I had a winning streak end last year. I'd been after a Nikon Coolpix 5700 digital camera and bought a raffle ticket. I had a 1:25 chance of winning a good prize in the final round. I missed out on the one week, first class flights and 5-star hotel for two, but I did win the Coolpix 5700!

Then I bought a Dewalt drill and sent the registration card not expecting to win anything, but gulp!, I got a letter telling me I'd won Dewalt power tools to the value of nearly $500.

Not a bad start to 2003!