Name: Prodip Kr. Chakraborty.

Age: 63 years.

Occupation: Retired.

Family facts: Lives with his wife, son and daughter.

Address: 2A Pratapaditya Place.

What he bid for and when: 22NP 54 cm Videocon flat TV with a winning bid in the first week of the contest.

The winning strategy: “I have always been a faithful subscriber of the paper ever since its inception and have participated in all competitions organised by it. This just gave me something to look forward to in the morning. I bought a whole lot of papers in the first week and ended up as a winner in this thrilling and easy way to win big prizes,” said Chakraborty.

The winning slogan: For health, early rising is the best and t2 Big Wins just makes it the easiest.

Name: Kaushik Chowdhury.

Age: 26 years.

Occupation: Lawyer.

Family facts: Lives with his parents and sister.

Address: 139 Dr P.C. Lahiri Sarani.

What he bid for and when: K5300 Videocon Washing Machine in the second week of the contest.

The winning strategy: “It is a really easy game and my strategy has been simply to buy as many newspapers as possible because I wanted to make sure that I won something. And with everyone in the family helping out, this was a true collaborative effort,” smiled Chowdhury.

The winning slogan: Big Wins helps the world come together here on the flat pages of t2.

Name: Dhwani Kamdar.

Age: 21 years.

Occupation: Student.

Family background: Lives with parents and sister.

Address: 4/2 Sarat Bose Road.

What she bid for and when: SS221500 54 cm Videocon Flat TV in the first week of the competition.

The winning strategy: “I got hold of newspapers from friends, relatives and other people in my building and continued to come up with innovative slogans till I finally got the prize and it is quite thrilling with a new cash prize every day to supplement your bid amount,” smiled Kamdar.

The winning slogan: With t2 Big Wins we are confronted with all these insurmountable opportunities in a happening city which is what t2 is about in the first place.

Name: Sekhar Mondol.

Age: 35 years.

Occupation: Primary school teacher.

Family facts: Lives with his parents, wife and brother.

Address: Village Post Office Domjur, district Howrah.

What he bid for and when: 5511QSP 54 cm Videocon flat TV in the first week of the competition.

The winning strategy: I bought a lot of newspapers after contacting two vendors. I also went into town and bought old newspapers collecting them till I won something. I was determined that I would keep buying newspapers till I won something or the other and my wife also helped me, making this a joint effort.

The winning slogan: It is bold and beautiful.