Car-mad dad wins dream VW Golf GTI and £50k cash in £1.20 competition
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A car mad dad has just won his ultimate dream hot hatch and £50,000 cash - by taking part in a spot the ball competition.
Antony Kewley, from Runcorn, has owned several Volkswagen Golf GTIs over the years, but he's never quite been able to afford a brand new one.
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Hide AdBut one turned up on his driveway this week, along with a presenter from BOTB, who handed him the keys and showed him around the gleaming white Golf worth £40,000.
Antony said: "That's amazing. I mean I'm a VW nut anyway, and I've got a GTI, but... I'm just speechless. It's stunning, it really is."
Antony had the choice of dozens of cars to play for when he played the Spot the Ball game on the BOTB website, but the brand new Golf GTI was the obvious choice for him, so he snapped up a £1.20 ticket and studied the football photograph.
"Most weeks I play for the VW", he said. "It's just got a bit of everything hasn't it? And it looks stunning.
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Hide Ad"I tend to go for the GTI, it's a classic look and the drive is just amazing.
Antony then discussed his strategy at playing the spot the ball competition. He says he takes a screenshot, so he can repeatedly study it from his phone, and then he uses BOTB's online tools to pinpoint the exact spot he thinks the ball might be.
And he had almost forgotten about the bonus prize - a briefcase in the boot containing £50,000 in cash.
Asked if he would take the cash and the car, or whether he would opt for a cash alternative, Antony said: "The car, it's not even a question. With £50,000 and that, it just gives us a little more cash to play with, and having a new car...
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Hide Ad"I've never had a brand new car. I've had lots of cars, but never brand spanking new. So it's just really nice."
BOTB's spot the ball competitions offer prizes of cars ranging from a Mini for 90p to a Lamborghini for £6.15.
There are also daily and weekly prizes, including a current prize draw of a Porsche 911 Turbo Convertible with tickets costing just 6p, and a £725,000 house in Dorset with tickets for just 99p.
BOTB is giving you the chance to own a breathtaking McLaren 570GT — a 562bhp, twin-turbocharged V8 supercar capable of 0–60mph in 3.3 seconds and over 200mph. The 2017 model up for grabs has covered just 33,000 miles and comes finished in stunning sky blue with those signature dihedral doors. Tickets are just 15p each in this limited-time offer, and you can choose the £55,000 cash alternative if you prefer. Enter before Friday for your shot at this dream car. Visit BOTB today, buy your tickets and get ready for that life-changing call.
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