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.

Note: Tesco keywords have optional numbers added to show where you saw the competition (eg. 6 for Tesco website, 2 for Tesco magazine) – I do not include these numbers in my listings as it will affect Tesco’s marketing insights.

Unless otherwise stated, all comps listed below are open to UK residents.

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Current text-to-win competitions

Remember – all listed comps will cost you standard network rate to enter, unless stated otherwise!

ASDA & Batchelors – win £5,000

• Prize: £5000 cash prize
• Runner Up Prizes:
  • 10x £20 cinema e-gift cards;
  • 10x £20 Asda e-gift cards;
  • 50x Batman mugs;
  • 30x Batman logo t-shirts.
• How to enter: Text the keyword BATMOBILE and your email address to 60777.
• Enter between: 14 September and 25 October 2023
• Restrictions: GB entrants only. Maximum 4 entries per person per prize draw. Only one prize per mobile number per draw
• Click here to read the Batchelors T&Cs

Premier Foods & Batchelors – win Batman prizes

For this comp, there are 2 prize draws with 250 winners in each. The first draw opens on 24.8.23 and closes on 26.9.23 and the second draw opens on 27.9.23 and closes on 31.10.23.

• Prizes in each draw:
  – 2x Film night- in incl. Portable HD Home Cinema Projector, Batman 80th anniversary 18-film DVD collection and 1200W Electric Popcorn Maker With Bowl;
  – 25x £20 cinema e-gift cards
  – 50x Batman mugs
  – 50x Batman logo t-shirts
  – 50x Batman A5 notebooks
  – 73x 500ml Batman water bottles
• How to enter: Text the keyword BATMAN and your email address to 60777.
• Enter between: 24 August and 31 October 2023
• Restrictions: Maximum 4 entries per person per prize draw. Only one prize per mobile number per draw
• Click here to read the Batchelors T&Cs

Birds Eye – win 40 x kitchen appliances

• 1st prize: 1 x £2,000 to buy a fridge freezer
• 2nd prize: 1 x £425 to buy a cooker
• 3rd prizes: 10 x microwave
• 4th prizes: 10 x air fryer
• 5th prizes: 6 x toaster
• 6th prizes: 6 x kettle
• 7th prizes: 6 x slow cooker
• How to enter: Text the keyword BIRDSEYE followed by a space, and your name and postcode to 60110
• Enter between: 22 August and 10 October 2023
• Restrictions: One entry per person. Only one Prize per household.
• Click here to read the Birds Eye T&Cs

Ambrosia & Angel Delight – win Minions prizes

• Prizes in each monthly draw:
  1 x Apple Airpods with wired charging case (2nd generation)
  33 x Minions Mug
  8 x Despicable Me 2 Monopoly Board Game
  20 x Minions 3D Puzzle Ball
  33 x Phil and Stuart Minions tote bag
  25 x 10-Movie DVD Collection. This collection includes: Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2, Despicable Me 3, Minions, The Secret Life of Pets, The Secret Life of Pets 2, Sing, Dr. Seuss The Lorax, Hop, Dr. Seuss The Grinch.
• Late entry draw prizes: minimum of 10 prizes available to be won plus any unclaimed from main draws
• How to enter: Text the keyword DESSERTS to 60060 (ROI residents should text DESSERTS to 50015)
• Enter between: 1 August and 1 November 2023 (if you miss the final draw, you can still enter until 5 March 2024)
• Restrictions: Maximum of 3 entries per mobile number per draw (monthly draws close on the 1 Sept, 3 Oct & 1 Nov at 8.59am). Open to ROI & UK
• Click here to read the Mr Kipling T&Cs

Mr Kipling – win Minions prizes

• Prize: 125 x Minions prizes every week (includes cinema tickets, DVDs, Funko Pops, Airpods, t-shirts and lots of other branded items – see T&Cs for full breakdown!)
• How to enter: Text the keyword CAKE to 60060 (ROI residents should text CAKE to 50015)
• Enter between: 5 July and 11 October 2023
• Restrictions: Maximum of 3 entries per mobile number per week (each weekly draw closes on a Wednesday at 8.59am). Open to ROI & UK
• Click here to read the Mr Kipling 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.

Most T&Cs will state you need to buy from a ‘participating’ store – this generally means stores advertising the promotion, but even if your store isn’t advertising it, it doesn’t mean they’re not participating (some stores never put promotional posters and shelf labels out on display!)

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

You can find more TTWs on the Compers Shopping List.

NEW! Dolmio & Uncle Ben’s at Home Bargains (purchase necessary) – win £100 voucher

• Prizes: 5 x £100 Home Bargains vouchers
• How to enter: Purchase any Dolmio or Ben’s Original product from a participating Home Bargains store texting
• Then text the keyword MEALSWIN to 81400
• Enter between: 27 September and 11 October 2023
• Restrictions: One entry per person.
• Click here to read the Dolmio T&Cs

NEW! Fanta & Tesco (purchase necessary) – win a theme park break

• 1st Prize: Overnight break for 2 adults at Thorpe Park with 2 day park entry & £500
• 2nd prize: Overnight break for 2 adults at Alton Towers with 1 day park entry & £500
• Runners up prizes: 33 x £100 cash
• How to enter: Buy any Fanta product in a Tesco store or online at Tesco.com
• Then text the keyword FANTA 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: 27 September and 24 October 2023
• Restrictions: One entry per person.
• Click here to read the Fanta T&Cs

Mini Cheddars & Tesco – win £1,000

• Prize: 29 x £1,000 cash (one winner every day)
• How to enter: Buy a Mini Cheddars 6 pack (original, smoky BBQ or Red Leicester) in a Tesco store or online at Tesco.com
• Then text the keyword MINI 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: 26 September and 24 October 2023
• Restrictions: One entry per person per day (new receipt required for each entry) – one prize per household
• Click here to read the Mini Cheddars T&Cs

Tango & Tesco – win £1,000 cash & £1,000 for the Princes Trust

• Prize: 5 x £1,000 cash & £1,000 for the Princes Trust
• How to enter: Buy any Tango product in a Tesco store or online at Tesco.com
• Then text the keyword TANGO 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: 27 September and 24 October 2023
• Restrictions: One entry per person.
• Click here to read the Tango T&Cs

Heineken & Tesco – win a football training session at Spurs

• Prize: 5 x prizes: Watch the Tottenham Hotspur Men’s first team train, & a 60-90min coaching experience session led by Tottenham Hotspur Global Football Development Coaches at the Club’s training centre in Enfield, in presence of other winners, with breakfast/lunch. Will take place on a weekday by 1/7/24, Includes 2 nights’ 4* hotel twin room stay & £500 towards travel/other meals/drinks/kit paid via BACS.
• Runners up prizes: 10 x £100
• How to enter: Buy any Heineken product in a Tesco store or online at Tesco.com
• Then text the keyword TRAINING 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: (start date unknown) and 9 October 2023
• Restrictions: One entry per person.
• Click here to read the Heineken T&Cs

Diageo Flavourfest at ASDA – win £2,000

• Prize: £2,000 cash
• Runners up prizes: 10 x £100 Asda gift card
• How to enter: Purchase any Diageo product within any participating Asda store. Then text SUMMER followed by a space, the last four digits of the product barcode, another space and your date of birth (DD/MM/YYYY) to 66222. (EG.: SUMMER 1234 22/01/1994)
• Enter between: 14 September and 4 October 2023
• Restrictions: Only one entry per mobile number throughout the promotional period
• Click here to read the Diageo T&Cs – the terms don’t include a list of qualifying products but a previous Flavourfest promotion had a link to this list of Diageo products

Co-op & Poretti – win a £100 Prezzo gift card

• Prize: 50 x £100 Prezzo Gift Card
• How to enter: purchase a 4x440ml Poretti pack at a Co-op group store and text PORETTI followed a space and your full name and postcode to 85100 – keep hold of your receipt
• Enter between: 13 September and 3 October 2023
• Restrictions: England & Wales residents only. Maximum 1 entry per person per week.
• Click here to read the Poretti T&Cs

Odeon & Cadbury – win £2,500 LastMinute.com voucher

• Prize: 2 x £2,500 Lastminute.com Vouchers
• Runners up: 10 x 12 month myLimitless Memberships
• How to enter: Purchase any Participating Product from any Odeon Cinema in Great Britain and text the word ODEON along with your name and postcode to 88008 (participating products are Cadbury Caramel Nibbles 120G, Cadbury Giant Buttons 119G, Cadbury Twirl Bites 109G, Maynard Bassetts Wine Gums 190G, Sour Patch Kids 140g Original, Cadbury 110G OREO BITES) – keep hold of your receipt
• Enter between: 7 September and 11 October 2023
• Restrictions: GB residents only. Maximum 1 entry per person.
• Click here to read the Cadbury T&Cs

Tesco & Garnier – win a 7 night family nature holiday

• Prize: 7-night cabin break for 2 adults & 2 children aged 16 and under, on a self-catering basis. (choice of 3 locations in Kent, Scottish Highlands, and Ceredigion). Includes bike hire for the duration of the stay, a £300 travel contribution and £300 worth of Tesco e-Gift Cards.
• How to enter: Buy any TWO Garnier products in a Tesco store or online at Tesco.com
• Then text the keyword GARNIER 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: 21 August and 3 October 2023
• Restrictions: One entry per person.
• Click here to read the Garnier T&Cs

Kenco – Win Red Letter Days vouchers

• Prizes: 200 x Red Letter Days eGift card prizes (25 x £250, 75 x £150, 100 x £100)
• How to enter: Purchase any Kenco product from any retailer and keep hold of your receipt
• Then text the keyword UPLIFT to 60163
• Enter between: 1 April 2023 and 31 December 2023
• Restrictions: Only one entry per person per week will be accepted. Max one prize per person. Open to UK residents aged 18+
• This is a winning moments promotion and you’ll find out instantly if you’re a winner.
• Click here to read the Kenco 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 know not everyone has a fiver to spare at the moment, so I’ll leave you to decide that.

For the Global Make Some Noise text-to-wins below, you can text to a variety of shortcodes depending on the radio station. I have used the Capital FM text number below (83958).

Make Some Noise work across the UK with smaller charities in local communities, and you can find out more about their work at makesomenoise.com/about-us

NEW! Global Make Some Noise – Win a family trip to Spain

• Prize: 7-night stay for a family of four (two adults + two children up to the age of 12) at Ikos Andalusia on an all-inclusive basis including flights and transfers
• How to enter: Text the keyword BEACH to 83958
• A £5 donation will be taken one hour (60 minutes) after the time the first text was received from the mobile phone used to enter the Promotion, unless you reply with the word CANCEL. If you cancel your donation, you will still be entered into the prize draw.
• Enter between: 15 August 2023 and 6 October 2023
• Restrictions: Only six entries per person will be accepted. Open to UK residents aged 18+
• Click here to read the Spain T&Cs

Global make Some Noise – Win a trip to New York

• Prize: 2 return economy class flights from London to New York, four nights’ accommodation in a standard room at The Westgate Hotel NYC (or similar) on a bed and breakfast basis, and two experiences from a choice of Summit One Vanderbilt, Hop on Hop Off Big Bus pass or Hard Rock Café dining (acoustic menu). 
• How to enter: Text the keyword NYC to 83958
• A £5 donation will be taken one hour (60 minutes) after the time the first text was received from the mobile phone used to enter the Promotion, unless you reply with the word CANCEL. If you cancel your donation, you will still be entered into the prize draw.
• Enter between: 31 July 2023 and 6 October 2023
• Restrictions: Only six entries per person will be accepted. Open to UK residents aged 18+
• Click here to read the NYC T&Cs

Global make Some Noise – Win a trip to the Maldives

• Prize: seven-night half board accommodation for two people in a Seaview Studio at Avani+ Fares Maldives Resort, plus two economy class return flights from the UK to Velena and a seaplane transfer from Velena International airport to the resort. Also included is a Guided reef snorkelling trip of Dolphins Bay and the Avani+ Fares Maldives house reef. 
• How to enter: Text the keyword SUN to 83958
• A £5 donation will be taken one hour (60 minutes) after the time the first text was received from the mobile phone used to enter the Promotion, unless you reply with the word CANCEL. If you cancel your donation, you will still be entered into the prize draw.
• Enter between: 31 July 2023 and 6 October 2023
• Restrictions: Only six entries per person will be accepted. Open to UK residents aged 18+
• Click here to read the Maldives T&Cs

Check out the full list of Make Some Noise text entry competitions at www.makesomenoise.com/win

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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!