Hays Travel agent scoops £55K in radio competition

Michele Kirkbride, a homeworker based in Cumbria, won Free Radio’s Cash Register giveaway on Tuesday (24 March).

The competition saw Kirkbride having to answer the phone within five rings - bagging her £55,555.55 in the process.

"I’m so used to picking up quickly for work - I just answered straight away," she told TTG. "I honestly couldn’t believe it."

Kirkbride said she had faced "such a horrible time" due to the industry’s challenges amid the coronavirus pandemic - with a raft of cancelled bookings this month.

"This honestly could not have come at a better time - it’s incredible," she added. "I had to cancel my own holiday to the Maldives, so the first thing I’m going to do with the money is get that rebooked for sure."

Listen to Michele’s winning moment here