€25k invested in prize bonds

joeysoap

Cute Hoor wrote: »

That was very thoughtful of you, buying a prize bond for your mother and father as a gift for their wedding day.

He/she didn’t say they bought it said it was a gift for their wedding. £5 in 1957 was probably a good weeks wages, so it was a decent gift.

Cute Hoor

joeysoap wrote: »

He/she didn’t say they bought it said it was a gift for their wedding. £5 in 1957 was probably a good weeks wages, so it was a decent gift.

I should have put in one of those winky thingies. Sure was a decent gift.

Agent Smyth

Wow can't believe my luck today, finally after 17 weeks I've got my third win this year and as usual it's a €50
Have to say I'm a bit surprised at the lack of winners but having said that I have over the last few years been investing more and more of the money elsewhere so my PB fund is not as healthy as it once was

Andrew Flexing

No joy.
Weeks since last win: 4

PB2018

Wins on 5th July 2019: €50
Previous last win: 10th May 2019: €50 (8 weeks)
€134k invested in prize bonds since July 2017
Win ratio: 13 wins in 105 weeks (12%)
2017 (Jul-Dec): 5 x €50 = €250
2018 (Jan-Dec): 4 x €50 = €200
2019 (Jan-date): 4 x €50 = €200

pbwinner

Winnings on 5th July 2019: €0
Last win 12th April 2019: €50
Total winnings on €25k from Feb 2011 to date: €2850
2011: €75 x 4 €300
2012: €75 x 6 €450
2013: €50 x 12 €600
2014: €50 x 9 €450
2015: €50 x 5 €250
2016: €50 x 5 €250
2017: €50 x 4 €200
2018: €50 x 2 €100
2019: €50 x 5 €250

Hibernicis

Winnings on 5th July 2019: €50
Last win: 21st June 2019: €50
Weeks since last win: 2

2017 (Jul-Dec) - €100k – 7x€50 = €350
2018 (Jan-Dec) - €200k – 12x€50 = €600
2019 (Jan-July) - €250k – 14x€50 = €700

Sligo Quay

Hibernicis wrote: »

I have a £5 bond issued in 1957 which is a treasured possession. It was a gift to my mother and father at the time of their wedding. It’s a quaint but imposing document, with the name and address of the holders typed (probably on a Remington cloth ribbon typewriter). Issued by the Bank of Ireland, who were bankers to the Government of Ireland at the time. Now if only the bloody thing would win, sixty years later !

Lovely story, pass it down as a family heirloom.
Nothing for me today. 5 weeks ago last win, €50euro.

joeysoap

I think I have dummy bonds. €100 on approx €110k this year (both 50’s in April)

tuisginideach

Hibernicis wrote: »

Winnings on 5th July 2019: €50
Last win: 21st June 2019: €50
Weeks since last win: 2

2017 (Jul-Dec) - €100k – 7x€50 = €350
2018 (Jan-Dec) - €200k – 12x€50 = €600
2019 (Jan-July) - €250k – 14x€50 = €700

I'd love to see the general run of bonds which are winning for you - could you screenshot your 'Find Winners' list and show us - just to see the age of the various bonds?

tuisginideach

€50 last Friday - thats 3 X €50 on that batch in 2019. But there are larger batches which seem to have disappeared!

John arse

joeysoap wrote: »

I think I have dummy bonds. €100 on approx €110k this year (both 50’s in April)

No Joey the same here 3x50 on 130k plus just don't understand the people with 20 and 30k winning on numerous occasions

Hibernicis

tuisginideach wrote: »

I'd love to see the general run of bonds which are winning for you - could you screenshot your 'Find Winners' list and show us - just to see the age of the various bonds?

A quick look suggests that it is pretty random tbh.

I have it in mind to do an analysis at some point, and I'll try to post it when I do. Will have to wait for the winter months though !

tuisginideach

Anyone else still waiting for last Friday's prize cheque? When there were more prizes, the cheque used to come on a Tuesday. Then the amounts /frequency dropped and cheques didn't arrive til Wednesday. Thursday's post has come and gone and still no cheque for last week's win.

snor

tuisginideach wrote: »

Anyone else still waiting for last Friday's prize cheque? When there were more prizes, the cheque used to come on a Tuesday. Then the amounts /frequency dropped and cheques didn't arrive til Wednesday. Thursday's post has come and gone and still no cheque for last week's win.

I reinvest mine in new bonds. Got the letter on Tuesday to say I’d won and my winnings would be reinvested. Got new bonds yesterday. Very efficient.,

Andrea B.

They are slow at present Took 2 weeks to send me newly purchased bonds.

Agent Smyth

tuisginideach wrote: »

Anyone else still waiting for last Friday's prize cheque? When there were more prizes, the cheque used to come on a Tuesday. Then the amounts /frequency dropped and cheques didn't arrive til Wednesday. Thursday's post has come and gone and still no cheque for last week's win.

Ours arrived on Tuesday as normal,
We get so little post now that when I saw the letter on Tuesday, I had completely forgotten that we had won on Friday and I was thinking who's sending me a bill now and got a pleasant surprise again when I realised it was from the Prize Bonds :rolleyes:

Hibernicis

tuisginideach wrote: »

Anyone else still waiting for last Friday's prize cheque? When there were more prizes, the cheque used to come on a Tuesday. Then the amounts /frequency dropped and cheques didn't arrive til Wednesday. Thursday's post has come and gone and still no cheque for last week's win.

My winnings are reinvested. The letter notifying me of last Friday’s win arrived on Tuesday and the cert arrived on Wednesday. This is pretty normal in my experience.

Agent Smyth

And back to not winning again
See you all in 15 to 20 weeks time when hopefully I get another win again:)

tuisginideach

nothing

Andrew Flexing

No Joy.
Weeks since last win: 5

pbwinner

Winnings on 12th July 2019: €0
Last win 12th April 2019: €50
Total winnings on €25k from Feb 2011 to date: €2850
2011: €75 x 4 €300
2012: €75 x 6 €450
2013: €50 x 12 €600
2014: €50 x 9 €450
2015: €50 x 5 €250
2016: €50 x 5 €250
2017: €50 x 4 €200
2018: €50 x 2 €100
2019: €50 x 5 €250

PB2018

Wins on 12th July 2019: €0
Last win: 5th July 2019: €50
Weeks since last win: 1
€134k invested in prize bonds since July 2017
Win ratio: 13 wins in 106 weeks (12%)
2017 (Jul-Dec): 5 x €50 = €250
2018 (Jan-Dec): 4 x €50 = €200
2019 (Jan-date): 4 x €50 = €200

diceyreilly

Have over 18k in prizebonds but they are all small amounts ranging from €1500 to €25.

Got one winner. Would I be better off cashing in and getting 1 bit bond of does it make any odds.

tuisginideach

Officially - no better chance. Anecdotally - better chance!

FoolsGold1

Won €50 to day
Last win €50 on 7th June

Cork Lass

Nothing for us this week.

dxhound2005

Nothing for me in the last two draws, but I had a very good first six months. Someone in Limerick bought bonds a week ago, and got two wins straight away.

Prize Value Winning Prize Bond Location

€50 AOO838134 Limerick
€50 AOO838141 Limerick

Number of prizes has gone up again in July, increased every month this year so far.

Taylor365

lucky beggar!

tuisginideach

tuisginideach wrote: »

nothing

and nothing again