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ABitPuzzled wrote: »

I have £26,000 invested. Up until Dec '14 I was getting a £25 prize nearly every month (as you would expect with average luck). Then it stopped. I've not won a single prize in 2015. Seems extremely unlikely??.. but sadly, true! What's going on? Have they binned my numbers or what?

I know someone who had the same problem. They were 'winning' regularly and it stopped suddenly. He had read that it can work if you withdraw your money and re-invest to get a different set of numbers, which he did, and he started 'winning' again.

I wouldn't have expected that to have made any difference, but it did in his case, so there must be something in it.

downshifted

Just worked out our return from last September to this August, with £40k each for the whole year. I got 1% and he got 1.06%. Not sure we could have done much better with basic rate tax, apart from the current account merry go round (already have Santander 123).....but will be watching carefully if rates go up. Certainly not buying any more

Fiveboy

2x £25 this month on 40k.

Started 2015 with 40k and return so far is £225 all £25 wins,

4 of the 8 draws of 2015 I won nothing.

So I'm averaging £28.12 a month this year with my 40k total.

Not a great return but its my fun and most favourite investment.

Magnolia

Fortescue wrote: »

Ninety years old dad did better with 5 x £25 on £20k. I hope that he doesn't spend it all at once.

I vote he goes for Wild Women and Whiskey!! - Go Dad :beer:

Money_Saver_Jen

After a big fat zero in the previous two months I have now been "rewarded" by good old Ernie in August with 1 x £25.

Good luck all.

mandragora_2

Another littlie this month for us - nearly enough to pay for car hire when we go away on holiday later this year.

colsten

The announcement of winning numbers isn't finished yet for August. It is only the second working day today. They never complete before the third working day.

ffacoffipawb

colsten wrote: »

The announcement of winning numbers isn't finished yet for August. It is only the second working day today. They never complete before the third working day.

The app has been showing the August draw results since 4pm, so the draw must have completed.

Nothing for me again on £20k.

whippetowner

nothing for the last 2 months £25 is the most ive won


topped up to 19100 this month 30000 for Septembers draw so hoping I get something


the million would do

colsten

ffacoffipawb wrote: »

The app has been showing the August draw results since 4pm,

that's good

ffacoffipawb wrote: »

so the draw must have completed.

that does not follow