A MAJOR energy supplier is giving away five years’ worth of free electricity – but only if England score a goal at the World Cup.
British Gas is giving customers the chance to nab £4,400 worth of free energy each time the Three Lions find the back of the net.
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British Gas is giving customers the chance to nab £4,400 worth of free energy Credit: Getty
The next draw will run on Saturday when Thomas Tuchel‘s men face Norway in the quarter-final of the Fifa World Cup.
All British Gas customers over the age of 18 will be automatically entered into the prize draw, with winners selected at random after the final whistle.
For each goal England scores one customer will be awarded with the equivalent of five years free electricity, worth £4,400.
The money will be applied as a bill credit on the customers electricity account.
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It comes after three of the firm’s customers won £4,000 worth of electricity during England’s 3-0 win against Mexico on Monday.
Among Monday’s winners was Terrence from Nottingham, who said: “This is fantastic news.
“As a pensioner, this will make a huge difference and help me enormously. I’d like to thank British Gas for the call and for this amazing prize.”
Sophie, a mum of two from Kent, was also a winner.
She said: “I was Ecstatic. I’ve never won anything in my life. I’m speechless.”
And Jennifer from Buckinghamshire was initially surprised by the call, saying: “Wow. Normally I would have hung up by now, but I’m listening.”
A British Gas spokesperson said: “There’s nothing quite like getting behind England together, and we wanted to give our customers another reason to celebrate every goal this weekend.”
British Gas isn’t the only supplier to offer regular perks to its customers.
For example, EDF customers who slash their energy usage during the week can get some of their energy use for free the following weekend.
The offer is part of the supplier’s Jattvibeday Saver scheme, which encourages households to use less energy during off-peak times.
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