humraz reverse auctions were originally conceived as a way to help people buy property and the concept has since been extended to other valuable assets. While keeping the fundamental premise of selling to the lowest unique bidder the company has designed an auction model that is innovative in terms of concept and technology.

Win a luxury log ski chalet in Europe's first text to win private house competition This unique architecturally designed 3-bedroomed log property with outstanding mountain views could be yours on Christmas Day.

Many of you will already be aware of this, but it's worth remembering that big radio companies often have give-aways and freebies to be won on their websites. After all, radio stations are often a great platform for companies to launch their products. Virgin Radio have a good website with a good selection of competitions and free prizes up for grabs. Worth a look if you have some spare time and you're looking for a competition to enter.

I Love Comps is an online club offering cheaper entry into a range of magazine and online competitions. The idea is that instead of entering in the traditional way through the post, by joining I Love Comps you can enter online. The price is £15 per subscription year, then 10p to enter each competition. The website compares entering 25 competitions by post (cost of £7.50 on average) versus entering 25 competitions via I Love Comps (£2.50 on average). This comparison doesn't include the annual £15 subscription fee.

itcouldb.u. is a prize competition website allowing players to win a range of prizes ranging from an iPod to a Mercedes-Benz car by playing Spot the Ball. The website uses photos from a range of sports as part of its games.

King.com is the world’s largest skill gaming site, allowing players to take part in games and tournaments of all kinds. The emphasis of the site is on the diversity of the games on offer and the fun users can have in joining the community and playing against each other.

Wheelwinners was launched by car and bike enthusiasts who, working with some of the largest dealers in the UK, selected a number of prizes intended to fit in with winners lifestyle. In that sense, the vehicles on offer on Wheel Winners are less supercars (that few people can afford to maintain) than high quality cars and bikes, making them perhaps more accessible in terms of odds than other competitions.

One Thousand to One is a prize competition website offering players the chance of winning a choice of two cars: a BMW 320i convertible or an Audi A4 cabriolet. The competition is based on a simple game where the player answers one preliminary question before buying one ticket. As the name suggests, a maximum of 1,000 tickets are for sale at £40 each.

Founded in 1999, Worldwinner is a large skill gaming site offering a wide variety of popular casual games to players worldwide With more than 30 million registered players globally (from over 100 countries worldwide), WorldWinner hosts more than 20 million tournaments every month (an average 650,000 games are played daily on Worldwinner). Players compete against one another in skill game competitions, meaning the outcome is determined by the players' skill as opposed to chance.

Cars Lotto is a promoter of car enthusiast world wide competitions. The company runs four different games, each with a different supercar up for grabs: Bugatti Veyron 16.4, McLaren SLR 722, Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano and Audi R8. The game is described as a ‘spot the puck’ competition, same as a ‘spot the ball’ and therefore not gambling under UK legislation.