Premium Bond Winner ?

Stubod

sonofmerton said:

Had 50k for 4 years. I cashed out last month after never having 'won' a penny. Invested elsewhere. 

£50k for 4 years and no "winnings"... I'm not sure, but I do not think this is statistically possible ????????...you need to check the address you gave them, or your bank details???

SallySunshine

Check the Daily Mail, Money, then Savings & Investments. On the right hand side it gives you all the info on  this months Winners from 1m down to 1k.
Us lesser mortals have to check the app usually a day later.
Very interesting to see large sum winners starting with bond no’s 4 or 3
seem to have bought either 2020 or 2021.

Sure it’s just luck!

RG2015

SallySunshine said:

Check the Daily Mail, Money, then Savings & Investments. On the right hand side it gives you all the info on  this months Winners from 1m down to 1k.
Us lesser mortals have to check the app usually a day later.
Very interesting to see large sum winners starting with bond no’s 4 or 3
seem to have bought either 2020 or 2021.

Sure it’s just luck!

I use the official NS&I page. Click on "per page" and all and in Windows you can search for things like your county.

https://www.nsandi.com/prize-checker/winners

Frogletina

No wins on maximum investment yet again. My daughter, although she has fewer bonds than me, got 4 x £25 prizes.

I don't feel lucky at all

ilselm

£25 on £20,050

JGB1955

My youngest grandchild has won for the first time (aged 3)... needs to keep up with her cousins now.

DjangoUnchained

£25  on £11k

masonic

Stubod said:

sonofmerton said:

Had 50k for 4 years. I cashed out last month after never having 'won' a penny. Invested elsewhere. 

£50k for 4 years and no "winnings"... I'm not sure, but I do not think this is statistically possible ????????...you need to check the address you gave them, or your bank details???

It is statistically possible, but very unlucky. It is statistically possible to never win in a random draw with fewer prizes than bonds. I would certainly want to verify there was no mistake, as you suggest, or by logging in and checking the prize history, given the low probability of such an outcome.

zagfles

masonic said:

Stubod said:

sonofmerton said:

Had 50k for 4 years. I cashed out last month after never having 'won' a penny. Invested elsewhere. 

£50k for 4 years and no "winnings"... I'm not sure, but I do not think this is statistically possible ????????...you need to check the address you gave them, or your bank details???

It is statistically possible, but very unlucky. It is statistically possible to never win in a random draw with fewer prizes than bonds.

It's as near to impossible as makes no difference. There's about 1 chance in 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 about the same as winning the Euromillions 3 weeks in a row. 

If £50k on the premium bonds hasn't won anything then as above, check the address, bank details, and that you have actually got £50k in PBs.

masonic

zagfles said:

masonic said:

Stubod said:

sonofmerton said:

Had 50k for 4 years. I cashed out last month after never having 'won' a penny. Invested elsewhere. 

£50k for 4 years and no "winnings"... I'm not sure, but I do not think this is statistically possible ????????...you need to check the address you gave them, or your bank details???

It is statistically possible, but very unlucky. It is statistically possible to never win in a random draw with fewer prizes than bonds.

It's as near to impossible as makes no difference. There's about 1 chance in 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 about the same as winning the Euromillions 3 weeks in a row. 

If £50k on the premium bonds hasn't won anything then as above, check the address, bank details, and that you have actually got £50k in PBs.

Personally, I would just check my prize history online. If any bonds have previously won then they should show up there even if subsequently sold right?