Two lucky drinkers are jetting off to Boston, USA, for Thanksgiving after winning a best gag competition at an Oxford bar.

Simon Bennett and girlfriend Liz Humphrey, of Spruce Drive, Bicester, won a place in a national draw by being judged the funniest at the "Just for a Laugh" night at O'Neills in George Street, Oxford.

The couple beat 80 other entries from all over the country, to win a week's holiday in Boston in the competition, run by O'Neill s and Murphy's.

Meanwhile, a chance drink in his local club has landed Edward Williams with a trip to Australia.

The car mechanic won the dream ticket as part of a promotion run by Foster's in more than 50,000 pubs, clubs, off licences and supermarkets. Edward struck lucky whilst drinking a pint at the Windrush Club in Witney High Street.