The autumn 2005 draw was the most successful ever. Thank you! The income for the RNLI was a record-breaking £600,000-plus in just one draw. Thank you to all our readers who participated for helping to make this possible.

First prize in the autumn 2005 draw was a Proton GEN-2 1.6 CSX car.

The winner was Ms Joyce Waters from Worcestershire, pictured here on her VIP tour of Penarth lifeboat station. 'I can't believe I have won a car,' said Ms Waters. The last time I won a prize was a camera in 1966! I first became aware of the RNLI many years ago from a stall at the Evesham Festival. I have always supported them by visiting the Weymouth RNLI shop and buying RNLI Christmas cards, and find the Lifeboat Lottery is an easy and fun way to help some more.' Simon Park, General Manager of Sales and Marketing, Proton, said: 'We are extremely pleased to have supported the RNLI autumn 2005 Lifeboat Lottery. It is great to think that by subsidising a brand new Proton GEN-2 1.6 CSX for the RNLI we have helped to save lives at sea.' Congratulations also go to our cash prize winners: Mrs Stump (Essex) £1,000 Mrs GS Webb (Oxfordshire) £500 MrTP Hopkins (West Glamorgan) £250 Mr R Allen (Somerset) £ 100 Mr A Morrison (Sutherland) £100 Mr HCMoule (Dorset) £100 Miss A Blaine (Middlesex) £100 Mr M Grace (Oxfordshire) £100Spring 2006 draw - your chance to win As this issue of the Lifeboat goes out to our readers the winter 2005/06 Lifeboat Lottery is coming to a close but tickets will soon be available for the spring 2006 draw.

First prize will be a Ford Ka, kindly sponsored by Arnold Clark Automobiles. Chairman and Chief Executive Sir Arnold Clark said: 'I am absolutely delighted to offer my help and assistance to such a worthwhile cause. I hope the prize of a Ford Ka will help raise money and awareness of the valuable work of the RNLI, its search and rescue teams and its dedicated team of volunteers.' Second prize comprises a two-day hotel break for two inclusive of table d'hote evening dinner, bed and breakfast, at a choice of hotels across the UK, and seven cash prizes ranging from £100 to £1,000.

Tickets for the spring 2006 Lifeboat Lottery will be available from 23 January and the closing date is 17 March. So, look out for your tickets in the post if you are a regular participant or request some for the first time by calling 0845 121 4999 or emailing [email protected].

(Not available in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland) the Lifeboat Winter 2005/06.