THE PITSTOP PAPERCLIP CHALLENGE
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- Prize value (est.)
- £5,000
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- £5,000
- Prize value per £1 spent
- £5,051
🧩 THE PITSTOP PAPERCLIP CHALLENGE
One paperclip. A community of motorsport fans. How far can we trade it up? 🏁
We started with a paperclip and we’re trading our way towards something unforgettable - with 100% of competition profits going to charity!
Enter at any point during the challenge. Whatever we finish with becomes the main prize, revealed before the draw.
🏆 WHAT CAN YOU WIN?
One winner takes the final traded item!
If the trade-up doesn’t go to plan, we’ll award a guaranteed £5,000 cash prize instead.
The final prize is still unknown, but you can follow every step as the challenge unfolds!
🔄 THE STORY SO FAR
🧩 Our paperclip became a bundle of trading cards, then two remote-control cars.
💡 One car was swapped for three coil-spring neon lamps, then one lamp became three special-edition caps.
🎟️ The remaining car, two lamps and three caps went into a competition, raising £260 — which bought us a box of Lights Out 2026!
✍️ That box delivered a lucky pull: a Gabriel Bortoleto autograph card, numbered 3/5! Graded GEM MINT 10, it became our next trading item.
🇺🇸 We then traded with Pat in Florida, swapping the Bortoleto card for two PSA 10 rookie Helmet Collection cards from the 2025 Topps Chrome collection — Kimi Antonelli and Ollie Bearman!
Those two cards are now up for our next trade! 👀
Got motorsport merchandise, models, memorabilia or an experience you’d like to swap? Send us a DM!
Follow the journey on Instagram, Facebook or TikTok.
❤️ ALL FOR CHARITY
100% of profits from this competition will be donated to charity.
The chosen charity or charities will be announced during the challenge. The winner will also have the chance to nominate a charity to receive a portion of the proceeds.
🎟️ KEY INFORMATION
Closes: 28 December 2026 at 8:30pm UK time
Live draw: 28 December 2026 at 9pm UK time - our final live draw of the year
Eligibility: UK residents aged 18+
Enter anytime before closing: all entries remain valid as the challenge progresses
📜 TERMS & CONDITIONS
The final prize is unknown at entry and will be revealed before the draw. The £5,000 cash prize applies if the trade-up does not go to plan; it is not an automatic winner’s choice. Entries are non-refundable once submitted. Charity profits are calculated as defined in the full Terms & Conditions, which apply.
Enter the challenge. Follow the trades. See where one paperclip can take us! 🏁
We are not authorised by or associated with McLaren, Formula 1, Topps, PSA, Instagram, Facebook or TikTok. All prizes are officially licensed merchandise sourced from authorised distributors.
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