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prize
Winners of Prize No 27,136
Ernest Baxter - Leek, Staffordshire
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Ernest Baxter - Leek, Staffordshire
Sue Blennerhasset - Hexam
W. Rake - Blackawton, Totnes
Ruth Flagg-Abbey - Sheffield
Andy Holdup - Southampton
Winner of Genius No 163
Eddie Bundred, Liverpool
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Azed No. 2,330 winners
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