Premium Bond Winner ?

waveydavey48

This is my first month with the max (£50K) and I won ......... a big fat zero. Oh well.

eskbanker

waveydavey48 said:

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

waveydavey48 said:

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

waveydavey48 said:

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

eskbanker said:

pbcpdeveloper 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

onthebench said:

eskbanker said:

pbcpdeveloper 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

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.

Lornrussell

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! 

pbcpdeveloper

3 x £25 & 1 x £100 for me.

couriervanman

3 X £25 on £50k  & 1 x £25 on sons £15k