The Strictly Spoiler 2018 Competition

The Strictly Spoiler competition is back for 2018. With 4 £20 prizes to be won every week this is the largest competition I have run.

As per previous series to get involved all you have to do is comment on any of Strictly posts during a promotional week on any of the following 3 methods.

Twitter

To get involved on Twitter simply follow @davejthorp and then reply to any of my Strictly tweets including the hashtag #StrictlySpoiler

Facebook

To get involved on Facebook simply like The Strictly Spoiler on Facebook and then comment on any of the posts posted to that page

The Strictly Spoiler

Or you can get involved right here at the home of The Strictly Spoiler by commenting on any of the posts on this website each and every week

Each week there is a guaranteed £20 Amazon UK voucher up for grabs for each of the 3 entry methods.

However I did say there was 4 prizes to be won every week………..

Social Media Bonus Prize

Anyone who likes The Strictly Spoiler on Facebook or who follows me on Twitter is eligible to win the 4th bonus prize of a £20 Amazon UK voucher each week. All you have to do to enter is like/react/share/retweet the spoiler post when it comes in every week

Boring Legal Bit

  1. This competition is open to all UK and Republic of Ireland residents with the exception of any close friends or family members of the promoter.
  2. The competition runs from Saturday to Friday each and every week from 22/09/18 until 07/12/18. The final week of the competition will run from 08/12/18 until 16/12/18 (Saturday until the following Sunday)
  3. There is 1 (one) prize each week per entry method plus the social media bonus prize making 4 (four) prizes to be won each week.
  4. Prizes will be a £20 Amazon UK voucher which will be delivered by email to the winners
  5. Entry in each promotional period closes at 00:00 on Friday Night/Saturday Morning excepting the final promotional period which closes at 00:00 on Saturday Night/Sunday Morning
  6. Entry to the competition can be made using any or all of the entry routes described above by following the instructions above for each route. Entries must comply with all the requirements described above including liking or following any specified profiles or pages and the use of any applicable hashtags in order to count.
  7. Entrants are permitted to enter the competition through more than one entry route and more than once per entry route.
  8. Whilst entrants are permitted to enter the competition multiple times, should anyone be judged by the promoter to be spamming the comments system on this site or spamming on social networking sites or creating fake profiles in order to artificially inflate their number of entries, the promoter reserves the right to disqualify these entries. The aim of this competition is to promote discussion about the spoiler and Strictly in general both on this website and on the applicable social networking profiles. As long as entrants keep to the spirit of this it is unlikely an entry will be disqualified.
  9. Entrants will be required to comply with any house rules for discussion which will be available on the Strictly Spoiler website and/or the respective social networking profiles. If a winning comment does not comply with the house rules or a user is banned for breach of the house rules a redraw may take place
  10. Prize draws for the 3 main prizes will take place on each Saturday following a competition period except the final prize draw which will take place on the Monday following the competition period.
  11. One winner will be selected at random on each of the three entry methods and each winner will win a £20 Amazon UK Voucher
  12. The social media bonus prize will be selected at random from everyone who has interacted with the spoiler post (by liking/reacting/sharing/retweeting the post) from the time the post was posted to the social networks until the start of the not live results show and will be drawn after the results show. The winner of this prize will be announced on the respective social network
  13. In order to be eligible for the social media bonus prize all participants must be liking The Strictly Spoiler on Facebook or following @davejthorp on Twitter
  14. Interactions must be publicly viewable in order to count for the purposes of this competition
  15. For the purposes of this competition only the original spoiler post posted on each social network will count for interactions. Any interactions on subsequent posts will not count
  16. As there is no spoiler in the final week there will be no social media bonus prize that week, however the promoter may provide an alternative social media bonus prize that week at his own discretion details of which will be provided
  17. In the event a selected winner does not comply with the entry requirements, including the liking or following of any applicable social networking profiles at the time a draw takes place they will forfeit the prize and a redraw will take place.
  18. Winners will be contacted by the email address provided to the comments system or on the applicable social network and will be required to provide any further details required to deliver their prize, and confirm their acceptance of the prize within 7 days of being contacted otherwise the prize will be forfeit.
  19. Winners entering through the Disqus comments system will have 2 weeks to claim their prize and will be required to contact the promoter directly in order to claim their prize as the promoter will not receive their personal details due to new data protection regulations. The promoter reserves the right to carry out checks to check validity a prize claimant before awarding a prize which may include verifying partial email addresses or other personal details against the information the promoter holds. If the promoter is not able to establish a verified prize claim within 2 weeks of it being offered the prize will be considered forfeit
  20. In the event of a prize being forfeit under term 18 or 19 it will not be offered to another participant. The promoter may at his own discretion choose to pay out a prize that would normally be forfeit under this term however this is not guaranteed and will only be done at the promoters absolute discretion.
  21. Prizes will be delivered in 3 batches. Any prizes won during September/October will be delivered by the end of November. Any prizes won during November will be delivered by the end of December. Any prizes won during December will delivered by the end of January 2019. These are the latest dates people can expect to receive a prize and prizes may be delivered earlier than these dates at the promoters discretion.
  22. Prizes will be delivered to an email address provided by the winner and will be delivered directly by Amazon.
  23. Any personal information provided during entry or as a part of fulfilling a prize will processed in accordance with your rights under GDPR and only be used for the purposes of this competition, which includes any publicity as per term 24 below, but will not be used for any further marketing purposes for the Strictly Spoiler or any other enterprise operated by Dave Thorp nor will it be passed onto any 3rd party with the exception of Amazon where it is necessary to fulfil a prize
  24. Entrants will require an account with Amazon UK or will be required to register for an account with Amazon UK in order to redeem or use any prize and will be required to agree to any terms and conditions set by Amazon when using their products or services.
  25. The name of all winners will be announced on the Strictly Spoiler website and/or its associated social networking channels. Winners cannot opt out from this publicity and agree to publicity as a condition of accepting any prize.
  26. The promoter reserves the right to alter these terms and conditions or amend any entry methods should it become necessary to do so for any reason outside of the promoter’s control including but not limited to removal of social networking profiles by the BBC
  27. The promoter’s decision in all aspects of this competition is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
  28. The process for the random draws will be as follows. For main prizes each entry on each entry method will be allocated a number and a random number generator will select a winning entry. The entry will then be checked for compliance with the terms and conditions and if found to be valid the winner will be offered the prize. If for any reason an entry is invalid a new random number will be selected. For the social media bonus prize a social network will be selected by a coin toss. All entries on that network will be allocated a number and a random number generator will select a winning entry. The entry will then be checked for compliance with the terms and conditions and if found to be valid the winner will be offered the prize. If for any reason an entry is invalid a new random number will be selected on the same social network determined by the earlier coin toss.
  29.  This competition is promoted by Dave Thorp, trading as The Strictly Spoiler (//www.strictlyspoiler.com) and is not connected with Amazon, Twitter, Facebook, The BBC or any other party.
  30. For the purposes of GDPR the data controller of any data provided in relation to this competition is Dave Thorp, trading as The Strictly Spoiler (//www.strictlyspoiler.com).  GDPR enquiries can be directed to daveATstrictlyspoilerDOTcom

The Strictly Spoiler 2017 Competition

Another new series of Strictly is nearly upon us and I’ve got a massive competition with even more chances to win than 2016. With three times as many prizes to be given away compared to 2016 this year’s competition is going to be huge.

Just like last year there will be prizes up for grabs each and every week this series. But I’ve got not just one prize, not even two prizes but THREE PRIZES available to be won each week. There is a £20 amazon UK voucher to be won on each of the three possible entry methods making a huge £60 to be given away each and every week of the 2017 series.

Just like last series all you need to do to get involved and win a prize is join the discussion. You can do so in the following ways:

Strictly Spoiler Website

You can join the discussion right here at the home of the strictly spoiler by commenting on any of the blog posts made during a promotional period

Facebook

Head on over to Facebook and Like The Strictly Spoiler and then comment on any of the posts made during a promotional period

Twitter

Head on over to Twitter and follow me. Then simply reply to any of my tweets making sure to tag @davejthorp and include the hashtag #StrictlySpoiler. You must tag me and include the hashtag otherwise I will not see your entry when I search for entries each week.

Boring Legal Bit

  1. This competition is open to all UK and Republic of Ireland residents with the exception of any family members of the promoter.
  2. The competition runs from Saturday to Friday each and every week from 23/09/17 until 16/12/17 with the exception of the final week which will run from Saturday until the following Saturday (09/12/17-16/12/17). These dates are projected dates and may change depending on when the 2017 series of Strictly airs
  3. There is 1 (one) prize each week per entry method making 3 (three) prizes in total to be won each week.
  4. Prizes are a £20 Amazon UK voucher which will be delivered by email to the winners
  5. Entry in each promotional period closes at 00:00 on Friday Night/Saturday Morning excepting the final promotional period which closes at 00:00 on Saturday Night/Sunday Morning
  6. Entry to the competition can be made using any or all of the entry routes described above by following the instructions above for each route. Entries must comply with all the requirements described above including liking or following any specified profiles or pages and the use of any applicable hashtags in order to count.
  7. Entrants are permitted to enter the competition through more than one entry route and more than once per entry route.
  8. Whilst entrants are permitted to enter the competition multiple times, should anyone be judged by the promoter to be spamming the comments system on this site or spamming on social networking sites in order to artificially inflate their number of entries, the promoter reserves the right to disqualify these entries. The aim of this competition is to promote discussion about the spoiler and Strictly in general both on this website and on the applicable social networking profiles. As long as entrants keep to the spirit of this it is unlikely an entry will be disqualified.
  9. Entrants will be required to comply with any house rules for discussion which will be available on the Strictly Spoiler website and/or the respective social networking profiles. If a winning comment does not comply with the house rules or a user is banned for breach of the house rules a redraw may take place
  10. Prize draws will take place on each Saturday following a competition period except the final prize draw which will take place on the Wednesday following the competition period.
  11. One winner will be selected at random on each of the three entry methods and each winner will win a £20 Amazon UK voucher
  12. In the event a selected winner does not comply with the entry requirements, including the liking or following of any applicable social networking profiles at the time a draw takes place they will forfeit the prize and a redraw will take place.
  13. Winners will be contacted by email or on the applicable social network and will be required to provide any details required to deliver their prize, and confirm their acceptance of the prize within 7 days of being contacted otherwise the prize may be forfeit. In the event of a prize being forfeit a redraw will take place and the prize will be offered to another participant.
  14. Prizes will be delivered in 3 batches. Any prizes won during September/October will be delivered by the end of November. Any prizes won during November will be delivered by the end of December. Any prizes won during December will delivered by the end of January 2018. These are the latest dates people can expect to receive a prize and prizes may be delivered earlier than these dates at the promoters discretion.
  15. Prizes will be delivered to an email address provided by the winner and will be delivered directly by Amazon.
  16. Any personal information provided during entry or as a part of fulfilling a prize will only be used for the purposes of this competition and will not be stored beyond the completion, used for marketing purposes for the Strictly Spoiler or any other enterprise operated by Dave Thorp nor will it be passed onto any 3rd party with the exception of Amazon where it is necessary to fulfil a prize.
  17. Entrants will require an account with Amazon UK or will be required to register for an account with Amazon UK in order to redeem or use any prize and will be required to agree to any terms and conditions set by Amazon when using their products or services.
  18. The name of all winners will be announced on the Strictly Spoiler website and/or its associated social networking channels.
  19. The promoter reserves the right to alter these terms and conditions or amend any entry methods should it become necessary to do so for any reason outside of the promoter’s control including but not limited to removal of social networking profiles by the BBC.
  20. The promoter’s decision in all aspects of this competition is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
  21. This competition is promoted by Dave Thorp, trading as The Strictly Spoiler (//www.strictlyspoiler.com) and is not connected with Amazon, Twitter, Facebook, The BBC or any other party.

The Strictly Spoiler 2016 Competition

The new series of Strictly is underway soon and what better way to celebrate with a competition. With more prizes and more chances to win than in 2015 this is the biggest and best competition this site has run.

The competition will run every single week this series with a £20 Amazon UK voucher given away to one lucky winner each week. There will also be additional spot prizes on Facebook and Twitter some weeks so watch out for them. Each month one lucky person who won the weekly competition or a spot prize on Facebook or Twitter will also win the monthly prize of an Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet.

Entry to the competition is quite simple, you simply have to join the discussion on any of the posts on this site or its associated social networking channels. Details of the specific entry routes are as follows:

Strictly Spoiler Website

To enter on this website simply join the discussion by commenting on any of the posts on this site during each competition period to be entered into that week’s competition

Facebook

Like The Strictly Spoiler on Facebook and then simply like and comment on any of the posts made on that page during the competition period each week

Also keep an eye out for special spot prize posts with a like/share requirement. If the post receives more likes and shares than the requirement by the closing time/date the prize will unlock and one person who has liked/shared that post will win the prize.

There will also be occasional spot prize posts where you need to guess an answer. These won’t have a like/share requirement and full entry requirements will be detailed on the posts themselves

Entry for the first Facebook spot prize is closed but there will be plenty more exclusive Facebook spot prizes later in the series

Twitter

Follow me on Twitter and reply to any of my Strictly Come Dancing related tweets. Remember to include the hashtag #StrictlySpoiler and tag @davejthorp in your tweet for the entry to count.

Please don’t include any other hashtag especially if your tweet is discussing the spoiler. Please remember Twitter is a public medium and others can view your tweets especially if they are posted to official Strictly hashtags. Please be considerate of those that may wish to wait until the not live results show to learn the results

Also keep an eye out for special spot prize tweets with a retweet/like requirement. If the tweet receives more retweets/likes than the requirement by the closing time/date the prize will unlock and one person who has retweeted/liked the tweet will win the prize.

There will also be occasional spot prize posts where you need to guess an answer. These won’t have a like/share requirement and full entry requirements will be detailed on the posts themselves

The first Twitter spot prize is open right now and you can find more details here!

The second Twitter spot prize has opened. If the spoiler tweet on 1st October 2016 receives over 150 retweets one person who has retweeted the tweet will win a £20 voucher. Check my twitter feed here for more details

Email

Finally, I recognise that not all of this site’s audience will be users of social networking but I don’t want to exclude anyone from having the chance to win a prize this series. So you can enter by email by sending an email with your name and address with the subject “Competition” to competition@strictlyspoiler.com

This entry route is limited to one entry per person/email address per week. Multiple entries will be discounted.

Boring Legal Bit

  1. This competition is open to all UK and Republic of Ireland residents with the exception of any family members of the promoter
  2. The competition runs from Saturday to Friday each and every week from 23/09/16 until 16/12/16 with the exception of the first week which will run from Friday to Friday (23/09/16-30/09/16)
  3. There is 1 (one) prize each week which consists of a £20 (twenty pounds) voucher for use on the Amazon UK website
  4. There is 1 (one) prize during each of the months of October, November and December which consists of a Kindle Fire 8GB Black tablet without promotional offers (amazon issued adverts on the home screen and screensaver). The tablet will be delivered unregistered and you will be required to register it to an Amazon UK account during the setup process
  5. The promoter reserves the right to substitute any prize with one of equal or better value/specification
  6. Entry in each promotional period closes at 00:00 on Friday Night/Saturday Morning
  7. Entry to the competition can be made using any or all of the entry routes described above by following the instructions above for each route. Entries must comply with all the requirements described above including liking or following any particular posts, profiles or pages and the use of any applicable hashtags in order to count
  8. Additional spot prizes will be made available to users of Facebook/Twitter who follow or like the respective social profiles of this site at the promoters discretion.
  9. Some spot prizes will only unlock if selected posts on the social network receive a predetermined number of likes/shares/retweets before the time stated on the posts. Should a post not reach the predetermined number of likes/shares/retweets the prize will be forfeit.
  10. Spot prize values will vary at the promoters discretion and will be detailed in the respective posts on the social networking sites
  11. Winning a voucher spot prize will enter the winner in that month’s monthly prize draw to win a Kindle Fire Tablet
  12. Entrants are permitted to enter the weekly competition through more than one entry route and more than once per entry route with the exception of email entry which is limited to one entry per person per week through that entry method. Email entrants may still receive additional entries through the other entry methods each week
  13. Whilst entrants are permitted to enter the weekly competition multiple times, should anyone be judged by the promoter to be spamming the comments system on this site or spamming on social networking sites in order to artificially inflate their number of entries, the promoter reserves the right to disqualify these entries. The aim of this competition is to promote discussion about the spoiler and Strictly in general both on this website and on the applicable social networking profiles. As long as entrants keep to the spirit of this it is unlikely an entry will be disqualified
  14. Weekly prize draws will take place on each Saturday during the competition period. Monthly prize draws will take place on the final Saturday of each month during the competition period or in the case of December it will take place on the date of the Final of the 2016 series of Strictly
  15. Weekly winners will be selected at random from all qualifying entries across all entry methods and will be announced on the first spoiler post following the draw
  16. Spot prize winners will be selected at random from all qualifying entries and announced on the respective social network.
  17. Monthly winners will be selected at random from all weekly winners and spot prize winners who have won since the last monthly draw, including the weekly winner drawn on the same day as the monthly draw and will be announced on the first spoiler post following the draw
  18. Winners will be contacted by email or on the applicable social network and will be required to provide any details required to deliver their prize, and confirm their acceptance of the prize within 7 days of being contacted otherwise the prize may be forfeit. In the event of a prize being forfeit a redraw will take place and the prize will be offered to another participant
  19. Prizes will be delivered within 1 month of acceptance of a prize. Amazon UK voucher prizes will be delivered to an email address provided by the winner and will be delivered directly by Amazon. Kindle Fire Tablet prizes will be delivered to an address provided by the winner and may be delivered directly by Amazon or directly from the promoter. UK winners will receive their prize by Royal Mail Special Delivery or by a courier of Amazon’s choosing. Republic of Ireland winners will receive their prize by Royal Mail International Signed For or by a courier of Amazon’s choosing. Winners may also be given the option to have their prize delivered to an Amazon Locker location of their choosing.
  20. Any personal information provided during entry or as a part of fulfilling a prize will only be used for the purposes of this competition and will not be stored beyond the completion, used for marketing purposes for the Strictly Spoiler or any other enterprise operated by Dave Thorp nor will it be passed onto any 3rd party with the exception of Amazon where it is necessary to fulfil a prize. Emails via the email entry route will be deleted each week once a draw has taken place
  21. Entrants will require an account with Amazon UK or will be required to register for an account with Amazon UK in order to redeem or use any prize and will be required to agree to any terms and conditions set by Amazon when using their products or services
  22. Kindle Fire tablets are covered by a 1 (one) year limited warranty which is provided by Amazon UK. Winners should contact Amazon directly in the event of any warranty issue with their prize. The promoter cannot accept any liability in the event of any fault with a prize. The 1 year warranty period may run from the date the prize is purchased by the promoter which may be different to the date of delivery of the prize but will be no earlier than 19th September 2016
  23. The name of all winners will be announced on the Strictly Spoiler website and/or its associated social networking channels
  24. The promoter reserves the right to alter these terms and conditions or amend any entry methods should it become necessary to do so for any reason outside of the promoter’s control including but not limited to removal of social networking profiles by the BBC
  25. The promoters decision in all aspects of this competition is final and no correspondence will be entered into
  26. This competition is promoted by Dave Thorp, trading as The Strictly Spoiler (//www.strictlyspoiler.com) and is not connected with Amazon, Twitter, Facebook, The BBC or any other party