Premium Bond Winner ?

S_dosh

Another poor month here, £25 on FH.

People achieving 5%+ definitely should be pleased - I know I would be. In the last 12 months I've returned 3.7% on 50k. YTD is 2.4%.

ChasingtheWelshdream

Hi, going through some old paperwork we have found a premium bond receipt from 1972 (from when DH was born).

It isn’t for very much but we are curious how to find out if it has ever won anything.

His parents still live at the same address, so would any prizes have been sent in the post? In which case it hasn’t ever won.

Cressida100

ChasingtheWelshdream said:

Hi, going through some old paperwork we have found a premium bond receipt from 1972 (from when DH was born).

It isn’t for very much but we are curious how to find out if it has ever won anything.

His parents still live at the same address, so would any prizes have been sent in the post? In which case it hasn’t ever won.

I found on from around 1957 cost of £1. I checked with NS&I and it had never won anything. I actually cashed it in as I wanted to max out my bonds to £50K and I couldn't do that with the lone £1!

ChasingtheWelshdream

I think this may be for £1, I’ll have to dig it out again. I’ve just seen how to check its history so you never know. Although I’m sure his parents would have remembered any prizes.

Stargunner

mebu60 said:

Stargunner said:

mebu60 said:

WH_Saint said:

4th straight blank on a full holding. Statistically that's quite some run of bad luck ! First £20K withdrawn this morning to fund an ISA.

Congrats to those doing better than me !

Thank you. I've been doing ok so far this year on a max holding.

But today yielded a £5k! Plus a £50. Happy days.

Well done to you, you don't often see big prizes on here. 

£150 for OH on Max holding and £50 for me on £30k

Thank you, yes, it's still sinking in. Partner hasn't picked up the message yet but as we're in Rome next week I think my list of potential trattorias to eat in may get upgraded to include at least one ristorante.

The Rome trip itself is a direct result of the thread about the difficulties of overcoming the mental block of spending hard earned savings. We are properly going for it, city centre 4* hotel and skip-the-line tickets! 

I may look to upgrade my 9 year old phone when we're back. But don't want to get too carried away! 

Good for you, You only live once. so make sure that you enjoy it as best that you can and uou deserve to spoil yourselves after that win.

molerat

Cressida100 said:

I found on from around 1957 cost of £1. I checked with NS&I and it had never won anything. I actually cashed it in as I wanted to max out my bonds to £50K and I couldn't do that with the lone £1!

You could have purchased £49,999, or whatever you actually needed, you are not limited to round numbers when topping up to the max.  My final top up was £944.

mebu60

molerat said:

Cressida100 said:

I found on from around 1957 cost of £1. I checked with NS&I and it had never won anything. I actually cashed it in as I wanted to max out my bonds to £50K and I couldn't do that with the lone £1!

You could have purchased £49,999, or whatever you actually needed, you are not limited to round numbers when topping up to the max.  My final top up was £944.

I did the same when topping up to the max, NS&I presented the exact remaining figure (as I had a few odd £s of bonds from when I was born that I wanted to keep).  

RedImp_2

£200 this month on max.  Running just under 4% for calendar year.

Cressida100

molerat said:

Cressida100 said:

I found on from around 1957 cost of £1. I checked with NS&I and it had never won anything. I actually cashed it in as I wanted to max out my bonds to £50K and I couldn't do that with the lone £1!

You could have purchased £49,999, or whatever you actually needed, you are not limited to round numbers when topping up to the max.  My final top up was £944.

Duh I thought they were £25 each! Regretting selling it now - never mind, it didn't come up in 66 years. 

sonny55

175 this month, whoo hoo on FH 
May was £50 
delighted 🤩 🙌