Has anyone ever won a prize in a newspaper crossword competition?

[Headbanger]

I send mine off every week but haven't won for about 25 years..I still get a lot of fun doing them though.My theory is that because there is so much help available on the internet and from Answerbank they get a lot more entries than they used to

[andrit]

£500 recently in Daily Record

[slinky.kate]

i won £50 in a magazine a good few months ago

[standian]

True true Won the FT cryptic a few years ago with my first attempt

[Dee Sa]

I won the £200 with the Sat Telegraph about three yers ago and last year £20 on the Skeleton [ wih A/B'ers help so I donated that to Shar Pei rescue to ease my conscience] I have not won since,so the postage I have paid out for 3 crosswords on Sat, 6 on Sunday and 3 on Monday far outways my winnings and if it gets much dearer postage wise I shall have to be more selective.
Hope everyone enjoyed their xmas day and long may they win in the New Year.
Dee

[seadogg]

Observer, Liverpool Daily Post and one I cant remember but we bought "Lord of the Rings" with the prize money.

[standian]

Won the Guardian twice before that Now have 3 huge dictionaries to my name

[poortony]

Yes, Daily Express = Daily Record = I.M.O.S. Sunday Mail
Daily Star (Irish edition) and several magazine, but ONLY on
entry coupons and NEVER on line or by text

[dauv]

I had one nothing then over a reasonably short space of time You Crossword, Sir Lancelot and then two weeks ago the Prize Crossward - happy days, but goodness knows how many unsuccessful ones went before that!!

[Mctavish]

Won £25 earlier this year with the Daily Mail Prize Crossword

[brizzer]

Yes, I've won the odd runner-up prize from the Telegraph - an abridged almanac and an anagram dictionary - but nothing will ever compare with the 10/6d Postal Order I won in the mid-fifties, for a crossword in the Junior Express! I've been hooked ever since, and I dread to think what I've put into the Royal Mail's coffers since then!

[dicmor]

i HAVE WON mos £1500 THREE TIMES AND SIR LANCELOT TWICE AND ALSO YOU MAGAZINE A FEW TIMES

[Headbanger]

Thank you to all the ABers who answered. Its reassuring to know that somebody wins.
I'll keep on plodding away with help from all the clever people in ABland. It sounds as if we all deserve shares in the Post-Office from our not insignificant contributions to their profits. Although I haven't had much luck, my brother who lives in South Africa has won a couple of times,but their papers have now stopped doing prize crosswords. He is quite envious of our choice of competitions.

[ladyalex]

I won second prize from one of the Telegraph extra puzzles several years ago. (A book of crossword puzzles) .
Nothing before or since despite doing them all for decades now..sigh...

[Headbanger]

Posting this question has changed my luck - I won £25 on The Skeleton last week :) Thank you to all my A/B helpers