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  • SandyN21
    SandyN21 Posts: 222 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper
    silvercar said:
    IanManc said:
    Someone has won £10000 on a £4 bond bought in July 1961, with a total holding of £19. I love to see wins like that. I just hope they're still around to enjoy it.  :)

    And there's another with a £5000 win on a £25 bond bought in June 1958.
    Not really, these people are likely not longer around - more or less they were 30 years old in 1960, so probably would be around 90 now - and these bonds have high chances of being abandoned/forgotten. 
    So sadly they just take prizes away from us 😅
    I was born in the early 60s and have the odd premium bond dating back to relatives and parents friends buying one or two when I was born, so don’t dismiss the possibility that they could be owned by people still working!
    I was born late 50s and have two £1 bonds given to me by my late godparents which are included in my £50K holding
  • Swipe
    Swipe Posts: 6,001 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    £75 on full holding  :'(
  • poppystar
    poppystar Posts: 1,728 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    edited 3 February at 11:37PM
    £25 on FH 😢😢
  • wowow
    wowow Posts: 9 Forumite
    Second Anniversary First Post
    £175 on fh
    :)
  • joshii
    joshii Posts: 25 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 10 Posts
    £100 this month on £39,350. Still waiting for that big outlier 😂

    Feb 24 - £125
    Mar 24 - £200
    Apr 24 - £150
    May 24 - £200
    Jun 24 - £150
    Jul 24 - £125
    Aug 24 - £100
    Sep 24 - £200
    Oct 24 - £0
    Nov 24 - £100
    Dec 24 - £125
    Jan 25 - £100
    Feb 25 - £100
  • SandyN21
    SandyN21 Posts: 222 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper
    2025 - £50K holding
    £175 Feb (£100 + £50 + £25)
    £150 Jan (£100 + 2 x £25)
    TOTAL WINS SO FAR FOR 2025 = £325
  • Krakkkers
    Krakkkers Posts: 1,322 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Third Anniversary Name Dropper
    Greta said:
    £800 on 25k. (£500 + 3 x £100).
    This is incredible for me, zero in Jan, 25 this month and i can't remember ever having a prize more than 100 in all the years i have had Premium bonds and i have the max 50k.
  • cricidmuslibale
    cricidmuslibale Posts: 653 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 6 February at 6:19PM
    Greta said:
    £800 on 25k. (£500 + 3 x £100).
    "Grateful Greta Gets a Great Reward from ERNIE this February!"

    [More than a slight exaggeration perhaps, but very typical of many tabloid newspaper headlines I've seen over the years!]

    ETA: @Greta Just in case you might like to observe this briefly in passing.
  • patgarrett
    patgarrett Posts: 27 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    £50 on FH. Absolute joke. 
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