List of current UK text competitions

If you love text-to-win competitions, but don’t want to spend money on the expensive premium rate competitions advertised on TV and radio, here’s a new helpful resource! It’s a list of current UK text competitions you can enter for the cost of a standard network rate text (this varies from 1p to 20p depending which network provider you have). For some SMS competitions, you can enter multiple times – this is included in the information below.

• Check out my post on the cheapest way to enter text competitions – a guide to the best network providers for compers

• You’ll also find lots of tips in my blog post How to Win Text Competitions.

How to enter a text-to-win competition

When you enter a TTW, you have to send a KEYWORD and may need to include your NAME and sometimes DATE OF BIRTH, POSTCODE or FULL ADDRESS. Occasionally you might need to send the last 4 digits of a product barcode too.

You will usually receive a ‘bounceback’ – depending on the format of the promotion, you will receive either a reply confirming your entry into the draw, a reply with a link to upload a receipt photo, or an instant win/lose message. If you accidentally enter too many times, you should receive a ‘Sorry, you have exceeded the entry limit for this service’ type of message.

If you win a text entry competition, you will usually get a text message congratulating you on your win, although it could be a phone call. Winners may need to email a specific address within a set period to claim their prize, or may be sent a link to a form to complete their details. For some TTWs, particularly those run by PromoVeritas, this form may request bank details. For some TTW comps with smaller cash prizes, you will be texted details of how to claim your prize at a cash machine.

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Current text-to-win competitions

Remember – all listed comps will cost you standard network rate to enter!

Tesco/Stoneleigh – Win a £3,000 House Plant makeover

• Prize: 2 x a house plant makeover, up to a maximum value of £3,000
• How to enter: Text the keyword STONELEIGH to 60110
• Enter between: 8 March 2023 and 4 April 2023
• Restrictions: One entry per person, open to UK residents aged 18+
• Click here to read the Stoneleigh T&Cs

Maltesers – Win £25,000 cash

• Prize: £25,000 cash
• How to enter: Text the keyword SPOTTED to 60163
• Enter between: 3 January 2023 and 10 April 2023
• Restrictions: One entry per person, open to UK residents aged 18+
• Click here to read the Maltesers T&Cs

NEW! Win a trip for 4 to Florida

• Prize: trip to 4 to Florida, plus £1,000 spending money
• Runners up prizes: 400 x M&Ms gift boxes
• How to enter: Text the keyword FLORIDA to 88008
• Enter between: 9 March 2023 and 10 May 2023
• Restrictions: One entry per person, open to UK residents aged 18+
• Click here to read the M&M T&Cs

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Current text-to-win competitions (product purchase necessary)

For the following text-to-win promotions, you’ll need to make a purchase, keep hold of your receipt and THEN send your text entry! You will either need to upload a receipt when you enter, or will be asked to send a photo of the receipt if you win. In a few cases, particularly with lower value prizes, winners will not be asked to show a receipt at all – but it’s a big risk not to get one.

Where more than one entry is allowed, terms and conditions usually state ‘one itemised receipt per entry’, but generally the promoter will only ask to see a single receipt if you win, so you can buy once then enter daily. If the promoter does intend to ask the winners to send photos of a receipt corresponding to every entry they made, they must make this clear in the T&Cs – see my blog post Purchase-necessary promotions: just one receipt, or one receipt per entry? for more on this.

For tips on entering the Tesco TTW competitions, see my blog post Tesco Competitions: list of prize draws.

Tesco/Wilkinson Sword – Win £500

• Prize: 10 x £500 cash
• How to enter: Purchase any Wilkinson Sword Razor or Blades in a Tesco store or online at Tesco.com
• Then text the keyword SHAVE followed by a space, and your name and postcode to 60110 – you’ll receive a reply with a link to upload a photo of your receipt online
• Enter between: 8 March 2023 and 12 April 2023
• Restrictions: One entry per person, open to UK residents aged 18+
• Click here to read the Wilkinson Sword T&Cs

Bargain Booze/Birra Moretti

• Prize: 1 x Ooni Koda 12 pizza oven (gas bottle not included)
• How to enter: Purchase any Birra Moretti L’Autentica or Birra Moretti Zero product at Bargain Booze, and keep your receipt
• Then text the keyword MORETTI to 88008
• Enter between: 28 February 2023 and 27 March 2023
• Restrictions: One entry per person per day, open to GB residents aged 18+
• Click here to read the Birra Moretti T&Cs

Rubicon Raw – Win a Snowboarding Experience in Manchester

• Prize: Snowboard lesson at Chill Factor Manchester with a Team GB Snowsports Athlete – prize includes overnight accommodation, lunch, dinner and breakfast, a Douk Snow custom designed snowboard and £100 travel allowance and Rubicon merchandise
• Runners up prizes: 50 x Rubicon RAW branded merch (bag, hoodie, notepad, towel & pen)
• How to enter: Purchase a can of Rubicon RAW from any store
• Then text the keyword SNOWBOARD followed by a space, and your date of birth to 88802, for example ‘SNOWBOARD 23112002’. You’ll receive a reply with a link to provide your details (full name, email address and postal address) plus the product barcode on an online form to complete your entry
• Enter between: 14 February 2023 and 31 March 2023
• Restrictions: One entry per household per day – one prize per household, open to UK residents aged 18+
• Click here to read the Rubicon RAW T&Cs

Philadelphia – Win a trip to New York

• Prize: 3 night 5 star trip for 2 to New York including a private 2 hour bagel tour and £250 cash
• How to enter: Purchase Philadelphia Chives 165g/, Garlic & Herbs 165g/280g, Light 165g/280g, Lightest 165g, Original 165g/280g, Salmon 165g, Lightest Herb 165g or Sweet Chilli 165g in a Tesco store or online at Tesco.com
• Then text the keyword PHILADELPHIA followed by a space, and your name and postcode to 60110 – you’ll receive a reply with a link to upload a photo of your receipt online
• Enter between: 22 February 2023 and 21 March 2023
• Restrictions: One entry per person, open to UK residents aged 18+
• Click here to read the Philadelphia T&Cs

Tesco/Purina – Win £200 cash

• Prize: 100 x £200 cash
• How to enter: Purchase £3 worth of any Bakers, Adventuros, Dentalife and/or Felix treats in a Tesco store or online at Tesco.com
• Then text the keyword TREATS followed by a space, and your name and postcode to 60110 – you’ll receive a reply with a link to upload a photo of your receipt online
• Enter between: 1 March 2023 and 21 March 2023
• Restrictions: One entry per person, open to UK residents aged 18+
• Click here to read the Purina T&Cs

James Wellbeloved – Win a Whistle Health smart device

• Prize: 100 x Whistle Health smart devices (12-month subscription included)
• How to enter: Purchase any James Wellbeloved dog main meal (excluding Crackerjacks and Minijacks treats) and keep your receipt
• Then text the keyword WHISTLE to 88008
• Enter between: 23 January 2023 and 31 March 2023
• Restrictions: Maximum 5 entries per person, open to UK residents aged 18+
• Click here to read the James Wellbeloved T&Cs

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Current charity text-to-win competitions (optional donation)

There are also text entry competitions for charities like Comic Relief or Global’s Make Some Noise where you can opt out of the £5 or £10 charity donation. You will still be charged standard network rate to send the entry text. Some compers don’t believe it’s in the spirit of comping to cancel a charity donation, but I’ll leave you to decide that (there are currently no charity text comps – keep checking back though!)

Text entry radio competitions

UK commercial radio stations run standard rate text entry competitions which are sponsored by brands (the premium rate £2 comps don’t have sponsors). Tune in to Heart, Capital, Capital XTRA, Magic, Kiss and Absolute for details of these comps, which are usually on the breakfast or drivetime shows. Check my blog post How to win radio competitions for more tips.

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For more tips on text competitions, see my blog post How to win text competitions – good luck!