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Premium Bond Winner ?

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  • eskbanker
    eskbanker Posts: 38,063 Forumite
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    This is my first month with the max (£50K) and I won ......... a big fat zero. Oh well.
    Since (the vast majority of) the results haven't been announced yet, you don't know that!
  • RG2015
    RG2015 Posts: 6,094 Forumite
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    This is my first month with the max (£50K) and I won ......... a big fat zero. Oh well.
    The only prizes announced today are £1m, £100k, £50k, £25k, £10k and £5k.

    You may still win any of the following tomorrow; £1,000, £500, £100, £50 or £25.
  • ranciduk
    ranciduk Posts: 732 Forumite
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    This is my first month with the max (£50K) and I won ......... a big fat zero. Oh well.
    You got a crystal ball then?!
  • onthebench
    onthebench Posts: 113 Forumite
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    eskbanker said:
    Yes, but the million winners are informed before the first of the month, what happens if they sell their bonds 5 minutes before agent million knocks on their front door ?
    Based on the rules as published, they wouldn't qualify to collect the prize - Agent Million's script presumably includes the caveat that the prize isn't formalised until it's confirmed that all conditions have been met, etc....
    Imagine getting "the knock" a day or two after cashing in your Bonds...  :#
  • eskbanker
    eskbanker Posts: 38,063 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    eskbanker said:
    Yes, but the million winners are informed before the first of the month, what happens if they sell their bonds 5 minutes before agent million knocks on their front door ?
    Based on the rules as published, they wouldn't qualify to collect the prize - Agent Million's script presumably includes the caveat that the prize isn't formalised until it's confirmed that all conditions have been met, etc....
    Imagine getting "the knock" a day or two after cashing in your Bonds...  :#
    They do anticipate that situation, although obviously the line has to be drawn somewhere so it remains possible that someone can sell up at a very inopportune time:

    You can request in advance that we cash in your Premium Bonds after the next draw. If so, you’ll be able to change or cancel your request until the day before the last two working days of the month.

    Otherwise you cannot stop or change an instruction to cash in.

    If you apply to cash in your Premium Bonds in the last two working days of a month, we’ll usually delay the cashing in so your Premium Bonds are entered into the next month’s draw. We do this to allow us to finalise the numbers of eligible Bonds for the draw.

  • ErinGoBrath
    ErinGoBrath Posts: 115 Forumite
    100 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    App says results out April 2nd but my account on the website says May 5th. No prizes shown on my account for the April draw though. Not sure if that is a definitive zilch though.


  • I've just searched with my holder number, £25 on around 34k(ish) holding. That's £200 on my first four draws with a prize each month, thought my luck might have run out this time! 
  • 3 x £25 & 1 x £100 for me. :)
  • couriervanman
    couriervanman Posts: 1,667 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 1 April 2021 at 11:23PM
    3 X £25 on £50k  & 1 x £25 on sons £15k
  • £25 on £8k 👍👍
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