Premium Bond Winner ?

Primrose

I,m not a gambler but always think of the monthly Ernie draw as a bit of fun without losing your  stake.  Have other savings so happy to go with the flow and at least your money is safe!

Sg28

Primrose said:

I,m not a gambler but always think of the monthly Ernie draw as a bit of fun without losing your  stake.  Have other savings so happy to go with the flow and at least your money is safe!

Your stake is the interest you would have earned. 

So you do lose it sometimes.

I like premium bonds, its a bit of fun and tax free. Even if its not the highest return wise.

borderline

Has anyone ever won anything with just £25? 
I've just opened an account with 25 quid last weekend .. I didn't want to open it with more money at first, I thought they were supposed to check proof of ID and address but I had to pay right away before any checks ... so I put just 25 just in case.. 
I haven't been asked for any proof .. I will add more money next week or so

RG2015

borderline said:

Has anyone ever won anything with just £25? 
I've just opened an account with 25 quid last weekend .. I didn't want to open it with more money at first, I thought they were supposed to check proof of ID and address but I had to pay right away before any checks ... so I put just 25 just in case.. 
I haven't been asked for any proof .. I will add more money next week or so

See the list of high value winners this month on the link below.

Someone in Ealing won £50,000 with £10 worth of Premium Bonds.

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

PS You will need to change the "Per Page" from 10 to all. 

PS2 If you sort by bond value you will see more amazing wins on very low holdings.

Prize value	Winning Bond	Holding	Area	Bond Value	Purchased
£5,000	AZ912924	£4	Oxfordshire	£1	Dec-57
£10,000	BN471853	£2	South Gloucestershire	£2	Feb-59
£10,000	1FW858944	£1,732	West Midlands	£5	Jun-68
£50,000	8KB356761	£10	Ealing	£10	Mar-72

 

Swipe

borderline said:

Has anyone ever won anything with just £25? 

I had £100 for about 20 years and won nothing

GalacticaActual

borderline said:

Has anyone ever won anything with just £25? 
I've just opened an account with 25 quid last weekend .. I didn't want to open it with more money at first, I thought they were supposed to check proof of ID and address but I had to pay right away before any checks ... so I put just 25 just in case.. 
I haven't been asked for any proof .. I will add more money next week or so

I have a £10 bond/batch from 2001 which has won 1 prize of £50.

Also a £30 bond/batch from 1996 which has won 1 prize of £25.


Quite a few £50 bonds/batch winnings:
£25 total winnings from £50 // 1 prize // bought 1997
£25 total winnings from £50 // 1 prize // bought 1998
£50 total winnings from £50 // 2 prizes // bought 2005
£75 total winnings from £50 // 2 prizes // bought 2005
£50 total winnings from £50 // 1 prize // bought 2005
£100 total winnings from £50 // 1 prize // bought 2005
£25 total winnings from £50 // 1 prize // bought 2005
£75 total winnings from £50 // 2 prizes // bought 2005
£50 total winnings from £50 // 1 prize // bought 2006
£25 total winnings from £50 // 1 prize // bought 2006
£75 total winnings from £50 // 2 prizes // bought 2007

Deru

borderline said:

Has anyone ever won anything with just £25? 
I've just opened an account with 25 quid last weekend .. I didn't want to open it with more money at first, I thought they were supposed to check proof of ID and address but I had to pay right away before any checks ... so I put just 25 just in case.. 
I haven't been asked for any proof .. I will add more money next week or so

Someone with £4 won £5,000 but they bought in 1957....

£5,000

AZ912924

£4

Oxfordshire

Dec-57

Another with just £10 won £10K

£10,000

20KZ622429

£10

South Gloucestershire

Jul-85

Yes, those small amounts £4 and £10 are their total holdings.  Either the minimum buy in amount was different back then or the holders just withdrew everything else and had those amounts left in.  Sure, they've had them a while but a win is a win.

From the big winners list.Premium Bond June 2023 results: see who’s won in the latest draw (lovemoney.com)

RG2015

Deru said:

borderline said:

Has anyone ever won anything with just £25? 
I've just opened an account with 25 quid last weekend .. I didn't want to open it with more money at first, I thought they were supposed to check proof of ID and address but I had to pay right away before any checks ... so I put just 25 just in case.. 
I haven't been asked for any proof .. I will add more money next week or so

Someone with £4 won £5,000 but they bought in 1957....

£5,000

AZ912924

£4

Oxfordshire

Dec-57

Another with just £10 won £10K

£10,000

20KZ622429

£10

South Gloucestershire

Jul-85

Yes, those small amounts £4 and £10 are their total holdings.  Either the minimum buy in amount was different back then or the holders just withdrew everything else and had those amounts left in.  Sure, they've had them a while but a win is a win.

From the big winners list.Premium Bond June 2023 results: see who’s won in the latest draw (lovemoney.com)

In the olden days (1956 was when they were launched) you could buy single £1 Premium Bonds.

Primrose

Yes I have a few £1 holdings as in my youthful days I belonged to a small syndicate of chums.  I think we paid "half a crown" (pre decimal currency - that ages me(!) and every so often one person would get a £1 or £5 bond.  £1 was a lot of money for a struggling youngster to pay in those days.  I keep those for sentimental reasons but none of them has ever won anything.  My greatest number of wins come from a £10,000 block

littlemissbossy

I don't have a large holding, £5500, since July 2020, these are my winnings.

Oct 21 £25
Jun 22 £25
Jan 23 £50
Feb 23 £150
May 23 £25
June 23 £50

Not sure how to work it out but it feels like I've done pretty well. especially recently.