联合王国的一个竞赛要求居民预测2026年春季的开始,并在2025年1月颁发奖项。 A UK contest asked residents to predict the start of spring in 2026, with prizes awarded in January 2025.

2025年1月1日至25日, 由Iliffe Media举办「一月支付账单」比赛, 要求英国居民确定2026年3月20日、春天、夏天或秋天开始的季节。 The "January Pays Your Bills" competition, run by Iliffe Media, ran from January 1 to 25, 2025, asking UK residents to identify the season beginning on March 20, 2026—Spring, Summer, or Autumn. 通过短信或免费邮政明信片接收了条目,每人最多25个条目。 Entries were accepted via SMS or free postal postcards, with a maximum of 25 entries per person. "付两张两张,免费两张"的短信奖金 提供了额外的入场券。 A "pay for two, get two free" SMS bonus offered extra entries. 在2025年1月30日之前,在网上随机抽取并宣布了胜者,其中包括1个2 026英镑的奖金和3个260英镑的奖金。 Winners, including one £2,026 prize and three £260 prizes, were drawn randomly and announced online by January 30, 2025. 参加竞赛的联合王国居民年龄在16岁或16岁以上,不包括Iliffe Media工作人员及其家属。 The contest was open to UK residents aged 16 or over in participating areas, excluding Iliffe Media staff and their families.