Premium Bond Winner ?

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.

RG2015

littlemissbossy said:

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.

Overall about 1.9% per annum.

This year though is a very impressive 10% per annum!

Macsidia

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

4 of my £25 bonds that got reinvested won another £25 each.

Ifts

Swipe said:

Just hope they don't mess up paying into my direct saver which I changed it to last month.

I also changed last month to have any prizes paid in to my Direct Saver.

The 4 prizes that I received this month were paid in to the DS on the 8th - also received 4 emails from NS&I to tell me about each deposit that had been paid in: "We just wanted to let you know that we've received a bank transfer into your NS&I Direct Saver".

Swipe

Ifts said:

Swipe said:

Just hope they don't mess up paying into my direct saver which I changed it to last month.

I also changed last month to have any prizes paid in to my Direct Saver.

The 4 prizes that I received this month were paid in to the DS on the 8th - also received 4 emails from NS&I to tell me about each deposit that had been paid in: "We just wanted to let you know that we've received a bank transfer into your NS&I Direct Saver".

Yes, I got the same so I will leave it as is now

borderline

I'm confused about this, is the winning bond number the same as your account holders number?  if not, where this winning bond number comes from?
I noticed all winning bonds have a string of numbers and letters. My account holders only have numbers, so I don't know if it's the same thing