A STUDENT had a Valentine's Day to remember when he won a diamond ring worth £600.
Newcastle University student James Dods, 20, won the prize in a Valentine's Day contest at the Cornmill Centre in Darlington, by guessing how long an ice sculpture holding the ring would take to melt.
More than 1,500 people entered the competition but James was the winner by estimating that the sculpture would melt the morning after it was placed in the shopping centre.
He also correctly answered a tie-breaker question by guessing the weight of the sculpture as 110kg.
James, whose mother, Catherine, of Piercebridge, collected the ring on his behalf, could not believe his luck when the family gave him the good news.
The ring was donated by Robin Finnegan jewellers, which has a shop in the Cornmill.
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