Timmy Failure is no ordinary schoolboy. Behind those determined eyes and that distinctive scarf is one of the most amazing detectives in the world. He’s the founder, president and CEO of the best detective agency in town, probably in the world: Total Failure, Inc. Timmy has appeared in six amazingly popular books already, and it doesn’t take a world-class detective to figure out why readers love them. There’s just one little problem. And by little we mean huge. And by huge we mean that Timmy Failure can’t solve it on his own. Every single copy of Timmy’s books has gone missing. There’s no way Timmy can track them all down by himself – not even with the help of his polar bear sidekick, Total. Timmy knows that the books have been hidden away in various locations around the UK. Timmy also knows that readers of The Week Junior are the most curious kids around, so he’s asking for your help in finding those locations.
We’ll pass the correct answers on to Timmy each week so he can go and rescue the books. Once the final stash of books has been discovered, one lucky reader will get an amazing super-prize: a signed picture of Timmy by author and cartoonist Stephan Pastis, a limited-edition Timmy Failure detective scarf and your very own polar bear sidekick toy. To win this prize you’ll need to make a note of each week’s answer because it will help you solve the final puzzle. Week by week you can find all the previous clues by visiting this page. To find out more about the books and characters go to timmyfailure.com
Remember to ask your parents' permission before entering the competition
Ten winners get a copy of Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made and Timmy Failure: Now Look What You’ve Done.
Send your answer to competitions@theweekjunior.co.uk and put TIMMYWEEK 1 in the subject line. Closing date: midnight, 2 September.
Terms & Conditions:
The Week Junior will not share your personal details with third parties. The Week Junior will only use your details to contact the competition winners. The Week Junior competitions are open to those aged 16 and under who are residents of the UK and Republic of Ireland, except employees of The Week Junior, Dennis Publishing and any associated companies and their families. Winners will be the first correct entries drawn after the closing dates. No purchase necessary. No responsibility can be accepted for entries that have been lost or damaged in transit. The Week Junior will not enter into any correspondence. All winners will be notified accordingly and their names and addresses will be available on request. No cash alternative for any prizes will be offered. The winner may be required to partake in media activity relating to the competition.
On completing and submitting this competition, you will automatically be entered into a draw for one of the prizes. The prize(s) described are available at the date of publication. Events may occur that render the promotion or the awarding of the prize impossible due to reasons beyond Dennis Publishing’s control, which may at its discretion vary or amend the promotion and the reader agrees that no liability shall be attached to Dennis Publishing as a result thereof. Proof of emailing will not be accepted as proof of delivery and no responsibility can be accepted for any technical failure or for any event that may cause the competition to be disrupted or corrupted. In order to determine an outright winner or winners to a competition, the editor reserves the right to request entrants to take part in an eliminating contest (or “tie breaker”). Where for any reason there are more winners than prizes on offer, the editor reserves the right to conduct a simple draw to determine the winner or winners of the prizes. If the winner of a competition is unable to take up a prize for any reason, the editor reserves the right to award it to an alternative winner, in which case the first winner chosen will not be eligible for any share of the prize whatsoever. The editor's decision is final and it is a condition of entry to any competition that the entrant agrees to be bound by these rules whether they be published or not, and that the decisions of the editor and judges on any matter whatsoever arising out of or connected with the competition are final. No purchase of the magazine is necessary.