I won £18k in an online competition but I haven't seen a single penny - I'm worried I'll never get what I'm owed
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A lorry driver who took part in an online competition says he is still waiting for the £18,000 prize he was told he had won. Dafydd Bayliss has been taking part in prize draws with Level Up Giveaways for the last three years, but this is the first time he has won.
![[Mr Bayliss said he spoke to Anton Hall, Level Up Giveaways' director (pictured), over the phone the day after his big win.]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/24/10/93452859-14223949-image-m-3_1735035644703.jpg)
He was given a choice of a BMW M3 or £18,000 and as a soon-to-be first-time buyer, the 31-year-old opted for the the cash to help for a new kitchen and bathroom. Expecting to receive the money a few days after the draw he is still waiting three months on.
![[Mr Bayliss added that Mr Hall, 35, was 'happy' he took the cash and told him the money would be in his bank account within two to three days]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/24/10/93452853-14223949-image-m-6_1735035678203.jpg)
The competitions company, based in Sowerby Bridge in West Yorkshire, has seemingly stopped paying out cash prizes with their website now suspended. Prizes in the draw included sports cars, luxury watches and even gold, but website stopped working around 10 days before Christmas.
![[In a post today on the competition's Instagram page, Mr Hall said: 'As for being called a scammer that is far from the truth']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/24/10/93452857-14223949-image-m-7_1735035685103.jpg)
Mr Bayliss, from Blackwood in Caerphilly county, south Wales, tried his luck buying five 99p online entries for a draw on 15 September. It was also possible to enter the competition for free by sending a postal entry to an address in Halifax, West Yorkshire.
Dafydd Bayliss (pictured) has been taking part in prize draws with Level Up Giveaways for the last three years, but this is the first time he has won. He said he spoke to Anton Hall, Level Up Giveaways' director, over the phone the day after his big win.
