1st Prize Winner
Nicola McAuliffe from Qantas took away the major prize being an amazing holiday for two people to Dubai & Abu Dhabi, staying two nights’ at the luxurious Jumeirah Zabeel Saray in Dubai with breakfast for two adults and two nigts at Jumeirah at Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi with breakfast for two adults, courtesy of Emirates and Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts. Nicola finished up with 299 points following the grand final.
2nd Prize Winner
Anthony Butt of QBT finished up four points behind Nicola with the score of 295. He’s scored himself an amazing holiday for two people to Penang and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, courtesy of AirAsia, Parkroyal Penang and Parkroyal Service Suites, Kuala Lumpur.
3rd Prize Winner
Brad Pearce of Figtree Travel Centre finished up with 293 points. Brad has won an Apple iPad 2, courtesy of Compass Car Rental.
Welcome to Travel Daily’s 2011 NRL footy tipping competition.
The 2011 NRL season has drawn to a close, meaning it’s time to announce winners of our NRL footy tipping competition. 
There were some amazing major prizes on offer for the top tippers in 2011 (see below), including some pretty impressive weekly prizes – thanks to our extremely generous sponsors.
To view the full 2011 tipper ladder, click on the NRL logo at right.
Congratulations to the following weekly winners:
Round 1: Meghan Flood, Scenic Tours
Winner of a pass for two adults to experience “The Express Climb”, courtesy of BridgeClimb Sydney
Round 2: Cathy Moir, TravelManagers
Winner of two bottles of wine, courtesy of Compass Car Rental
Round 3: Tasha Stokes, Virgin Atlantic
Winner of a family pass (two adults and two children) to Sydney Aquarium, courtesy of Sydney Attractions Group
Round 4: Gayle Dawson, TravelManagers
Winner of two five-day Eurail Select Passes for three countries, courtesy of Rail Plus.
Round 5: Norman Barry, Qantas Catering
Winner of five days car hire anywhere in the world, courtesy of Compass Car Rental.
Round 6: Mark Howden, Banksia World Travel
Winner of a family pass (two adults and two children) to Sydney WildlifeWorld, courtesy of Sydney Attractions Group.
Round 7: Gayle Dawson, TravelManagers
Winner of a breakfast cruise for two people, courtesy of Captain Cook Cruises.
Round 8: Peter Polichronis, Atlas Travel
Winner of two bottles of wine, courtesy of Compass Car Rental.
Round 9: Ann McCauley, Landmark Travel
Winner of a complimentary pass for two people to Sydney Tower Observation Deck and OzTrek, courtesy of Sydney Attractions Group.
Round 10: Mark Lacy, Showgroup
Winner of two bottles of wine, courtesy of Compass Car Rental.
Round 11: Don Walker, Qantas Group Sales
Winner of one night accommodation in a one bedroom deluxe suite for two people, courtesy of Fraser Suites Sydney.
Round 12: Rob Kirk, Harvey World Travel Chatswood
Winner of a family pass (two adults and two children) to Sydney Aquarium, courtesy of Sydney Attractions Group.
Round 13: Lee Burrows, Compass Corp
Winner of two five-day Eurail Select Passes for three countries, courtesy of Rail Plus.
Round 14: Chantelle Sparks, Emirates
Winner of a family pass (two adults and two children) to Sydney WildlifeWorld, courtesy of Sydney Attractions Group.
Round 15: Brent Wright, Flight Centre Technology
Winner of the Explorer Series 302 video goggles, courtesy of Liquid Image and Active OutThere.
Round 16: Narelle Hogan, Educational World Travel
Winner of two bottles of wine, courtesy of Compass Car Rental.
Round 17: Jason Gould, Globalcars.com.au
Winner of one night’s accommodation at any Travelodge hotel across Australia, courtesy of Travelodge Hotels.
Round 18: Robyn Petkovic, Qantas
Winner of a complimentary pass for two people to Sydney Tower Observation Deck and OzTrek, courtesy of Sydney Attractions Group.
Round 19: Scott Deguara, Flight Centre Narellan
Winner of two bottles of wine, courtesy of Compass Car Rental.
Round 20: Amanda Hall, Carnival Australia
Winner of a family pass (two adults and two children) to Sydney Aquarium, courtesy of Sydney Attractions Group.
Round 21: Graham Smith, Jetstar
Winner of a High Tea Cruise for two people, courtesy of Captain Cook Cruises.
Round 22: Brett Massingham, Flight Centre
Winner of a $50 Cudo voucher, courtesy of Compass Car Rental.
Round 23: Rosalie Tobias, BCD Travel
Winner of a family pass (two adults and two children) to Sydney WildlifeWorld, courtesy of Sydney Attractions Group.
Round 24: Nathan Singh, Value Tours
Winner of two bottles of wine, courtesy of Compass Car Rental.
Round 25: Mario Assaf, American Express
Winner of Crusty Demons DVD and Travel Daily‘s mobile phone holder, courtesy of Travel Daily.
Round 26: Matt Sloane, Qantas
Winner of a complimentary pass for two people to Sydney Tower Observation Deck and OzTrek, courtesy of Sydney Attractions Group.
And now, for the moment you’ve all been waiting for – it’s time to announce the overall winners for Travel Daily’s 2011 NRL footy tipping competition.
1st Prize Winner
Nicola McAuliffe from Qantas will take away the major prize being an amazing holiday for two people to Dubai & Abu Dhabi, staying two nights’ at the luxurious Jumeirah Zabeel Saray in Dubai with breakfast for two adults and two nigts at Jumeirah at Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi with breakfast for two adults, courtesy of Emirates and Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts. Nicola finished up with 299 points following the grand final.
2nd Prize Winner
Anthony Butt of QBT finished up four points behind Nicola with the score of 295. He’s scored himself an amazing holiday for two people to Penang and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, courtesy of AirAsia, Parkroyal Penang and Parkroyal Service Suites, Kuala Lumpur.
3rd Prize Winner
Brad Pearce of Figtree Travel Centre finished up with 293 points. Brad has won an Apple iPad 2, courtesy of Compass Car Rental.
Don’t despair if you missed out on a weekly or major prize, as Travel Daily’s footy tipping competition will be back next year, bigger and better, following the extremely popular response we received this year.
We’d love to receive your feedback about the 2011 Travel Daily footy tipping competition and what you would like to see included in next year’s competition. Email your comments to footy@traveldaily.com.au
Thank you to all tippers and sponsors for your amazing support of Travel Daily’s 2011 tipping competition. We hope you’ve enjoyed being a part of this as much as we’ve enjoyed running it.
We look forward to seeing you register again for next year’s comp!
The Travel Daily Footy Tipping Team.
