By Victoria Stone-Meadows
WHILE entering competitions from magazines and food packets might be a bit of fun for some, a Cranbourne North woman has turned competitions into a serious hobby.
Lynnette Bull says you have to be in it to win it and she has definitely been in it this year, winning more than $15,000 in cash and prizes since the start of 2016.
Ms Bull said her love of entering completions began when she found herself with a bit of time on her hands after the arrival of her first child.
“It started eight years ago when I had my first child and I was home a lot more,” she said.
“I would enter the competitions in magazines and stuff and once I won a few times I went out trying to find more competitions.”
Most recently, Ms Bull has won $200 in gift cards through the EFTPOS CHQ, SAV and WIN promotion that she says will go towards paying for her family’s Christmas lunch.
“I entered it because it came up on my Facebook feed,” she said.
“EFTPOS put up the competition that is open to Christmas and as soon as it opened, I kept all my receipts to enter.”
Ms Bull says there is a strategy to winning competitions but says the best thing you can do is to enter the ones you like the look of – and just go for it.
“The EFTPOS competition started on 24 November and I won on the two first consecutive days because not many people enter right at the start.”
“It definitely pays off to enter.”
