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  • llewdiskram
    llewdiskram Posts: 42 Forumite
    Second Anniversary 10 Posts Name Dropper
    £150 this month on full holding, which is nice, but still waiting on that big win 🤣
    16 x 410w (6.6kw) Sharp panels, 5kw inverter and 6.5kw battery installed in May 2023.
  • BooJewels
    BooJewels Posts: 3,145 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Another blank month for me - that's 5 blanks in the last 6 draws - worst run by a long margin.  I did say that I'd leave them for one last draw, but after a very good run for 18 or more months, I've now got half of what I would have done in an EA account for the last year, so it's time for them to go.  Now interest rates are dropping, I don't need their tax free status at the moment.

    I hope that someone else is getting my previously good luck.
  • Kim_13
    Kim_13 Posts: 4,203 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    £300 on FH, 6 prizes and 3 from one £7,000 block. That's never happened before.

    Now to decide which Regular Saver(s) to fund with it 😄
  • DodgerPot
    DodgerPot Posts: 123 Forumite
    100 Posts Name Dropper
    Disappointing 
    £25 on FH 

    (So far £625 total winnings since starting to add large £ amounts from May25-Sept 25 fully funded
    will reassess if the prizes are worth the gamble after a year of FH)

    My son won £25 on his £3200 holdings 
  • nigelholl2
    nigelholl2 Posts: 38 Forumite
    10 Posts Second Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 3 January at 2:38AM
    Sadly I've blanked again this draw.
    However to put it into context, OH & I only had £25 holdings each for the last couple of draws, but rental property sale completed last month, so at end of Dec moved both accounts up to FH, so should fare better next draw, well hoping so.
    The plan is to let both accounts run for the full year & the evaluate.
  • poppystar
    poppystar Posts: 1,749 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    BooJewels said:
    Another blank month for me - that's 5 blanks in the last 6 draws - worst run by a long margin.  I did say that I'd leave them for one last draw, but after a very good run for 18 or more months, I've now got half of what I would have done in an EA account for the last year, so it's time for them to go.  Now interest rates are dropping, I don't need their tax free status at the moment.

    I hope that someone else is getting my previously good luck.
    Not me, I’m getting the same run as you🙁! A measly £25 this month which is now my average monthly return in a long while. The dizzying height of £50 last month after previous blanks was clearly not a sign of an upturn. Honestly I did better when the interest rates were negligible. 
  • RetiredTaz
    RetiredTaz Posts: 34 Forumite
    Second Anniversary 10 Posts Name Dropper
    Nothing again for me on £11.6k. Tenth month in a row 🤷‍♀️
  • dasherman
    dasherman Posts: 269 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker

    £150(1x£100 / 2x£25) on full holding.

    3.25% return over the last rolling 12 months.

    A total of 19 months on full holding, averaging £180 per month.

    Months since I last had a blank = 12.

    FIRE !!!
  • melena
    melena Posts: 14 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    edited 3 January at 11:53AM
    A mixed bag this month. I can't complain about SEVEN wins on a FH - my most ever - nor about winning £275 - my second best month ever - but at the same time it's a tad disappointing that 7 wins only totalled £275, with 5 x £25 prizes.
    I hope I haven't used up all 2026's luck on these small wins.
    I shouldn't complain though, it took me until April in 2023, 2024 and 2025 to reach £275 for the YTD.
  • Dugal
    Dugal Posts: 36 Forumite
    10 Posts First Anniversary Name Dropper
    On a full holding £150 this month, with a 12 month total of £1985 (3.85%).  Two prizes this month brings rolling 12 month average to 2.50 prizes/draw.  Last blank was Feb 24.  I think this is just better than average so shouldn't complain.  
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