Premium Bonds - Not a bean for months now!!!!

[Squiggs]

Squiggs said:

Squiggs said:

Mrs is now down to 17K holdings - I'm on 30k
Mrs = zero
Me = £25
= £500 in 10 months

First time of nothing for either of us this month.

Our holdings will start being reduced now (and may even be completely depleted by the end of the month) as the builder has started on our extension.

Mrs £17k holdings - I'm now on £20k

Mrs win = 2 x £25
My win = 1 x £25
= £575 in a year.

[rfsteel]

Just checked Ernie, and another £25 this month, and 2 x £25 in Feb on £20k.

I've now won £450 since opening an account back in 2011.

[Oakey]

Grumfutock said:

Seriously?

Yeah? Can one account win more than one prize each month? I have no idea. I feel blessed if I win a single £25 prize.

Edit: haha, I guess I'm so used to not winning it'd slipped my mind each bond meant a chance of winning and that people could have multiple prizes each month.

Edited by Oakey on Wednesday 4th March 21:02

[kev1974]

Oakey said:

Yeah? Can one account win more than one prize each month? I have no idea. I feel blessed if I win a single £25 prize.

Yes, each individual bond in your holding/account has an equal chance of winning in the same way as if you had a fistful of national lottery tickets each one could win something.

[Oakey]

Yep, I just realised. Look at you multiple prize winning fkers rubbing it in.

[Supernova190188]

2 x £25 on £33k, first win in 3 months!

[droopsnoot]

red_slr said:

Just sold some with the intention of buying another lump to see if that helps.

All that achieves is to exclude that batch that you sell and re-purchase from the draw for a month, as new bonds don't go in the first draw after purchase.

[Steamer]

droopsnoot said:

red_slr said:

Just sold some with the intention of buying another lump to see if that helps.

All that achieves is to exclude that batch that you sell and re-purchase from the draw for a month, as new bonds don't go in the first draw after purchase.

Indeed - but... tin foil hats at the ready: I'm sure others will also have noticed, you do tend to collect a few prizes just after buying a new batch....

...All just a coincidence I'm sure

[stevensdrs]

Another measly £25 this month. Lucky if I am getting 1% interest this year.

[Pork]

Nothing.

The withdrawal continues.

[Parabola]

Bought my nephew £100 worth when he was born 5 years ago.

The little chap just won £25. He was excited beyond belief!

[okgo]

Parabola said:

Bought my nephew £100 worth when he was born 5 years ago.

The little chap just won £25. He was excited beyond belief!

Pretty good going, the odds are tiny on winning anything with £100!

[Parabola]

okgo said:

Parabola said:

Bought my nephew £100 worth when he was born 5 years ago.

The little chap just won £25. He was excited beyond belief!

Pretty good going, the odds are tiny on winning anything with £100!

Agreed.

He's visiting at the weekend, we're going to sensibly invest it all in Lego and biscuits.

[Pork]

okgo said:

Parabola said:

Bought my nephew £100 worth when he was born 5 years ago.

The little chap just won £25. He was excited beyond belief!

Pretty good going, the odds are tiny on winning anything with £100!

I did the same for each of mine. One has won £100 and two have had £50 I think. Pretty pleased with that!

[BoRED S2upid]

Aprils draw has been made any big winners out there? £50 for me.

[PositronicRay]

I'm getting a bit fed up with an oh so smug "sorry you didn't win good luck next month" message

Edited by PositronicRay on Friday 3rd April 16:02

[DSLiverpool]

FiL cashed out and bought us a kitchen - result
Me £25
Missus nowt
On £68k

[jagracer]

Steamer said:

Indeed - but... tin foil hats at the ready: I'm sure others will also have noticed, you do tend to collect a few prizes just after buying a new batch....

...All just a coincidence I'm sure

Really, I've had premium bonds for 58 years and never won anything despite buying a new batch a year ago.

[TheLordJohn]

jagracer said:

Really, I've had premium bonds for 58 years and never won anything despite buying a new batch a year ago.

You've held premium bonds for 58 years and never won a bean!? I'm not having that.
I can't believe anyone would be stupid enough to hold (a substantial) amount in PB and leave it there if they hadn't won for 6 years, never mind 60.
Hope it's not a large amount that you could have bought a couple of houses with 58 years ago and been letting them out ever since...

BTW - If it's a tenner, ignore all that!

[Oakey]

You have to be pretty unlucky to not win anything in 58 years?

I've only had money in them for around 15months and I've won £200ish. Nothing this month though.