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  • Swipe
    Swipe Posts: 6,002 Forumite
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    £150 on FH. Not as bad as I anticipated. That makes £475 so far this year.
  • Chieveley
    Chieveley Posts: 501 Forumite
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    £175 on 38k & DH £225 on 44k so pretty decent
  • tr7phil
    tr7phil Posts: 113 Forumite
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    My first non winning month since last May with a full holding since October.  April is the only month in which I have never won a single prize!
  • BooJewels
    BooJewels Posts: 3,070 Forumite
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    edited 2 April 2025 at 7:39AM
    £125 for me (2 x £50 + 1 x £25) on £22k.  Rolling year return back up a bit to 5.23%. 

    As I've now done 3 full years, that's 52 prizes from 36 draws - giving an average annual return of 4.58% - brought down by the first year being 2.95%.  But the middle year was 5.56% - so my own pattern pretty much follows interest rate history.

    I am seeing (in my own results at least) a drop in the size of prizes (which is how they reduce the return), in 2024 I had 8 x £100 prizes and no £25s.  This year, to date, I've had no £100s but several £25s.
  • Martico
    Martico Posts: 1,235 Forumite
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    £200 on FH, I continue to closely track median returns. I think
  • £275 (2 x £100, £50, £25) on a holding of £46k. £675 this year so far. 
  • dasherman
    dasherman Posts: 267 Forumite
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    £150 for me(£100, 2x £25).

    £550 so far this calendar year.
    £2,350 in the 10 months since I've been on full holding. :)
    FIRE !!!
  • Bravepants
    Bravepants Posts: 1,656 Forumite
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    edited 2 April 2025 at 4:33PM
    Second month in a row of £0 on £30k holding. Missus got £100 on £50k.
    Annoying! :smile:

    Date Winings Holding

    May-24    £100    £50,000
    Jun-24    £250    £25,000
    Jul-24    £0    £25,000
    Aug-24    £50    £26,000
    Sep-24    £100    £26,000
    Oct-24    £0    £26,000
    Nov-24    £25    £30,000
    Dec-24    £350    £30,000
    Jan-25    £50    £30,000
    Feb-25    £175    £30,000
    Mar-25    £0    £30,000
    Apr-25    £0    £30,000





































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  • GaleSF63
    GaleSF63 Posts: 1,554 Forumite
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    taylornj said:
    Looks like I won £200 same as last month, £100, £50 2x £25. The winnings for the year are £2200 or 4.4% on full holding. As interest on savings exceed the zero tax bands I would have been paying tax on interest, £440 at basic rate.
    Sometimes when you check very early it hasn't updated properly - either the month or the amount has stayed the same. If you have won exactly the same as last month, check again.
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