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Premium Bond Winner ?

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  • eskbanker
    eskbanker Posts: 37,974 Forumite
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    edited 6 April 2023 at 11:57PM
    skitskut said:
    Please no one take this thread as an average, people so much more likely to post when win big.
    There are plenty who post about poor winnings too, but that's not to say that they actually average out as such - anyone looking to understand the likely return should work on the basis of this being in the region of 2.6%, so roughly £1,300 annually on a full holding, i.e. £100 or £125 are average months for maximum holders.
  • tony_1
    tony_1 Posts: 44 Forumite
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    What day do you think they will pay out winners this month 11th or 13th ?
    2 day bank holidays at the start of a month must have been very beneficial for NS&I to keep the money for that long.
  • skitskut
    skitskut Posts: 240 Forumite
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    I think it will be the 12th. Isn't it the sixth working day of the month each time?
  • Lomcevak
    Lomcevak Posts: 1,026 Forumite
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    My Starling account shows payments pending for 12th April
  • ForumUser7
    ForumUser7 Posts: 2,523 Forumite
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    puddsykit said:
    Checked this months list of high value winners and it looks like i've won £10,000!!! Can't believe it, only held them for about 2 years. :-) Just waiting for conformation tmrw now.
    Ur famous!

    https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid04TkWM1hQNWJtm1RUqNSycnrhBCcnsKhmEg9pdonCPovV7iREh2UJdj4ni2pJGFsal&id=100064628352355


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  • SouthCoastBoy
    SouthCoastBoy Posts: 1,116 Forumite
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    SouthCoastBoy said:
    Yes i think it is misleading, had/has me worried. I did consider changing it to an external account but am intrigued now, so have left it as is to see what happens. I will update you next week. Hopefully I will have my money!
    Checked my direct saver account this morning for the residual amount of prize money that has taken me over the threshold, and it is has not been deposited yet, Will check again tomorrow.

    Did try phoning them but got cut off, not great customer service :(
    It's just my opinion and not advice.
  • Primrose
    Primrose Posts: 10,712 Forumite
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    Keep trying SouthCoastBoy.    I had to try multiple times before I succeeded in talking to a real person, and even then it needed several attempts beforethey implemented  what I was asking for,   ie to have prize money paid into my bank account instead of receiving a paper warrant,   was actually implemented.  . 
  • GalacticaActual
    GalacticaActual Posts: 357 Forumite
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    edited 12 April 2023 at 12:04AM
     An article on the Daily Mail/Money Mail website yesterday, 11th April 2023, obtained via a Freedom of Information request:

    The luckiest ever Premium Bond winner has taken home a total of £1,019,850, across 288 prizes, since they bought their first bond in May 2004, Money Mail can reveal.

    One bondholder has bagged more wins over the same time, with 408 prizes. 


    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/investing/article-11961845/Luckiest-Premium-Bond-winner-takes-home-1-019-850-2004.html

  • polymaff
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    edited 12 April 2023 at 4:51PM
    GalacticaActual said:
     An article on the Daily Mail/Money Mail website yesterday, 11th April 2023, obtained via a Freedom of Information request:The luckiest ever Premium Bond winner has taken home a total of £1,019,850, across 288 prizes, since they bought their first bond in May 2004, Money Mail can reveal. 

    One bondholder has bagged more wins over the same time, with 408 prizes.
    How foolish.  Many, many holders will have received more than 408 prizes over 19 years.

    How MSE is drowning in this calibre of nonsense.



  • pbcpdeveloper
    pbcpdeveloper Posts: 121 Forumite
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    I have 203 wins over 11 years... :|
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