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Biggest premium bond win on the site

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  • Peco141
    Peco141 Posts: 352 Forumite
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    OK it would seem I was a little hasty in my last message. Just got an email from Ernie this morning. 3 x £25... Much better. :D

    Just looking for one biggy over £5k please Ernie!
  • genny
    genny Posts: 319 Forumite
    For approximately three-quarters of the year I win one or two £25s each month (above average luck according to this site), most I've won has been £500. before the lowly £25 was introduced, my monthly winnings we usually £50, so that's halved in recent years.
  • This seems to be the worst investment/gamble for savers. Fair enough you cant lose your capital but just reading this thread, some shocking returns!
    :eek:Living frugally at 24 :beer:
    Increase net worth £30k in 2016 : http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?p=69797771#post69797771
  • innovate
    innovate Posts: 16,217 Forumite
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    Fair enough you cant lose your capital


    You can, and people do...........the returns for most people are below inflation, so that erodes the value of their capital.

    Mind you, people do the same in some savings accounts
  • Peco141
    Peco141 Posts: 352 Forumite
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    Another £25.. hurry up with the bigger prizes !!!!!!!!
  • Soot2006
    Soot2006 Posts: 2,184 Forumite
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    £500 held for 5 years ....
    Nothing won.
  • joerugby
    joerugby Posts: 1,180 Forumite
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    £4,200 in, biggest ever prize £25. I'm leaving it there because I'm sure lightening will strike one day
  • gozomark
    gozomark Posts: 2,069 Forumite
    Tabby_cat wrote: »
    I don't want to ruin my good luck but I've held 30K since last November and have won:
    £125, 2x£25, 2x£50 and £75
    I won the first month I was in it (December) and every month since except for January. I only bought them as I wanted a safe place to keep some money while waiting for FIL to sell his house and become financially stable.

    thats barely 1% - hardly good luck !
  • hcb42
    hcb42 Posts: 5,962 Forumite
    £1 for 44 years. nothing.
  • nilrem_2
    nilrem_2 Posts: 2,188 Forumite
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    hcb42 wrote: »
    £1 for 44 years. nothing.

    Lol with that holding I bet it will be nowt for another 44 years! :rotfl:
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