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  • refluxer
    refluxer Posts: 3,289 Forumite
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    Where are you seeing your prizes? Both the App and the website are not showing August's results for me.
    I'm just getting "something's gone wrong" error messages when I try and check the app. 
  • abgrad
    abgrad Posts: 45 Forumite
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    refluxer said:
    Where are you seeing your prizes? Both the App and the website are not showing August's results for me.
    I'm just getting "something's gone wrong" error messages when I try and check the app. 
    Google “premium bond prize checker” and put your holders number in.
    It will say last month but the total will be this months prizes.

  • Nebulous2
    Nebulous2 Posts: 5,760 Forumite
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    1 X £100 for me this month, after nothing at all last month. 

    I'm down to £30k now. 
  • abgrad
    abgrad Posts: 45 Forumite
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    Well I got £100 which I think is better than nothing obviously but not good on £50k (along with the last few months poor performance) so I’ll be taking a good chunk out to put in an ISA and maybe add more to my savings. 
  • jf22901
    jf22901 Posts: 6 Forumite
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    I got £0 with a £40k holding. Last month it was £25 and the month before it was £0. Amazing!
  • cymruchris
    cymruchris Posts: 5,562 Forumite
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    Aug 22 - £ No win

    Sep 22 - £75
    Oct 22 - £75
    Nov 22 - £75
    Dec 22 - £75
    Jan 23 -£225
    Feb 23 - £50
    Mar 23 - £125
    Apr 23 - £225
    May 23 - £150
    Jun 23 - £25
    Jul 23 - £150
    Aug 23 - £ No win

    No win this month - £1250 for the rolling year - My last no win was this month last year. Full holding. 2.5% on the year.
  • 55ryan
    55ryan Posts: 46 Forumite
    Second Anniversary 10 Posts
    abgrad said:
    Well I got £100 which I think is better than nothing obviously but not good on £50k (along with the last few months poor performance) so I’ll be taking a good chunk out to put in an ISA and maybe add more to my savings. 
    I've only got 8k. Had them 23 months. Never won anything. I only did it as a punt, but adding up recent interest amounts now the rates have improved from diddly squat, i'm losing in effect over 20 quid a month.  I'll be shifting it too. I only hung on because of the 'increased prizes'. One more chance...

    I read something the other day which says 75% of Premium Bond holders never win anything....I found the link  https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/saving/article-9612261/Three-quarters-Britains-21-4m-Premium-Bond-holders-won-14-years.html
  • cymruchris
    cymruchris Posts: 5,562 Forumite
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    55ryan said:
    abgrad said:
    Well I got £100 which I think is better than nothing obviously but not good on £50k (along with the last few months poor performance) so I’ll be taking a good chunk out to put in an ISA and maybe add more to my savings. 
    I've only got 8k. Had them 23 months. Never won anything. I only did it as a punt, but adding up recent interest amounts now the rates have improved from diddly squat, i'm losing in effect over 20 quid a month.  I'll be shifting it too. I only hung on because of the 'increased prizes'. One more chance...

    I read something the other day which says 75% of Premium Bond holders never win anything....I found the link  https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/saving/article-9612261/Three-quarters-Britains-21-4m-Premium-Bond-holders-won-14-years.html
    There'll be a lot of individuals with very small holdings - that'll skew the figures slightly - if you've got £50k in, you're much more likely to win a prize than someone who has £100 worth (or less). The article doesn't give a breakdown the percentage of holders that say have full holding/£25k-49k/£1k-£25k/<£1k - that would give it more context. I can't imagine there being many £50k holdings that have won nothing for 14 years.
  • Futuristic
    Futuristic Posts: 1,223 Forumite
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    £200 last month (was highest), now just got £450 on £50k. Prev months have been terrible with £0,25,50. Need to go back and calculate what I'm averaging now. Feel better after this months! 
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