| POTHUNTER | Person interested in winning prizes |
| TICKETS | Items purchased for the chance of winning prizes in raffles or lotteries; or, notices issued for parking or speeding offences (7) |
| RAFFLE | Tombola-like lottery or draw in which tickets are purchased for the chance of winning prizes (6) |
| PLAYACTOR | Person interested in make-believe |
| UFOLOGIST | Person interested in supposed "abductions" |
| OTAKU | Japanese pejorative word for a person interested in manga, anime or cosplay (5) |
| PALAEONTOLIGIST | A boring dim person interested in being a scientist (15) |
| ARO | Person interested only in platonic relationships, for short |
| RECUPERATE | Concerned with winning prize, ultimately, in vintage car rally |
| CUP | Third in race winning prize |
| STIRRUPCUP | Leaving drink in can to one side: winning prize (7,3) |
| ONTOP | Winning prize? No, the reverse (2,3) |
| SCRATCHCARD | Cancel eccentric chance of winning prize (7,4) |
| NUMISMATIST | Person interested in 17, 27, and 46 Across |
| LOGAN | 2005 Big Brother twins who shared the winning prize (5) |
| NECK | Measure used in winning margins in horse racing (4) |
| EGO | Common conceit in winning the good prizes |
| PLACE | Put in - winning position (5) |
| CHECKMATE | Make sure friend is in winning position (9) |
| FIRST | In winning position, grabbing rook? |
