LUCKY Daily Echo reader Brian Lawrence has won the Find the Ball competition for the second time.

Mr Lawrence, pictured, claimed the £1,100 runner-up prize in last week's competition and also won a similar sum two years ago. Mr Lawrence, of Velsheda Court, Hythe, came closest to pinpointing the location of the ball in the Find the Ball photograph.

He said: "It's great. I've been playing for a long, long time and I enjoy the challenge. I don't have any particular strategy."

Mr Lawrence said he would probably put his winnings towards buying his Christmas presents.

Don't miss tomorrow's Daily Echo for your chance to take part in the Find the Ball competition.

The jackpot stands at £14,000 and the runner-up prize at £1,200.

Find the Ball appears in four Newsquest titles each week. Last year more than £279,000 was paid out in prize money.