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Zero - on full holding - very disappointing
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£150 for me on 35k and £100 for OH on max holding0
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I had full holding for a while and didn't do very well, so pulled £30k into a fix instead. Ironically, I have done tangibly better on £20k/£22k than I had done with the full holding - I think largely because it coincided with the changes in prize allocations.abgrad said:
Well, ultimately some people have to do more poorly so that others can get better than the average odds and I think that is you and me. 😂justwantedtosay said:£25 on full holding!
I've kept a spreadsheet since the start of 2022 and colour coded each month's winnings Black for about what's expected with average luck, Green for better and Red for worse - currently £100 to 175, £200 or more, and £75 or less respectively. I've never had a single green month, but 5 red months and only £875 in 2023 - it 'should' be about £1,350 for the £25-100 prizes; I don't expect to ever win anything more than £100. 2022 was 10 black and 2 red. Even if I were to win 5 prizes in December I'd still have fewer than last year despite the odds improving, though in 2022 every prize was just £25 and I was still behind the going rate.
Perhaps I should call it a day.
I am on £1000 for the last 12 months (helped by £200) from this draw. Admittedly I’ve not been the full holding the entire time but have always been over £35k and for quite a few months close to the £50k.I keep thinking about putting money in a savings account instead but unusually for me I will be a higher rate tax payer this tax year I think (need to work it out as higher rate is different where I am in Scotland but I believe the figures for rest of uk are used when calculating tax banding in relation to tax on interest).I do regret not opening an Isa for last tax year! Plus I do wonder if I would do just as well at “winning” even if I take out £20k 😂
Through most of 2022 I only got £25 prizes, occasionally up to 3 of them. From December last year, I've had 10 x £100 prizes (x3 in July) and a few £50s. I bought my PBs originally in £10k tranches, to try and separate the numbers and all of my winners are from the £20k that remained. I bought another £2k in April, after an inheritance - as my share of my aunt's PB holding - but not had any winners from that batch at all. It's funny how random stuff doesn't always feel that random.0 -
2 x £25, 2 x £50 and 2 x £100 = £350 on full holding.#39 - Save £12k in 20250
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2 x £100 on full holding.0
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£75 on full holding
My mother £125 on full holding
My father... £1300 on full holdingGoing to call for redistribution to the working poor.2 -
Im buzzing................first time posting here. £500 win with a £7000 holding.
Make £10 a Day Feb .....£75.... March... £65......April...£90.....May £20.....June £35.......July £605 -
Last month OH and I had £550 between us on full holdings, this month £25.Ho hum.Make £2025 in 2025
Prolific £617.02, Octopoints £5.20, TCB £398.58, Tesco Clubcard challenges £89.90, Misc Sales £321, Airtime £60, Shopmium £26.60, Everup £24.91 Zopa CB £30
Total (4/9/25) £1573.21/£2025 77%
Make £2024 in 2024
Prolific £907.37, Chase Int £59.97, Chase roundup int £3.55, Chase CB £122.88, Roadkill £1.30, Octopus ref £50, Octopoints £70.46, TCB £112.03, Shopmium £3, Iceland £4, Ipsos £20, Misc Sales £55.44Total £1410/£2024 70%Make £2023 in 2023 Total: £2606.33/£2023 128.8%0 -
£50 on full holding. My abysmally bad luck continues. My returns are way below average.1
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Zero this month on £35000, averaging 2.0% this year. !!!0
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