Lightning strikes twice for competition winner

It's not the first time Ray has won a competition with The Observer.

LUCKY: Lightning has struck twice for Gladstone man Ray Corry, who recently won a three-night holiday to Fraser Island's Kingfisher Bay Resort. Ray has also won The Observer's $1000 fuel card competition in April 2018. Picture: Matt Harris

LIGHTNING has struck twice for Gladstone man Ray Corry after the retired fireman won The Observer'sKingfisher Bay Resort holiday competition.

It's not the first time Ray has won a competition with The Observer, having won the $1000 fuel card competition in April last year.

Ray Corry with former The Observer editor Christine McKee after he won $1000 in fuel vouchers in April 2018. Picture: Mike Richards

Ray, 72, doesn't have a secret to success and credits his wins to increasing his odds of being drawn out of the barrel.

"I put in every entry I could," he said.

"I was away for a week but still got the papers delivered so I went through them and picked (the entry forms) out.

"You've got to be in it to win it and if you put every one in you're going to have a better chance."

Ray was also clever with how he entered the competition - by avoiding spending money on stamps.

"I don't send them in, I come in once a week," he said.

The Sunset Bar at Kingfisher Bay Resort. Picture: Contributed

The upcoming Kingfisher Bay Resort trip will be Ray's first to Fraser Island.

He'll take his wife, Pat for the three-night escape.

"My wife said to tell you she made me put (the entries) in)," Ray said.

"I've never been to Fraser - my son has been there twice."