Mix102.3’s The Ali Clarke Breakfast Show have announced the four winners of their highly anticipated and very competitive Christmas lights competition from 94 entries. Winners shared in over $10K in prizes.
If you’re in or around Adelaide you can view locations via an interactive map with the winners below:
East
Winner: Herman Erich – Bridgewater (pictured)
Runner Up: Wayne Vardon – Bridgewater
West
Winner: Naomi Clarke – Beverley
Runner Up: Andrew Walters – Warradale
North
Winner: Janelle Neave – Surrey Downs (pictured below)
Runner Up: Craig Bensch – Andrews Farm
South
Winner: Steve Papaefstratiou – Park Holme
Runner Up: Chris Braven – Morphett Vale
Cool facts about the winners:
- One of the youngest entrants, Steve Papaefstratiou from Park Holme, has been collecting Christmas Lights since he was 10 years old.
- Craig Bensch from Andrews Farm doesn’t use strings of lights like most displays, he uses and programs individual lights (synced to music) to create his display.
- Chris Braven from Morphett Vale collects leftover/discarded placards from election time and recycles them into Christmas decorations.
- Shane Lockyer from Seaford used down pipes to create train signals for his Polar Express train set up and he was even sat upon his roof as Santa in a sleigh on arrival!
- Alice Sharples and her husband from Oaklands Park custom designed and hand cut each wooden item in their display – very unique Christmas Lights design.
There is a People’s Choice category that will open for public vote, with the winner getting $1,000 cash and one voter getting $500. Entries close Sunday December 17.