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

[Steamer]

BoRED S2upid said:

John Laverick said:

I 'invested' £5k three months ago ... nothing yet.

I had maybe £10k in PB quite a few years ago and they seemed to do alright.

Has anybody every heard of anybody actually winning a big pot? I certainly haven't.

Most I've ever won was £300 I can't believe 2 people every month become millionaires off PB's. That must be a shock nobody expects more than the odd £25.

And (I've mentioned it on here before) but I'm pretty sure someone, after all these years, would know a PB Millionaire. Most I've heard of personally is a £10,000 win... I think I've heard mention on here of people knowing a £25K winner.

[TheLordJohn]

Steamer said:

And (I've mentioned it on here before) but I'm pretty sure someone, after all these years, would know a PB Millionaire. Most I've heard of personally is a £10,000 win... I think I've heard mention on here of people knowing a £25K winner.

I know one person who has won £10k and £5k, but i don't know anyone else who has won a figure worth talking about.

[John Laverick]

okgo said:

Few on here have done ok. Someone must win them.

It's just I'm surprised i've never heard of anyone in any of my networks that have won anything more than a £500 prize.

Septembers results:

Amount Bond Ref. Invested County Bond Value Investment Date
£1,000,000 48DQ389856 £19,994 Northumberland £5,000 Jul-03
£1,000,000 33HH173110 £50,000 Nottingham £5,000 Oct-00
£100,000 219YB336549 £39,125 Lincolnshire £24,000 Apr-14
£100,000 144RN313074 £29,900 Lancashire £5,000 Oct-08
£100,000 62MV526508 £6,650 Hampshire and Isle of Wight £4,800 Jan-04
£50,000 274CT457170 £13,000 Mid Scotland and Fife £900 May-16
£50,000 284SP460665 £50,000 Somerset £30,000 Oct-16
£50,000 171PB236602 £30,000 Wales £5,000 Aug-10
£50,000 49MY235883 £50,000 Bromley £5,000 Dec-03
£50,000 272HQ296389 £40,875 Barnet £20,000 May-16

[Sheepshanks]

John Laverick said:

It's just I'm surprised i've never heard of anyone in any of my networks that have won anything more than a £500 prize.

Septembers results:

Amount Bond Ref. Invested County Bond Value Investment Date
£1,000,000 48DQ389856 £19,994 Northumberland £5,000 Jul-03
£1,000,000 33HH173110 £50,000 Nottingham £5,000 Oct-00

It only completely fits with the second one, but I read an article a few years ago about someone who used to go around to the big winners and they said the vast majority were already wealthy and had the max amount invested.

It's true though, I also don't know anyone who has admitted to winning a decent amount. I suppose it's a different level of winnings but I'm aware of four people who have won chunky amounts on the lottery - one of those was a million on a scratch-card.

[Pork]

My wife won a grand.

Apparently a FA I met had won big, think he said £100k. Claimed to know a guy that win £1m off an investment he'd made after winning the lottery.

Pinch of salt required, but that was his story.

[Robin Hood]

A Nottingham person won £1M this month:

http://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/chec...

(Not me!)

[Doofus]

Robin Hood said:

A Nottingham person won £1M this month:

http://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/chec...

(Not me!)

We learned that three posts ago.

[Robin Hood]

Doofus said:

Robin Hood said:

A Nottingham person won £1M this month:

http://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/chec...

(Not me!)

We learned that three posts ago.

Oh yes, sorry, didn't read the small print.

[Doofus]

Robin Hood said:

Oh yes, sorry, didn't read the small print.

No worries. At least we're narrowing down the search as to who it was

[doogle83]

Sheepshanks said:

I suppose it's a different level of winnings but I'm aware of four people who have won chunky amounts on the lottery - one of those was a million on a scratch-card.

That was all the motivation I needed to buy a £5 scratch card! ...won £25. That's a better return than my PB's so far!

[Steamer]

October results are up

Just the one £25 this month

[paulwoof]

nothing for me for the 3rd month in a row on 35k

[doogle83]

paulwoof said:

nothing for me for the 3rd month in a row on 35k

£0 for 2 on half of that amount for me as well

[rufusgti]

Yeyyyyy!
2 x £25 on 10k
Best month I've had so far.
Good luck everyone!

[FocusRS3]

Funny I've just lobbed a chunk in mine and my wife's name . I'll let you know if I win anything ......hopefully the million !

[DSLiverpool]

Nothing for me, missus and nephew (inherited FiLs bonds by reinvestment as you cant actually inherit bonds) - over £100k and nothing!! May as well buy BOO shares.

[uuf361]

£50 on £49k for me.

[rufusgti]

DSLiverpool said:

Nothing for me, missus and nephew (inherited FiLs bonds by reinvestment as you cant actually inherit bonds) - over £100k and nothing!! May as well buy BOO shares.

Crikey that's rubbish. How have they done over the year though. I'm now on 1% which is pretty bad but just about worth the chance of scoring big, maybe.
Would be great to see a big win on PH (preferably me). Mines only in for another year before the next home move, really hoping for a few more wins.

[Steamer]

rufusgti said:

I'm now on 1% which is pretty bad ..

Just worked it out and I'm at 1.11%

Not exactly great - but I still enjoy the 'what if'... and I'm too risk averse to do anything else.

[okgo]

Nothing again here.