Dream Car competition winner & results Sam McGovan - Porsche 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 (£73,300) + £30,000 06 - 12 May (Week 19) 2024
Royal Navy Trainee Wins £103K Porsche And Cash Prize Moments Before Exam!
Sam McGovan was on the way to take a Royal Navy exam when Christian surprised him with a brand new £73,000 Porsche 718 Cayman plus £30,000 tax-free cash!
“I’ve never even thought about that kind of money,” Sam gushed, “ and I definitely haven’t ever touched a car like that before!”
Sam’s been dreaming of owning a Porsche since he was a toddler, so it’s safe to say he’s one happy chap today.
Congratulations – good luck with your exam!
Sam McGovan: Cornwall
Porsche 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 (£73,300) + £30,000
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 £200 in Game Credit.
- A Bowness (GB) Mini Countryman JCW
- A Danga (GB) Mercedes AMG CLE53 + £20k
- A Sutherland (GB) Mercedes AMG CLE53 + £50k
- C Bray (GB) BMW X1 xDrive23d X-Line + £30k
- C Smith (GB) Toyota GR Yaris Circuit Pack + £20k
- D Reid (GB) Range Rover Kahn Velar P400 + £50k
- F Creyns (BE) Mini Cooper S Sport
- F Farooq (GB) Range Rover Sport D300 + £50k
- H Soltani (GB) BMW Motech M135i
- J Evans (GB) Ford Mustang Dark Horse + £20k
- J Ford (GB) Audi ABT RS6-S + £50k
- J Leadbeater (GB) Range Rover P550e + £20k
- J Swift-Clowes (GB) Toyota GR Yaris Circuit + £50k
- L Joy (IE) Auto Trail Grande Frontier 88 + £20k
- L Wu (GB) BMW Motech M135i xDrive
- O Buja (GB) BMW M3 Competition
- P Jansta (CZ) Tesla Model 3 Standard Range
- S Khoshmanzar (GB) Audi ABT RS7-R + £20k
- T Lawrence (GB) Mini Cooper S Sport + £50k
- V Matulis (GB) BMW X5 xDrive30d M-Sport + £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.
- Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R - K Tandel (GB)
- Polestar 2 Performance - G Dawson (GB)
- Polestar 3 Long Range - D Chapman (GB)
- Porsche 718 Boxster GTS 4.0 - H Sülau (DE)
- Porsche 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 - S Richards (GB)
- Porsche 911 (Classic 1965-1989) - M Mazur (GB)
- Porsche 911 Carrera GTS - A Sood (GB)
- Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet - R Jewiss (GB)
- Porsche 911 Targa 4S - P Dhawan (GB)
- Porsche 911 Turbo - S Muhlberg (DE)
- Porsche 911 Turbo S - R Brown (GB)
- Porsche Cayenne e-Hybrid - T Adebanjo (GB)
- Porsche Macan GTS - H Murray (GB)
- Porsche Panamera 4S e-Hybrid - P Vasper (GB)
- Porsche Taycan Turbo - S Ahmed (GB)
- Range Rover D350 SE - M Raja (GB)
- Range Rover Evoque P250 R-Dynamic HSE - J Davies (GB)
- Range Rover Kahn Velar P400 Pace Car - D Reid (GB)
- Range Rover P550e Autobiography - J Leadbeater (GB)
POPULAR CARS
These were the most popular cars for this competition, in order of tickets bought.
- Ford Focus ST Edition
- Mini Cooper S Sport
- Ford Focus RS Mk1
- Lamborghini Urus S
- BMW X1 M35i
- Volkswagen Golf GTI
- Ford Ranger Raptor
- Ford Focus ST
- Audi S3 Sportback
- BMW X1 xDrive23d X-Line
- Tesla Model 3 Standard Range
- Hymer ML-T CrossOver
- Volkswagen Golf R
- Mercedes AMG CLA35
- Volkswagen ABT Golf R Performance
- Ford Mustang Dark Horse
- Mercedes Brabus GLE-700 Coupe
- Aston Martin DB12
- Audi RS3 Saloon Vorsprung
- Volkswagen T6.1 California
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Young Royal Navy trainee is stopped at train station and given Porsche with £30K in boot
May 2024
Royal Navy trainee Sam McGovan says he feels like James Bond after winning a dream car and cash prize worth a whopping £103,000 in an online competition. The 20-year-old had just completed a 10-hour journey from his home in Redruth to take his Navy exam when was stopped as he got off the train at Paddington station in London by BOTB Christian Williams.
After learning he is now the proud owner of a stunning £73,000 Porsche 718 Cayman, Sam said: "I just can’t believe I have won such an amazing car. I feel like James Bond. When I first saw Christian and his cameraman, I thought surely they weren’t there for me. I’ve won a couple of football bets before, but nothing like this.”
The Porsche 718 Cayman features a Flat-6 engine, 395bhp and a top speed of 182mph. “I was looking at saving up for a 2005 Porsche Boxster for £10,000, but I won’t have to now and this is certainly a little bit better,” Sam said.
“The car looks and sounds amazing, and I’ve never even touched one like this before.” And the surprise didn’t end there for Sam, who was joined at Paddington station by his family, as Christian also revealed £30,000 in cash stashed in the boot of the car.
“I haven’t even thought about that kind of money. It’s going to change my life so much,” Sam said. “It’s going to help with things like paying for a mortgage for a house.
“I’m also going to give a bit of it to my parents because they have helped me so much.” Sam said: Sam’s dad said his son has been dreaming of driving a Porsche since he could drive, so it was amazing to be able to surprise him with his dream car.
“The Cayman is a lovely car to drive. Not only does it sound fantastic, it handles the road as you would expect a proper sports car would. He might even be able to outrun James Bond. I know his mum was worried that his head would be fried for his exam, so I hope it didn’t distract him too much.”
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