Premium Bond Winner ?

eskbanker

agent69 said:

wackojackouk said:

£50 on Full Holdings. Better than nothing

Probably need to get use to it, as that's about par for the course

Depends on exactly what they meant - if it was £50 from one full holding, or £50 each for multiple full holdings, then that's above par, which would on average be £50 every other month, alternating with £25s in the opposite months.

On the other hand, if they meant £50 in total across multiple full holdings, then that's below par, as two full holdings should return £75 per month on average....

jimpwarsop

Nowt on £40k, better luck next month with an extra £25k between us.

Fuzzie

Nowt for me on £50k, hopefully better luck next month. 

stephenadarglas

£75 at 65K between us - better than being walloped with a stocking full of wasps.

cricidmuslibale

stephenadarglas said:

£75 at 65K between us - better than being walloped with a stocking full of wasps.

I have never heard that phrase before but seeing as I am terrified of wasps I sincerely hope that never ever happens to me!

notbritishgas

jimpwarsop said:

Nowt on £40k, better luck next month with an extra £25k between us.

Fuzzie said:

Nowt for me on £50k, hopefully better luck next month. 

You are making me feel guilty.
3 x £25 on £20000 and this is my first draw.
However things will change I am sure.

[Deleted User]

Nothing on about 7k 

jeffdavies

We have a total holding of £80,000 between us. Nothing for the last 3 months!
I guess that someone will correct me and just say it's just bad luck BUT my step dad has a block holding of £50,000 (1 to 50,000) no gaps in between and he has won EVERY month for the past year sums ranging from £25 to £75.

My thoughts are, he has more chances of winning because he has one whole block whereas mine are for example, blocks of £10,000, £500, £15,000.    To test, we have today withdrawn all of the money and closed both Premium Bond accounts, with the . intention of buying a whole £50,000 block at the end of this month. I am aware that my money will not then be in the draw until the beginning of April but I live in hope :-)

eskbanker

jeffdavies said:

My thoughts are, he has more chances of winning because he has one whole block whereas mine are for example, blocks of £10,000, £500, £15,000.    To test, we have today withdrawn all of the money and closed both Premium Bond accounts, with the . intention of buying a whole £50,000 block at the end of this month. I am aware that my money will not then be in the draw until the beginning of April but I live in hope :-)

Your thoughts are wrong but you're certainly not the first to believe that - the chances are the same regardless of block size.  There will presumably be an element of confirmation bias once you're back in the draws again - if your luck does improve then you'll doubtless attribute this to having a single block, even though the odds won't actually have changed at all, such is the nature of randomness!

strawb_shortcake

I have a block of £49,7
00 and I've had several months in the last 16 months without wins so don't think there is any advantage to having one large block.
Trouble with changing them is you'll never know what you would have won had you of left as is