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  • BooJewels
    BooJewels Posts: 3,006 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    I have £22k (was £20k until May, no winners yet from the additional £2k) and I've won £1,125 in the last rolling year - quite a bit more in the second six months than the first.  So a rolling return of around 5.35% - if I work on an average holding of £21k.   I've had PBs in 16 draws now and my average win has been £78.13 per draw, although my balance fluctuated between £100 and max holding in the first few.

    I've won 7 x £100 prizes in recent months. 3 x £50 and the balance in £25s.  Biggest month was £325 in July.  I'm therefore fully expecting zip in tomorrow's draw.
  • Someone in Australia won £100k this month on a holding of £117. This was on a £5 bond purchased in 1968. Wonder if they are still alive to enjoy it? 
  • BooJewels
    BooJewels Posts: 3,006 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    I just search initially by my county, but I've nothing in the big list this month - not that I expect to be, but I do like looking at the numbers - there are a couple of big winners with modest holdings - someone in Warwickshire won £100k with a £300 holding they bought this year.  And a £25k win on £100 holding for 2 different people.

    I think the Australian one was only £50k though, I noticed that myself - it jumped out because the bond number was shorter, so I knew it was an old one.
  • Sg28
    Sg28 Posts: 450 Forumite
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    Also someone from Warwickshire will get a nice suprise in their emails next week. 

    Bought £300 in January and won £100k! 
    Ex Sg27 (long forgotten log in details)

    Massive thank you to those on the long since defunct Matched Betting board.
  • £100 win with £50k holding.
  • josh33
    josh33 Posts: 34 Forumite
    Second Anniversary 10 Posts Name Dropper
    £325 on a combined £100k holding. Last month was £500 between the wife and I.
    My brother-in-law with a £50k holding won £2,800 this month - lucky git.
  • BooJewels
    BooJewels Posts: 3,006 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    I got exactly what I predicted earlier - nothing!  But I'm not at all surprised, I've had a good run very recently with £600 in the last 3 draws.  I'm still running at 5% on a rolling year, with a holding of £22k.
  • £50 on Max holding
  • £125 on max, brings me to 3.95% the last 12 months 
    Make £2023 in 2023 (#36) £3479.30/£2023

    Make £2024 in 2024...
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