Asda has introduced extra security in some stores now the hunt for the £10,000 Creme Egg is underway.
Famed confectionery giant Cadbury has dispensed 146 winning half white, half milk chocolate Creme Eggs worth up to £10,000 in supermarkets up and down the country.
Shoppers on the hunt for one of the coveted eggs won't know they've purchased a winner until they unwrap theirs.
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There are only six eggs worth £10,000 with each one hidden in an Asda, Co-op, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and an independent retailer.
Three eggs are worth £5,000, four eggs have a £1,000 prize while 12 eggs worth £500. The rest of the prizes for the eggs is £50.
In the wake of the Creme Egg hunt's launch, Asda has stepped up its security in some of its stores.
The supermarket has introduced a Creme Egg security guard in its Pudsey store to help prevent any opportunistic shoppers from cracking a peak following the commencement of the UK’s favourite egg hunt.
One of the rare half milk and half white chocolate eggs worth £10,000 could be hidden in a random Asda store, ready to be found by one lucky winner.
A spokesperson at Asda said: "This is such an exciting competition and it’s great to see our shoppers so excited about the prospect of finding a rare half-and-half egg.
"It's all in good fun, but we’re staying egg-stra vigilant around the Creme Egg displays to ensure everyone gets a fair crack at winning."
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