Premium Bonds - Not a bean for months now!!!!
Discussion
MWM3 said:
Nothing again on max holding.
That's 3 times over the past 6 draws. Something doesn't seem to be stacking up.
But against that we have this That's 3 times over the past 6 draws. Something doesn't seem to be stacking up.
towser44 said:
Winner in Somerset with £100 total holding bought in March 1982. Won £50,000
£250 total holding in Manchester with a £25,000 win
Cambs, £10 total holding bought in 1977 with a £10,000 win
Someone in London with £25 bought in 1958 has won £5,000
Bedfordshire, £21 holding bought in 1967 with a nice £1,000 win
My favourite, Kent, £2 holding bought in December 1968 with a £1,000 win lol
OK a lot of those bonds were purchased some time ago but that £25 bond purchased in 1958 has exactly the same odds of hitting as a similar purchase made in Feb this year. £250 total holding in Manchester with a £25,000 win
Cambs, £10 total holding bought in 1977 with a £10,000 win
Someone in London with £25 bought in 1958 has won £5,000
Bedfordshire, £21 holding bought in 1967 with a nice £1,000 win
My favourite, Kent, £2 holding bought in December 1968 with a £1,000 win lol
The odds of a single bond winning are about 21,000/1 so even with a max holding the odd duff month is to be expected. Isn’t this the nature of a random draw?
Edited by funinhounslow on Saturday 6th April 09:09
DSLiverpool said:
I’ve pulled £10k and put it back in, no rhyme or reason but ultimately I want 5 tranches of £10k for no reason other than trying something.
By doing that you’ve missed a draw which is much more significant. It doesn’t matter if your bonds are in one big “lump” or lots of smaller ones - “random” doesn’t mean “equally distributed”
The odds of rolling 1,2 or 3 on a die are the same as 2, 4 or 6…
funinhounslow said:
OK a lot of those bonds were purchased some time ago but that £25 bond purchased in 1958 has exactly the same odds of hitting as a similar purchase made in Feb this year.
The odds of a single bond winning are about 21,000/1 so even with a max holding the odd duff month is to be expected. Isn’t this the nature of a random draw?
The odd duff draw ... yes. The odds of a single bond winning are about 21,000/1 so even with a max holding the odd duff month is to be expected. Isn’t this the nature of a random draw?
Edited by funinhounslow on Saturday 6th April 09:09
But 3 out of 6 ... not so much.
Should have won 14.2 prizes with average luck over that time frame and have had 8.
toon10 said:
daytonavrs said:
Very poor results so far, on a large sum its 1% so far I calculated.....
can see taking money out to ISA forthcoming
That's below what I'd expect. For reference I've had 35 draws to date on max holdings. I've won on 31 of the 35 occasions and I'm at 5.5% overall. My brother consistently wins more than me although I'm not sure what that equates to percentage wise. I'm up more on my ISA to be fair but the bonds are my emergency fund rather than an investment. can see taking money out to ISA forthcoming
the tribester said:
My wife has done the same. The excitement of the day interest is paid will not match Premium Bond day!
I think this plays a part. I never check how much interest I get on savings - just know that I do (& for tax returns etc). But I always check my premium bonds each month - usually with disappointment, but it's the chance of something better. Johnnybee said:
I've won £100 this month but haven't had an email confirming this or the funds paid into my bank account. I know they don't pay out immediately but it's never been this late before. Has this happened to anybody else, before I contact them?
Mine landed in my account on Tuesday 9thGTPork said:
Johnnybee said:
I've won £100 this month but haven't had an email confirming this or the funds paid into my bank account. I know they don't pay out immediately but it's never been this late before. Has this happened to anybody else, before I contact them?
Mine landed in my account on Tuesday 9th
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