Tips & Techniques

Practical advice on entering competitions more effectively and improving your success rate. Topics include research methods, understanding judges, media appearances and specific competition strategies.

Entering a Competition-Understanding the Judges

Understanding who judges competitions and how they pick winners can help you avoid wasting energy on the wrong things.

Finding the Competitions

Skip the obvious lottery tickets and learn where serious compers find competitions with real winning odds.

Increasing Your Chances

Entering more competitions and choosing ones with fewer total entries are the best ways to actually improve your odds of winning.

Playing and Winning Premium Bonds

How the Premium Bonds draw really works: ERNIE, the two monthly jackpots, the true odds, and why the winning theories do not hold up.

Research Wins Competitions

Doing your homework on past winners and competition patterns gives you a real edge in quizzes, contests and betting.

Tips and Advice on Getting Help with Competition Entries

Competition magazines and websites help compers find more entries and tips, but they cost money and results depend on how much effort you put in.

Tips for Appearing on TV and Radio Quiz Shows

Get on TV and radio quiz shows without breaking the bank by targeting smaller competitions instead of the big-name ones.

Top Tips for Winning Poetry Competitions

Get practical tips to boost your chances of winning poetry competitions, from researching past winners to perfecting your craft.

Winning Techniques

Winning competitions relies on smart techniques and organization, not luck—here's what seasoned competitors actually do.