Midweek Car competition winner & results Darren Godson - New Range Rover Evoque P250 R-Dynamic HSE (£49,040) + £20,000 13 - 19 Jan 2022 (Week 2)
Oh 'Godson' He's Done It Again!
It was a cold morning in Gainsborough when Christian arrived to surprise this week's Midweek Car competition winner, Darren Godson! Having previously won both the Dream Car competition back in 2019 and Lifestyle competition last year, this makes Darren our second winner to score a hat-trick!
Darren was busy at work when Christian rocked up to surprise him with a brand new Range Rover Evoque worth nearly £50,000! As a Range Rover fan, Darren is planning to keep the car and has already specced it in his head in black and white! As a three-time winner, Darren couldn't stop apologising for his luck... but he obviously has some skill in the spot the ball game and in the surprise video he gives players a handy tip on how he plays.
But the surprise wasn't over yet, as Christian opened the boot to reveal that he had also won a massive £20,000 in cash! Darren is a mini-celebrity in Gainsborough after winning BOTB previously so he may get recognised in Tesco even more now!
Congratulations Darren!
Darren Godson: Gainsborough, UK
New Range Rover Evoque P250 R-Dynamic HSE (£49,040) + £20,000
Reward Scheme
Game Credit is won for doing well in Dream Car Competitions.
Please note, free tickets are not eligible for Game Credit Rewards
- Zone 1: 100%
- Zone 2: 50%
- Zone 3: 15%
- Zone 4: 10%
- Zone 5: 5%
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 £100 in Dream Car Credit.
- A Crossman (GB) Audi RS3 Sportback + £20k
- A Hunt (GB) Mini Countryman JCW + £20k
- C Banyard (GB) BMW e46 M3 + £10k
- D Cooperwaite (GB) Mercedes AMG A45-S + £20k
- H Ali (GB) BMW 530e xDrive M Sport + £20k
- H Johnston (GB) Land Rover Defender 90 D250 SE + £20k
- J Hamilton (GB) Audi Q4-e-tron 40 Edition 1 + £20k
- J Hey (GB) Volkswagen Up! GTi
- J Kerr (GB) Hyundai i30N Performance + £20k
- K Chandler (GB) Audi RS3 Sportback + £20k
- K Mullins (GB) Mercedes AMG A45-S Plus + £20k
- M Brader (GB) Jeep Wrangler Overland + £20k
- M Zaknic (RS) Volkswagen Up! GTi
- P Crockford (GB) Ford Fiesta ST-3 + £20k
- S Gowing (GB) Tesla Model 3 Standard Range + £20k
- S Kayani (GB) Audi RS3 Sportback
- S Lazar (GB) BMW Motech M135i xDrive + £20k
- S Pratt (GB) Audi ABT S3 Sportback + £15k
- T Brittenden (GB) Toyota Litchfield GR Yaris + £20k
- T Kirk (GB) Audi S3 Sportback
CLOSEST BY CAR
The closest player for each car in the Dream Car Competition line-up wins £10, £20, or £30 Game Credit, depending on their qualifying spend.
- Land Rover Discovery Sport D200 HSE - C Mendes (GB)
- Mazda MX-5 Sport Nav+ - X Xinqingqing (CN)
- Mercedes A250 AMG Line - S Mahmood (GB)
- Mercedes AMG A35 - A Aziz (GB)
- Mercedes AMG A45-S Plus - K Mullins (GB)
- Mercedes AMG A45-S Plus - D Cooperwaite (GB)
- Mercedes AMG CLA35 - A Hassan (GB)
- Mercedes C300d AMG Line - N Islam (GB)
- Mercedes EQA 250 AMG Line Premium - M Cranfield (GB)
- Mini John Cooper Works - M Braun (DE)
- Mini Cooper S Sport - S Kasatkin (GB)
- Mini Countryman JCW - A Hunt (GB)
- Mitsubishi Evo 6 Tommi Makinen Edition - S Fisher (GB)
- Porsche 718 Cayman T - M Russell-Hill (US)
- Porsche 718 Cayman T - A Amlani (GB)
- Porsche Macan 2.0 - C Dalgleish (GB)
- Renaultsport Clio V6 Phase 2 - R Jubril (GB)
- Renaultsport Megane RS 300 - C Obogeanu (GB)
- Seat Cupra Ateca - A Timofte (GB)
POPULAR PRIZES
These were the most popular prizes for this competition, in order of tickets bought
- Volkswagen Up! GTi
- Mercedes AMG A45-S Plus
- Audi ABT S3 Sportback
- Audi RS3 Sportback
- Ford Deranged Ranger Blackout Edition
- Land Rover Defender 90 D250 X-Dynamic SE
- Ford Mustang Mach-1
- Tesla Model Y Long Range
- BMW 530e xDrive M Sport
- Toyota Litchfield GR Yaris
- Audi Q4-e-tron 40 Edition 1
- BMW Motech M135i xDrive
- Volvo Polestar 2 Performance
- BMW M340i xDrive Touring
- Porsche Macan 2.0
- Porsche 718 Cayman T
- Hyundai i30N Performance
- Mercedes A250 AMG Line
- Ford Fiesta ST-3
- Ford Mountune Focus ST m365
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Gainsborough man wins Range Rover and £20k to complete competition hattrick
Jan 2022
A Gainsborough man was left speechless as he won a near £50,000 Range Rover in the same national competition he previously won a Bentley and a trip to New York in recent years.
Darren Godson, 34, entered leading online competitions company BOTB‘s Dream Car contest and managed to secure the prize of a £49,000 Range Rover Evoque, as well as £20,000 in cash.
Amazingly, Darren also won the Dream Car competition in 2019, earning a Bentley Continental in the process, as well as a week-long trip to New York in the Lifestyle contest.
After recovering from his initial shock, Darren, who lives in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, said: “I can’t believe it, I am so sorry to everyone who plays because I’ve been so lucky.
“I love playing BOTB because there is skill involved and a lot of fun, the National Lottery is just numbers.”
BOTB was founded by William Hindmarch in 1999 and it hands over the keys to two cars every week, as well as a lifestyle prize.
Contestants select which prize they would like and purchase tickets, starting from 45p, and play a Spot the Ball game in both the Dream Car and Midweek competitions, while the Lifestyle competition comes with a question you need to answer to enter a draw.
The competitions are independently judged by former professional footballers, alongside current and former referees.
Darren spent just 60p on his winning ticket for the Range Rover, and despite his previous wins he has not let the prizes change him.
When he won his Bentley in 2019, he celebrated by going to his local supermarket and buying a sparkly Christmas jumper, and now he has his sights firmly set on a fourth win, with eyes on a Lamborghini.
This third victory made him just the second contestant in BOTB history to win all three competitions, and he is determined to be in a field of his own by becoming the only person to win four times.
BOTB presenter Christian Williams, who surprised Darren with the news of his Range Rover win, said: “Darren really is a BOTB history maker, I can’t believe he’s done the hat trick – what an amazing story!”
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TESTIMONIAL
Been playing a couple of years and have been very lucky and grateful to have won the Bentley Continental GT W12 back in Dec 2019. Amazingly, I ended up finding myself very lucky again, winning the Lifestyle competition two years later - a £10,000 holiday to New York. It sounds insane and the odds are rare, however I then won again in the final competition BOTB do to complete the treble! This was for a Range Rover Evoque and £20k cash in Jan 2022. Never had a brand-new car from the factory and always wanted to go to New York - I’ve now ticked both off the bucket list. BOTB are real - don’t ever think otherwise!! They are legends and have changed my world. I love playing BOTB as it’s Spot the Ball which is skill and way better than the others with number generators. Keep smashing it BOTB!