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Not sure what that figure is meant to represent (i.e. the chance of exactly what?) but according to http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/savings/premium-bonds-calculator/ there is only a 1 in 22,030 chance of a £5K holding yielding nothing over 5 years, so the odds would be even worse for 70 months rather than 60.WaywardDriver wrote: »Chances are approx. 1 in 100 - suppose someone has to be that person.0 -
£150 on £26K holding.
1x£50 and 4x£25
Good month. :beer:0 -
Made a mistake entering the figures into my Excel formula - apologies. The correct figure for no wins in 70 months on a holding of £5K is 1 in 116,642. This calculation uses the current win probability of 1 in 30,000 so the odds would be even higher if the previous 1 in 26,000 chance was used for earlier years.Not sure what that figure is meant to represent (i.e. the chance of exactly what?) but according to http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/savings/premium-bonds-calculator/ there is only a 1 in 22,030 chance of a £5K holding yielding nothing over 5 years, so the odds would be even worse for 70 months rather than 60.0 -
£25 x 2 for me and £25 x 4 for OH.Make £2026 in 2026
Prolific £156.37, TCB £8.24, Everup £12.17
Total £176.78 8.7%Make £2025 in 2025 Total £2241.23/£2025 110.7%
Prolific £1062.50, Octopoints £6.64, TCB £492.05, Tesco Clubcard challenges £89.90, Misc Sales £321, Airtime £70, Shopmium £53.06, Everup £106.08, Zopa CB £30, Misc survey £10
Make £2024 in 2024 Total £1410/£2024 70%Make £2023 in 2023 Total: £2606.33/£2023 128.8%0 -
Not sure what that figure is meant to represent (i.e. the chance of exactly what?) but according to http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/savings/premium-bonds-calculator/ there is only a 1 in 22,030 chance of a £5K holding yielding nothing over 5 years, so the odds would be even worse for 70 months rather than 60.
1 in >22k? Jesus, that's made me feel worse!0 -
Can I just ask if anyone here has ever won a prize larger than £500?Official DFW Nerd No 096 - Proud to have dealt with my debt!0
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Another £25.
Thats' £225 won now since April 2016 when I put in £8k, now £20k in there.0 -
First month for my holding of £50k and a big fat 0Save £12k in 25 No 49
PB Win 21 £225, 22 £275, 23 £900, 24 £750 Balance Dec 25 £32.7K
Plan to move to Denmark for FIRE by Autumn 2025 “May your decisions reflect your hopes not your fears”
New diary aiming for fire https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6414795/mortgage-free-now-aiming-for-fire#latest0
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