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Dream Car competition winner & results James Coulthurst - VW Golf R + £50,000 Tax-Free Cash 12 - 18 Aug 2024 (Week 33)

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Lightening Does Strike Twice! Essex Winner Bags £43k Volkswagen Golf R AND £50k Cash

When James Coulthurst from Billericay won his dream car with BOTB in 2022, he never thought it would happen again... But it did today when he scooped a £43,320 Volkswagen Golf R and £50,000 tax-free cash.

“Yes, come on,” he cheered. “I’m lost for words!”

James has always wanted to modify his car and now has £50,000 to do just that.

Huge congrats – happy tinkering!

JUDGES' DECISION

Reward Scheme

Game Credit is won for doing well in Car Competitions.

spot the ball zones
  • Zone 1: 100%
  • Zone 2: 50%
  • Zone 3: 15%
  • Zone 4: 10%
  • Zone 5: 5%

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THE JUDGING PANEL

The panel of judges is formed of experienced sports professionals on a rotating basis, who each offer their best opinion. Using a panel of judges ensures that nobody can ever know the original position of the ball - resulting in a process that is fair, transparent, audited and honest.

AUDITORS LETTER

The winner is independently calculated by external auditors Azets, a top 20 UK and leading European accountancy group. View confirmation letter

All entrants are eligible to win game credit in zones 1 to 5 (see key above), according to their proximity to the judged position.

RUNNERS UP

The top 20 closest players to the winning coordinates all receive £200 in Dream Car Credit.

  • A Baldwin (GB) Lamborghini Urus SE + £50k
  • A Dennis (GB) Mercedes AMG CLE53 Night Edition + £30k
  • A Moraru (GB) BMW X5M Competition + £50k
  • C Joseph-Greenland (GB) Auto Trail Grande Frontier + £30k
  • D Buxton (GB) Mini Aceman SE Sport
  • E Dunkley (GB) Tesla Model Y Long Range
  • F Chaudhary (GB) BMW M3 Touring
  • G Brindley (GB) Mercedes AMG CLE53 Night Edition + £50k
  • J Evans (GB) Ford Focus ST Edition + £40k
  • J Singh (GB) BMW X5M Competition + £20k
  • J Roberts (GB) Audi S3 Sportback + £50k
  • L Phillips (GB) Ineos Grenadier Belstaff Fieldmaster
  • P Allen (GB) BMW M3 Touring + £30k
  • P Ely (GB) Aston Martin DB12 + £50k
  • P Morgan (MT) Mini Aceman SE Sport
  • R Bruce (GB) Ford Focus ST Edition
  • S Iwueke (GB) Mercedes AMG CLE53 Night Edition + £50k
  • S Marello (GB) Honda Civic Type-R + £20k
  • S O'Neill (GB) Porsche Cayenne GTS + £50k
  • T Godfrey (GB) Mercedes AMG CLE53 Night Edition + £50k

CLOSEST BY CAR

The closest Supercharged Club member for each car in the line-up wins £30 (Gold), £20 (Silver) or £10 (Bronze) Game Credit.

  • Range Rover D350 SE - A Eizeddin (GB)
  • Range Rover Evoque P250 - S Bool (GB)
  • Range Rover Kahn Velar - J Mugota (GB)
  • Range Rover P550e - O Green (GB)
  • Range Rover Sport D300 Dynamic SE - N Shan (GB)
  • Range Rover Sport P460e - J Armes-Harris (GB)
  • Range Rover Velar P400 - G Al-Kadhimi (IQ)
  • Renault Clio V6 Phase 2 - C Child (GB)
  • Sterling Roamer XL - A Evill (GB)
  • Subaru Impreza P1 - C Child (GB)
  • Suzuki Twisted Jimny Turbo - J Townrow (GB)
  • Tesla Model 3 - C Soteriou (GB)
  • Tesla Model 3 Standard Range - C Pike (GB)
  • Tesla Model Y Long Range - E Dunkley (GB)
  • Tesla Model Y - A Kalinkov (BG)
  • Toyota GR Supra Pro - J Coulthurst (GB)
  • Toyota GR Yaris Circuit Pack - P Sagoo (GB)
  • Toyota Liberty Walk GR Supra - R Carroll (GB)
  • Toyota Litchfield GR Yaris - J Jobling (GB)

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Volkswagen Golf R won by Billericay BOTB competition winner

Aug 2024

A LUCKY winner has bagged a dream car and cash prize - for the second time in two years.

James Coulthurst, from Billericay, won a Volkswagen Golf R worth more than £43,000 and £50,000 in cash in BOTB's Dream Car Competition.

This is just two years after he won a Mercedes A45S Plus worth more than £58,000 and a £20,000 cash prize in the same competition.

Mr Coulthurst said: "My friends and family think it's ridiculous that I have won twice and are asking me how I do it.

"I certainly didn’t consider myself a lucky person prior to winning the first time."

BOTB presenter Christian Williams surprised the cyber security analyst with the news at his home.

He revealed the new car parked nearby, and the cash prize stashed in the boot.


Mr Coulthurst said: "I think my reactions to winning were very different.

"This time, I was obviously still in shock, but I think I was more visibly excited."

Mr Coulthurst has big plans for the cash prize.

He said he would use some of the money to pay off his cat's vet bills, and spend the rest on modifying his new car.

He added: "I sold the A45S and got a Ford Mustang, but only had that a couple of months, as unfortunately, our cat got hit by a car, and we had a huge number of vet bills to pay for, so I had to sell that.

"I’ll use some of the money to help pay off the loan for the vet bills, and spend some modifying this car with Dynamic Chassis Control and leather seats."

BOTB's Christian Williams said: "To win once is fantastic, but to win a second time is an incredible achievement and I couldn’t be happier for James.


"It sounds like he has always wanted to modify his own car, and he now has £50,000 to do just that."

BOTB's Dream Car Competition allows people to buy tickets for the car they want to win and then play 'spot the ball'.

An independent panel of judges then decides the winner.

To see Mr Coulthurst's reaction, and other winners, visit BOTB.com.

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