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  • £25 on £42125.
  • taylornj
    taylornj Posts: 311 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    £150 on full holding, £100 + 2 x £25
  • SandyN21
    SandyN21 Posts: 215 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 2 August 2022 at 12:21AM
    3 x £25 on max holding
    Winnings before this month have been:
    5 x £25 July 2022
    £25 June 2022
    2 x £25 Feb 2022
    2 x £25 Sept 2021
    2 x £25 August 2021
    2 x £25 March 2021
    £25 Jan 2021
    £25 Nov 2020
    £25 June 2020
  • Greta
    Greta Posts: 145 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    £25 win on 20k. The first time I've won anything in nearly a year (which was also £25).
  • Class142
    Class142 Posts: 29 Forumite
    Second Anniversary 10 Posts
    £25 on full holding this month.
  • Oasis1
    Oasis1 Posts: 737 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    edited 29 June 2023 at 1:07AM
    redpete said:
    eskbanker said:
    eskbanker said:
    Indout96 said:
    getting a bit fed up now £15k holdings not had a win for 11 months now 
    Sell and re-buy new bonds.
    Hopefully a tongue in cheek suggestion rather than a serious one - deliberately missing out on a draw in order to do something completely futile obviously makes no sense....
    As I was told when I suggested this before. I am being serious. The reality is, when I was not winning, I sold and purchased again, and then won. Even though in theory it should not make a difference, all I can say is, for me it did. And Missing out on one draw is worth it if you have lost for years and years.
    The fact that the draws are random effectively means that half of those changing their bonds will have better luck than before and half will fare worse afterwards, i.e. the overall net effect will be neutral, but guess which half will be more likely to share their stories....!

    If you'd bought the first batch on an even-numbered date and replaced them with a new set bought on an odd date, which were then less fortunate, would you conclude that bonds bought on an even date were luckier?
    It depends if they win.

    I would not suggest selling if you win on a regular basis, only if you have dire results over the year. Then you have nothing to lose unless you are extremely unlucky and happen to withdraw on the month you was going to win big. But I sell and buy PB on regular occasion depending on cash flow needs, so this could be the case every time you sell.


    You do have something to lose, the chance of winning in the month you sell and re-buy.  Chances of winning next month are exactly the same whether you've won nothing for 5 years or won £1000 a month for the last 6 months, that's a fact, not a matter of opinion.
    As I already stated, my experience suggests otherwise. That is my opinion. And you have repeated what I already said. Fact or no fact. I can only tell you what has occurred for me.

    I am fascinated by your point of view here. Are there any other areas of life where you apply personal experience above 'facts'? E.g. Horoscopes? Alternative medicine? Vaccines? Religious beliefs?

    Genuine question - not being facetious. You have every right to believe what you like and do what you feel is right with your money when it's not harming anyone else.
  • A good return of 4x £25 on max holding 
  • vickyholly
    vickyholly Posts: 167 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Well I've had a lovely surprise this month, £600 won on just over £30k (£500 plus 4 x £25).  Very nice indeed 
    Wahoo amazing .
  • uss_tish
    uss_tish Posts: 114 Forumite
    Fourth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper
    £100 for me highest win on max holding 😁
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