Premium Bond Winner ?

newatc

newatc said:

For the first time since we put a significant sum neither myself or wife won a single penny. We had been averaging £75 a month in the last year so not a pleasant shock!

Better surprise, they must have not updated everthing when I checked. Wife got "you won" email today and she won 3 x £25 keeping up our average (I still got zilch).

Eco_Miser

onthebench said:

Edit: OK I see this has been addressed above. Looks like the original bonds were AANNNNNN, A is a letter and N is a digit, and newer ones are NAANNNNNN, NNAANNNNNN and NNNAANNNNNN. Presumably they will then go to NNNNAANNNNNN, and ERNIE will have to generate four digits, then two letters, then six digits, and all of the currently issued crop of NNNAANNNNNN Bonds will only be eligible if a zero is the first digit drawn?

I have a bond which starts with three zeros, as listed on the NS&I site. They are not there on the certificate. No doubt that when new bonds are NNNNAANNNNNN they will be listed with four zeros.

Yes when an extra digit is added, all the existing numbers will be extended with an extra zero at the front, and will only have a chance of winning if that first zero comes up. Likewise the new bonds will only have a chance of winning if that first digit comes up 1 (or eventually 2 or higher)

I believe the numbers are generated using 9 counters that continuously count from 0 to 9, and 2 that count from 0 to 25 (converted to A-Z). What they count are quantum events in the latest ERNIE, and thermal events in the earlier ones. The results are the readings form the counters at specific intervals, putting the letters in the appropriate place within the numbers.

ranciduk

newatc said:

newatc said:

For the first time since we put a significant sum neither myself or wife won a single penny. We had been averaging £75 a month in the last year so not a pleasant shock!

Better surprise, they must have not updated everthing when I checked. Wife got "you won" email today and she won 3 x £25 keeping up our average (I still got zilch).

Do you use the prize checker app?

i found out on there that I had won a prize about a week before I got my “you won” email!

Yellowvest23

If you have £50000 of bonds and win again but have reinvest in more bonds if win option ticked, I assume it’s sent to  your nominated account.
If so how long does this take?
Thank you

colsten

It usually takes 4-5 banking days. Longer this month, as we had a couple of holidays and a weekend at the start of the month. Don't fret, you will get your 'win' eventually.

Time4T_Accounts

Yellowvest23 said:

If you have £50000 of bonds and win again but have reinvest in more bonds if win option ticked, I assume it’s sent to  your nominated account.
If so how long does this take?
Thank you

I was in this position last month - 1st month with full £50k : I received my win by cheque. I then updated my records to be paid to nominated account.  April’s not yet credited.

pbcpdeveloper

Yep not received April's winnings yet, bank holidays.

Yellowvest23

Got it credited to my bank acc today.
So it’s automatically re directed to your nominated bank.

colsten

Mine has now arrived in my bank account.

Lornrussell

No big prize for me this month - saw one from my county with a very similar holding to me so got a bit excited, then saw they'd had it for much longer than I have! Fingers crossed for a "small" win...