MIKE AND IKE competition winners Lilia and Julie Metcalf are pictured at Wembley Arena where they had a fantastic evening watching the X Factor finalists performing during their sell-out national tour.

Julie was one of three lucky winners who won a pair of tickets to see stars of the top-rated TV talent show. The other winners were Laura Cope from Willenhall in the West Midlands and Simon Collinge from Blackpool.

Watch out for more chances to win fab prizes with our Mike and Ike website competitions!

MIKE AND IKE will be kicking off the New Year in style by handing out thousands of free samples at leading Tesco stores throughout the UK.

Here’s a list of Tesco stores where you can pick up some tasty free samples when you buy a copy of your local newspaper in January.

Watch out for details of more big free sample events in other leading Tesco stores in February.

• HEMEL HEMPSTEAD – JAN 27
• HEMEL HEMPSTEAD – JAN 28
• HARTLEPOOL EXTRA – JAN 28
• HARTLEPOOL EXTRA – JAN 29
• HARTLEPOOL EXTRA – JAN 30
• CHORLEY EXTRA – JAN 21
• CHORLEY EXTRA – JAN 22
• CHORLEY EXTRA – JAN 28
• LEEDS SEACOFT EXTRA – JAN 11
• LEEDS SEACROFT EXTRA – JAN 12
• LEEDS BOND STREET METRO – JAN 14
• LEEDS BOND STREET METRO – JAN 15
• LEEDS BOND STREET METRO – JAN 16
• HULL ST STEPHENS EXTRA – JAN 15
• HULL ST STEPHENS EXTRA – JAN 16
• HULL ST STEPHENS EXTRA – JAN 23

• PRESCOT EXTRA – JAN 13
• PRESCOT EXTRA – JAN 14
• PRESCOT EXTRA – JAN 15
• PRESCOT EXTRA – JAN 26
• PRESCOT EXTRA – JAN 27
• PRESCOT EXTRA – JAN 28
• PRESCOT EXTRA – JAN 29
• BLANDFORD FORUM – FEB 3
• BLANDFORD FORUM – FEB 4
• BLANDFORD FORUM – FEB 5
• CHICHESTER EXTRA – JAN 22
• CHICHESTER EXTRA – JAN 23
• HASTINGS EXTRA – JAN 29
• HASTINGS EXTRA – JAN 30
• PERTH EDINBURGH ROAD – JAN 25
• PERTH EDINBURGH ROAD – JAN 26
• DUNDEE EXTRA – JAN 27
• DUNDEE EXTRA – JAN 28
• DUNDEE EXTRA – JAN 29

MIKE AND IKE has provided Radio Aire Leeds and Manchester’s Radio Key 103 with lots of free samples to help the stations’ fantastic Cash for Kids fund-raising efforts.

Events to date have included a fun-run and an abseil challenge. Last year Key 103 Cash for Kids raised over £427,000 for the local community, supporting 12,215 children across Greater Manchester.

MIKE AND IKE® took to the streets of Manchester recently to give people a chance to try their delicious Fabulous Fruits and Tropical Typhoon candies.

MIKE AND IKE® teamed up with local radio station XFM and its Ground Crew team to hand out lots of free samples in the city centre, at workplaces, shopping malls and railway stations.

TENS OF thousands of students have had the chance to make friends with MIKE AND IKE over the past few weeks.

MIKE AND IKE have been handing out loads of tasty free samples at special Fresher fairs, events, parties and shows held at universities throughout the UK.

The tour took in universities in London, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Durham, Tees-side, Plymouth, York and Bradford, so we thought we publish a bumper selection of photos of lots of very happy students having a great time with MIKE AND IKE.

LISTEN UP friends because here’s a chance to win some fantastic wireless headphones for you and your best mate with Mike and Ike. Three lucky winners will each win a set of Panasonic wireless headphones for themselves – plus a second set to give to their best friend!

The wireless headphones have a built-in recharger and the signal travels through walls and floors up to 100 metres. They come with an AC adapter, two rechargeable batteries, RF transmitter, adaptor cord and plug adapter.

To stand a chance of winning this great prize, simply send your answer to the following question to mikeandike@mikeandike.co.uk

The closing date is November 30th and the winners will be selected at random from all correct entries received. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

QUESTION: Who had a hit with “Paparazzi” ?

MIKE AND IKE have been trying their hand at an exciting new sport by advertising at the international handball clash between the Great Britain women’s team and Finland.

The match, which is taking place at the Echo Arena, Liverpool on September 26th, is a qualifier for the 2010 European Championships and is scheduled to be televised by ESPN.

Prior to the international match, the finals of the Liverpool Schools Tournament will take place with the winners receiving the honour of being mascots for the main game.

MIKE AND IKE have also agreed to provide free samples of their delicious fruit-flavoured candies for all 1,500 spectators attending the event.

We will be handing out free samples of Mike and Ike candies at the following venues:

• Tesco Metro, Stretford, Manchester → October 8th
• Tesco Extra, Stockport → October 9th
• Tesco Metro, Market Street, Manchester → October 10th
• Tesco Extra, Seaford, Leeds → October 21st-24th

We will be handing out free samples of Mike and Ike candies at the following venues:

We will be handing out free samples of Mike and Ike candies at the following venues:

• Tees-side University → Sept 30th and October 1st
• Ocean Club, Leeds student nights → Every night until October 4th
• Durham University → October 6th-7th
• Manchester University October 12th
• Manchester Metropolitan University October 12th
• Leeds University October 12th
• Plymouth University October 12th