could be shared and people would know they had to answer with ‘Make me a winner’ or know the correct cash amount, ruining the element of surprise. Secondly, if it was shown as a missed call, it would be a nightmare for the radio station having to deal with people calling back, devastated that they had not answered – this could result in some serious mental health issues for a person who realises they had lost out on £100,000 or more. It’s much safer that they don’t know they missed out!
PS the deadline for receipt of postal entries for the Big Bank £100K Bonus competition is Wednesday 8 November at 6:00pm!
Hello Di, did you know you can enter the Big Bang £100,000 Bonus competition by post? The address is BONUS BR0511, PO Box 8162, Derby, DE1 9GU. Kind regards, Jim.
Thanks Jim – that’s probably worth the cost of a stamp!
I guess, like the MMAW & Cash Register competitions, the odds of winning the Bous comp are quite small. But, as you say, worth entering for the cost of a 75p stamp!
Di, do you know when the draw for the £100K Big Bang comp is likely to be? I know the competition closes for entry by post on Wednesday 8th at 6pm, but when do you think they might call the winner? And when will they announce this? Jim.
They never mention when notification will be in the T&Cs for the big cash prize draws, but I would assume it’s within 2 days of the postal closing date because they will want to announce it on air ASAP.
Ah, ok, but do you know if you have to pick up the phone when it rings, or do you think they would leave a message? If the winner doesn’t know when to expect the call, they might miss it for any number of reasons!
I would assume they call several times as there’s no urgency – but it would be good to find out! I’ll drop Bauer an email to ask.
Update – they have responded: “We have to wait 3 working days for all postal entries to be counted for. We then conduct the draw the day after this has occurred. If a winner doesn’t answer we will continue to try and contact them up to 14 days of the draw date.” – I assume this means they will ring until you answer, and they won’t leave a voicemail!
Ah, it’s a shame they don’t leave a voicemail or send a text, with a message to get back to them! I can see a scenario where you could miss several calls from them! Do you know if the call is from a wtthheld or private number?
Good morning Di, just wondering, if you got the call, but were unlucky enough not to win (eg because you said ‘hello’, or your phone went to voicemail etc), can you still take part & do your entries roll over to the next round? Also, I’m guessing that if you don’t actually win a prize, you wouldn’t be banned for 6 months, so you could carry on taking part straight away?
You only get a ban if you win a prize. It would be fine to continue entering, but I’m not sure if your existing ntries would roll over. I can’t see any reason why they wouldn’t though!
I think all entries roll over automatically unless someone wins? So if you don’t actually win, even though you have been selected, no-one wins & they should all roll over…
Hi again Di, I recently saw a post about making two simultaneous free calls on an iPhone or Android phone to save time when entering. Do you think this is allowed? Looking at the general Bauer terms & conditions, I came across No. 4.9, which states that “4.9 Automated Entry: The use of any automated entry software or any other mechanical or electronic means that permits any person to enter any Competition repeatedly is prohibited.” I wonder if this would include making two calls at the same time?
Making two calls and putting one on hold is done manually, so it would be fine!
Ah, great & thanks for your reply! So I guess including pauses (commas) & 1s to advance the call past the preamble & to enter the number as read back is also not a problem then…
Hi Di, I think the person meant calling the competition line twice at the same time! I’m not sure if both calls come from the same number. Of course, if they come from different numbers, that wouldn’t be allowed…
Hello Di, regarding the £80K Bonus competition which finishes tonight (Sunday 1st) & on Wednesday 4th for postal entries, do you know if it’s ok to enter on multiple formats, eg SMS & a postal entry? Also, I wonder when they will call the winner? I guess they will need some time to enter all the postal entries into their database (assuming that’s what they do)?
As long as you don’t exceed the entry limits for each method it’s fine to use multiple – although please watch your budget as there’s no real ‘free’ entry for these. As you say, they need to allow extra time for postal entries to be processed so I’m not sure when they make the calls!
Actually, at least one of the Bonus competitions has had a free entry method in the past, via one of the 0330 numbers, like the one on the 1st of September. But as you say, not this one! So the cheapest entry method seems to be the postal one, at 75p for a stamp…
PS I couldn’t see any maximum number of submissions for postal entries in the T&Cs. Do you know if there IS a maximum number of postal entries?
There isn’t usually a limit to postal entries Jim, but you’d have to put a stamp on each one and send separately!
Yes, it could get expensive!
HI Di,
The list of numbers on your website to enter the competition, can you enter your entries on all of the numbers more than once or is it best stick to one number?
It makes no difference, all entries will end up on the same database!
Hi I have called and entered the competition today on numerous calls hopefully bit of luck to win would make me happy due to a wedding to pay for and honeymoon to plan this prize wouldn’t go a miss.
Hello , i enter make me a winner every week day, today at 2:30 i got a call on a No caller ID and i said hello and the phone just cut off. Is their a trick that they don’t actually call people after 3 pm and that they call the winner even at 2:30 pm is that possible?
Of course not – the lines are still taking entries until 3pm. Winners are generally called around 3,07pm.
Exactly Thank you Di
Hello Di, what do you suppose the odds are of getting your number called in the MMAW competition every day? There must be an awful lot of entries, seeing as so many radio stations participate in this competition!
Hi can I still enter if I’m abroad on holiday
I can’t see anything in the T&Cs to stop you doing this – the only stipulation is that you enter with a UK mobile number.
Hi Steve, you can enter, but your phonecalls may cost more from abroad.
hey Di ! Currently on 244 entries to make me a winner since reading your blog on free entries, would love t be on your fb group but i dont have social media so i am their in spirit 🙂
thanks for your blogs they are so valuable good luck everyone ❤️
What happens if you don’t have any photo ID. I don’t have a passport or driving licence so can only produce proof of address.
Do you have anything like a work pass or gym membership card with your photo on it?
Thank you for your reply. No I have nothing.
A Citizencard costs £15 and I think it would be a good investment if you have no intention of getting a passport or driving licence. https://www.citizencard.com/
If you enter competitions, promoters do regularly ask to see photo ID for bigger prizes and anything involving alcohol.
Hi Di, can you use this for voting as well?
I can’t reply below JIm’s comment but yes, a Citizencard is part of the PASS scheme and valid for voting https://www.gov.uk/how-to-vote/photo-id-youll-need
Hi Di, just wondering, what do you think they say to MMAW entrants who answer “hello” or similar? I wonder if they leave a message if it goes to voicemail? I guess they must have a very apologetic message for them… Do you think they get a consolation prize?
I doubt they have any further contact with those that answer HELLO! apart from a short commisseratory message before hanging up! And they definitely don’t leave a message if it goes to voicemail, because promoters have to avoid disappointing participants (CAP Code) – it would be cruel to leave a message to say ‘sorry, you missed out on £100,000’ and could really affect that person badly.
Here’s an interesting one for you, Di… Yesterday, the competition was won by someone living on a house boat! Bearing in mind that the winner has to provide proof of address, would this win be valid? I’m guessing they wouldn’t announce the win on air if it wasn’t.
I know that some houseboat residents are eligible to pay council tax, and they give the address of their mooring if they’re permanently there!
I’m with EE & have unlimited inclusive minutes. I have been charged an access charge for each call made to anyone of these numbers. Ee web site said 03 numbers are included in my plan yet theyve charged me 🙁 lesson learned.
That’s really strange, ABW! I’m also with EE, PAYG, and I have a monthly package with unlimited minutes & texts, and I don’t get charged at all for these calls! Maybe try to speak to EE?
I reckon that a lot of the people answering saying hello (or whatever) expect that the call is made at 3.35ish live on air and not recorded earlier at 3.07.
Yes, especially when the presenters say things like “We’re just about to make the call” at 3:30! It’s a bit misleading… In fairness, when they say this, they probably ARE just about to make the call- but it’s recorded at the time & played back later.
Apparently, MMAW is starting again tomorrow (Monday 4th September) with a £50,000 prize! Not sure what time the lines open, or how many free entries we are allowed…
Free entries are now down to 32 maximum a day rather than 42! Everything else in T&Cs looks to be the same.
Here’s a tip for anyone wanting to dial the entries more quickly. If you enter one or more commas into the number sequence, your phone pauses for 2 seconds for each one & then starts dialling again. So, if you enter the number as follows, your phone will do all the key presses automatically for you! This one works quite well: 0330 880 4541,11,,,,,,,,1 The first two 1s are there to skip through the unwanted bits of the message. The 8 commas pause dialling for 16 seconds, and the final 1 enters your number after the voice has read it back to you. Each dialled entry takes about 30 seconds, then you hang up & dial again…
They seem to be varying the number of entries allowed quite a bit at the moment, especially on Fridays! At the moment, they’re allowing 42, and sometimes even over 100! Sometimes it even varies during the day..
I received a call today at 15:19 from a Leeds number. I answered hello and the person just hung up. I honestly didn’t realise the calls happen around 30 mins before it airs until I came across this info page today! It got me worried, so I tried to call the number back and it was met with a message saying “this phone number cannot take calls at this time”. I listened to the airing and obviously a lady won today, but I still can’t help wondering if perhaps they decided to call again because of all the rollovers recently? Hopefully not!
Bauer will always hide the number when calling. Just a tip too – search Google for any suspicious missed calls, you’ll usually find them on a ‘Who called me’ site which tells you what they are! I have a lot of scammers calling me with 0113 and 0116 numbers.
Hello, regarding the big £250,000 prize draw which closes today 1st September at 5pm, do you know if they contact the winner by phone just after 5pm?
It will usually tell you in terms & conditions, but for the non-daily draws I don’t think they usually do it as soon as it closes.
I am really sorry for causing trouble, is that cash register free to enter? I am sure it was, but I cam only find the paid entities now, i will be forever grateful if someone can please guide me, or has the free entries finished?
The method of entering for free has changed. It used to be an online form, but now you have to call a phone number & follow the instructions it gives you. There are 9 phone numbers, one of them being 0330 880 4541. This will be free if you have unlimited minutes in your package. For the Bonus competition, you can enter up to 176 times, which will take a little while! You can skip through the preamble by pressing ‘1’ a couple of times. Finally, when it reads your phone number back to you, press ‘1’ to enter it. Have a look at Di’s article above, she gives a list of all 9 phone numbers.
Cash Register is not on air at the moment Xana, but as Jim has explained, free online entries have been replaced by free phone calls (if you have a suitable contract!).
Do you think the radio station makes any money from these ‘free’ phone numbers, if the caller hasn’t got unlimited minutes?
I says you can enter 42 times by phone but if the amount is rolled over and the entries are rolled over is that 42 entries from the previous day the maximum or can you enter another 42 times if you wanted too
You can enter another 42 times if you want to, & your entries will be added to the previous day’s rolled-over entries.
Another question- do you know anything about the Bonus competitions held by Bauer Media about once a month? This month, it’s worth £70,000, and the usual method of entry is by text (costing £2 plus SNR), although in the past there have also been free phone entries for some of them. This usually ends at 5 or 6pm on a particular day, but they never seem to give any details as to when the winner will be notified, even in the T&Cs…
I think it’s the postal entry method that makes it difficult for these draws – with MMAW it’s easy as all phone, text and online entries end at 3pm so they can easily choose a winner then. WIth postal entries, they need to be input onto the system and added to the database of phone and online entries which could take days. However, I would still expect to see something along the lines of ‘The draw will be conducted within 7 days of the closing date’ in the terms. It does say that if a winner can’t be contacted for 14 days after the draw, another winner would be chosen – but that’s about all the info we get!
It’s pretty vague, isn’t it? So I assume that they will keep trying to phone the winner (or writing to them?) for 14 days after the competition closes…
Hello Di, a question has arisen on the Cash Register Amount – Fanclub, which is a FB group (confusingly, dedicated to the MMAW competition at the moment!). Someone said that if a member of a household wins a prize of £500 or above on a Bauer Media competition, the entire household (ie everyone at that address) is banned from taking part in further BM competitions for 6 months. I thought the ban only applied to the winner. Do you know which one is correct?
It only applies to the winner – it’s an individual ban (not a ban on household members). Full details are in 4.12 in their main T&Cs: https://www.bauerlegal.co.uk/competition-general-terms-and-conditions-20230711
Ah, thanks, I thought this was the case!
I’ve noticed a lot of the winners seem to be first time entrants. Seems too often to be coincidence! I wonder on average how long the winners have been entering for?
A couple of years, in my case.
4+ years in my case, with max number of entries, and never won a bean
I wonder what the odds are of being called, do you know? They must be pretty slim…
So, I entered on Friday and it rolled over. Today I have an exam at 2pm and no phones allowed obvs. Am I ok to set up call forwarding to my husbands phone? It would be so typical for me to win on the day I can’t answer. My phone is on a contract in my name – from another comment it would appear that the organisers don’t check who the phone is registered to. I pay both our mobile bills from our joint account anyway!!
When you call a number and it’s forwarded, there’s a message on the line to say it’s being forwarded. I would assume they immediately hang up if they hear this, as it means they won’t be speaking to the person who entered.
Ah, I didn’t realise it said the call was being forwarded. Oh well, if they just hung up at least I wouldn’t have known anything about it. It’s the thought of having a missed call on your call log and realising you’d chucked the prize away. Handing the phone over to my husband wasn’t really an option Jim as I had to travel a fair distance to the exam and needed a phone on me. Anyway, unsurprisingly I didn’t win so all rather irrelevant! These rollovers make matters a lot harder when life gets in the way of taking a call. Thanks for replying.
Could you maybe hand your phone over to your husband while you’re in your exam, and tell him what to do if he receives the call? I take it that since you were happy to forward the call to his phone, there wouldn’t be any problems with him taking the call on your behalf…
I have entered every single day, since it originally started. I just think I must be the most unluckiest person in the world 🙁 Hopefully one day I will win and then I can help my family. What are the chances of winning 1billion to 1.
Does anyone know what the odds are of winning something like this? I feel like entering 42 times gives a good go at it, but do millions of people enter I wonder?
Listen every day love Greatest hits, but I do Listen to all the other radio stations, would love to win , for my family what a lovely surprise that would be I would have a lovely holiday, with my hard working family good luck everyone got to be in it to win it
Steven wins £101,000 today, with £102,000 on offer tomorrow! Now that most of the competitions seem to be on a guaranteed win basis (where they keep calling a different number till someone wins), after all those rollovers, people are now answering correctly on the first attempt :-))
When they say it will be a guaranteed winner that day, do they just call until someone answers with the correct phrase?
Yes!
Yes!
Hi, I am a VOXI contract phone user. Can I enter the MMAW competition?
You’ll be able to enter it regardless of which network you’re on Carol, and if you’re on a contract the phone calls should be included as part of your free calls allowance – but it’w worth checking before you make multiple calls!
Well, Lydia won £100,000 today on the first attempt! The competition is carrying on next week, with £101,000 to be won on Monday…
If I live in Wales and listen to free radio West midlands can I still Win Make me a winner?
Yes, I think so, since it’s open to all UK residents.
Anyone who lives in the UK who’s over 18 can win. You don’t even need to listen to the radio!
Does it matter which 0330 number you call ? Whether it’s’ magic or main number or hits etc? As long as the culminative total is not more than 42 times a day across all the stations? Is that right?
That’s right, it doesn’t matter which one you call. I think each phone number is associated with one or more stations, so they can gather information on how many people are listening to each station & where they are listening from.
Finally, an end to the rollovers & a winner today as Ryan wins £98,000! Tomorrow’s prize is £99,000….
Hope I get lucky one day and congrats to Ryan its an epic win
Hi Di,
Many thanks for the great blog! To clarify, will the call *always* come from a withheld number – in other words, if a call comes in around the right time, but is from an unknown but visible number, are you safe to answer it normally? I’ve had a few embarrassing instances of saying ‘Make me a winner’ to random people! So it would be great to avoid this if possible – but if there’s any doubt, then I’ll risk embarrassing myself vs. missing out on the prize if I’m lucky enough to be picked!
Yes, it’s always witheld or private. This is for a couple of reasons – the number could be shared and people would know they had to answer with ‘Make me a winner’ or know the correct cash amount, ruining the element of surprise. Secondly, if it was shown as a missed call, it would be a nightmare for the radio station having to deal with people calling back, devastated that they had not answered – this could result in some serious mental health issues for a person who realises they had lost out on £100,000 or more. It’s much safer that they don’t know they missed out!
Understood, thanks!
But how do you know for sure that they use a withheld number?
Because they say so at https://planetradio.co.uk/absolute-radio/make-me-a-winner/win/make-me-a-winner-your-questions-answered/
Can people living in England enter the Scottish Cash register competition? i have tried ringing the free entry number (0330 880 4523) and I can get through to the automated service and enter alright, but the thing is, I read somewhere that people in England & Wales aren’t eligible to enter, so would my entry be valid?
You need to live in Scotland, so don’t bother! The details are at https://winhappy.com/campaign/SCOTCASHREGISTER
Ok then, I won’t bother! 🙂
Incredibly, we’ve just had the 10th rollover yesterday, where people have either said ‘hello’, have not answered the phone, or have let it go to voicemail! What’s going on? Will someone answer the phone tonight at just after 3pm?
I am always by my phone but never win anything ever I could help my friends and family and even learn to drive so that my family can actually have a holiday rather than staying at home makes me upset hearing them asking for a holiday
I know, it doesn’t seem fair that serious compers spend ages preparing to win, then someone comes along & says hello, or answers & doesn’t even say anything!
Do you think that the organiser(s) have the technical ability to not call anyone who has multiple entries on the ‘free’ number? If it was the case it would save folks like me a lot of time!
I guess they could do that, but a lot of people who entered for free have won, so they probably don’t. Besides, that would be against the rules.
Hey amigos! wishing everyone luck and hope we can win this! Do you know if anyone calling these numbers has won before?
Yes, I belong to a FB group called ‘Cash Register Amount – Fanclub’, and several members have won using only the free numbers to enter. Good luck!
Another thing which occurred to me- if you’re lucky enough to win, in addition to photo-ID & proof of address, do you need to prove the phone number is registered to you? I was thinking this might be difficult with a PAYG phone, as they never send out any correspondence by post. You could probably print out the page on the phone provider’s app which has your name & address if need be…
There’s nothing at all in T&Cs that mentions this Jim and I’ve never heard of anyone having to prove it’s their phone number – as you say, many people have SIMs without their name registered to it. The only proof they usually need is that the name you gave on air matches the name on your ID. In the past, winners have also had to do a voice match test to check that the voice on air matches the voice of the named entrant!
Ah, that’s good, as it could cause problems for example if someone normally uses their partner’s phone. So really, the only thing is that the person who answers should be able to prove who they are with photo-ID.
Today’s caller really took the cake! She entered just 8 minutes before the lines closed. Then when her phone rang just a few minutes later, she answered “hello!” How can you forget you entered a competition in just 15 minutes??
What’s going on with all these rollovers at the moment? We’re once again into a sextuple rollover, since no-one has won since last Monday! Are people just forgetting that they are still in the competition due to rollovers, thinking that because they havn’t entered today they aren’t in it?
I think that’s exactly it JIm – when you enter on the day, you’re likely to remember about the 3pm phone call. But once there’s been a rollover that probably throws a lot of people off – they maybe entered on Friday, forgot about the comp over the weekend and wouldn’t expect a call on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, days after they entered!!
Just wondering, when did these radio competitions first start? I’m pretty sure I remember a similar competition back in about 2005-2006, I think it was on Magic FM. Does this sound about right? Or do they go back even further than that?
I asked this question over in my Facebook group Jim and one lady said she remembers them in the 90s! https://www.facebook.com/groups/luckylearners/posts/6391621020916691/
Wow, that is a long time. So I guess they have been around as long as we have had phones which could send texts..
It’s useful to learn that if the prize is not won on a particular day, then entries for that day remain valid on the next day. I couldn’t establish this for sure from the terms and conditions, and assumed that, although the prize rolls over, the entries didn’t, and that’s how the company could make its money.
Why do so many people not answer the phone on time, or say “Hello”, or say nothing at all when they answer? Surely, if they have gone to the trouble of entering the competition, they should be ready for the phonecall at around 3-3:15 pm?
You would think so wouldn’t you? I can understand people panicking and getting the Cash register amount wrong – but if the phone rings at 3.07 then there’s no excuse not answering with Make Me A Winner (especially if you’ve actually paid for the entries!!!)
I suppose the person may be in a meeting, or driving, or temporarily distracted by something, they may not be able to answer. But not saying anything, that does seem strange. If they say “Hello”, it could be someone else answering the phone who doesn’t know about the competition, or that they think the call is at a different time..
Another thing someone pointed out- some people may be entered without realiseing it due to rolled-over entries. Because they havn’t actively entered on that particular day, they may not even realise they are in the competition!
Wow, we’ve just had the 6th no-win in a row, with the person not answering the phone! Why don’t they keep phoning until someone answers?
Actually, it does say in part 5 of the Ts & Cs that all entries roll over: “All entries from the completed Draw, and any previous Draws, where no winner was declared, will automatically be eligible for the next Draw. Entrants do not need to enter again in order to be eligible but are able to do so if they would like to increase their chances.”
I know this is probably a stupid question but if you have entered by phone a maximum of 42 times and it’s a rollover does that mean you can’t enter again the next day 42 times cause it’s not been won. That can go on for a few days so say if I entered Monday 42 times by phone and no one answered for 4 days do my 42 phone calls get carried through each day . Thanks
Yes, the system allows you to enter for free 42 times each day, regardless of whether the competition has been won or not. I assume the entries add up, so you would have 126 entries after this double rollover…
Thanks
YW. Are you in the Facebook group at all? It’s called “Cash Register Amount – Fanclub”. It’s pretty helpful.. So another rollover, and if we enter 42 times, we’ll have 168 entries!
Thanks I’ll join
WELL , THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE EXCELLENT. THEY ARE QUITE SELF EXPLANATORY TOO. I WAS PAYING THE £2 ENTRY, BUT CANNOT CARRY ON WITH IT FINANCIALLY. THEN I CHECKED THE PHONE NUMBER YOU WERE SAYING, AND HAVE JUST FINISHED READING ALL YOUR CONDITIONS. I HAVE ENTERED ONCE NOW JUST TO SEE IF IT WORKS. LOVE YOUR STATION, GOT IT ON ALL DAY , AS IM DISABLED, I LOVE IT.
Be careful though, make sure your package includes unlimited minutes, otherwise you will be billed for all these calls!
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