€25k invested in prize bonds

carrickbawn

tuisginideach wrote: »

Christmas came early - €50

Good for you. Early or late would do me now.
Nothing again today.

Hibernicis

Hibernicis wrote: »

Be nice to make it a round thousand by 31st December. That would still be a measly .40%. return for the year.

Looks like I got my wish - €50 today - Christmas came early !!

Winnings on 13th December €50
Last win: 22nd November: €50
Weeks since last win: 3

2017 (Jul-Dec) - €100k – 7x€50 = €350
2018 (Jan-Dec) - €200k – 12x€50 = €600
2019 (Jan-Dec) - €250k – 20x€50 = €1,000

Thargor

€100 again for me aswell, the end of a very quite year is picking up...

A win for me as well.
That's 8 x 50 this year on 100,000
Best year for a while!

Millionaire only not

bubblypop wrote: »

A win for me as well.
That's 8 x 50 this year on 100,000
Best year for a while!

Time to take it out do something more exciting - I bought tullow oil shares last Monday by Friday plus 46% minus Leo/ pascal
Now I know u won’t get a week like that every week or once a year but come on 400 on 100k
Just my piece of useless advice

Millionaire only not

Millionaire only not wrote: »

Time to take it out do something more exciting - I bought tullow oil shares last Monday by Friday plus 46% minus Leo/ pascal
Now I know u won’t get a week like that every week or once a year but come on 400 on 100k
Just my piece of useless advice

Only there till I buy a house in afraid!

mulbot

Hi,just wondering about how I buy into prize bonds,if anyone could help. Is it still through the post office. Also,can they be withdrawn at any time? How do I check results.Thanks

Mormegil

mulbot wrote: »

Hi,just wondering about how I buy into prize bonds,if anyone could help. Is it still through the post office. Also,can they be withdrawn at any time? How do I check results.Thanks

You can buy in the Post Office or Online here https://www.statesavings.ie/prize-bonds.

The winning bonds for each draw are posted on the above website on Fridays. If you create an account you can enter your Bond numbers and check if they have won with a click.

They can be withdrawn with 7 days notice.

mno101

Mormegil wrote: »

You can buy in the Post Office or Online here https://www.statesavings.ie/prize-bonds.

The winning bonds for each draw are posted on the above website on Fridays. If you create an account you can enter your Bond numbers and check if they have won with a click.

They can be withdrawn with 7 days notice.

..but only after a min. of 3 months i think (I called them last week to check and see how long prize bonds needed to be held before they could be cashed in again..they said 3 months)

Mormegil

mno101 wrote: »

..but only after a min. of 3 months i think (I called them last week to check and see how long prize bonds needed to be held before they could be cashed in again..they said 3 months)

Yeah, forgot to mention that.

Hibernicis

Is this a record....... the letter notifying me of last Friday’s win arrived in Saturday morning’s post !!

Hibernicis

bubblypop wrote: »

That's 8 x 50 this year on 100,000

Hibernicis wrote: »

2019 (Jan-Dec) - €250k – 20x€50 = €1,000

Interesting. Exact same return ratio.

Hibernicis

Millionaire only not wrote: »

Time to take it out do something more exciting - I bought tullow oil shares last Monday by Friday plus 46% minus Leo/ pascal
Now I know u won’t get a week like that every week or once a year but come on 400 on 100k
Just my piece of useless advice

400 on 100k annual income is a lot more than many people who gambled on Irish Oil Exploration stocks ended up with in the past (Bula, Providence, etc). Not to mention the fact they also lost 100% of their capital. Oil exploration stocks which by their nature have a reasonable chance of 100% capital loss may have a place in a broad portfolio. They certainly are not the place for somebody’s mortgage savings !

Millionaire only not

Hibernicis wrote: »

400 on 100k annual income is a lot more than many people who gambled on Irish Oil Exploration stocks ended up with in the past (Bula, Providence, etc). Not to mention the fact they also lost 100% of their capital. Oil exploration stocks which by their nature have a reasonable chance of 100% capital loss may have a place in a broad portfolio. They certainly are not the place for somebody’s mortgage savings !

I didn’t know it was savings for a mortgage !
I thought it spare money ! Worth the gamble on the prize bonds wouldn’t have interest earned anyway without investing long term !

Cute Hoor

Millionaire only not wrote: »

Time to take it out do something more exciting - I bought tullow oil shares last Monday by Friday plus 46% minus Leo/ pascal
Now I know u won’t get a week like that every week or once a year but come on 400 on 100k
Just my piece of useless advice

All very good, well done and I presume you sold on Friday, but if your post had been last Monday evening it might have read something like this

Millionaire only not wrote: »

Time to take it out do something more exciting - I bought tullow oil shares last Monday by this evening minus 70% minus Leo/ pascal
Now I know u won’t get a week like that every week or once a year but come on 400 on 100k
Just my piece of useless advice

You were the lucky one, but remember somebody bought those Tullow shares that previous Monday at 1.37.

Bubblypop still has his 100K plus the 400 of course, and can sleep easy at night

tuisginideach

Christmas has come and gone obviously ...:(

PB2018

Wins on 20th December 2019: €0
Last win - 1st November 2019: €50
Weeks since last win: 7
€134k invested in prize bonds since July 2017
Win ratio: 14 wins in 129 weeks (11%)
2017 (Jul-Dec): 5 x €50 = €250
2018 (Jan-Dec): 4 x €50 = €200
2019 (Jan-date): 5 x €50 = €250

Andrew Flexing

No joy.
2 wins in 6 months - my worst run yet.

*Nollaig Shona everyone!!!*

Cork Lass

Won €50 today. First win since May. Happy Christmas to you all

pbwinner

Winnings on 21st December 2019: €0
Last win 23rd August 2019: €50
Total winnings on €25k from Feb 2011 to date: €2900
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 6 €300

carrickbawn

Nothing here again.

soc

Week 13: 40k invested
Wins to date = 0...

Living Off The Splash

Nothing in weeks. €290k invested. (taken from stock-market and put in to Prize Bonds). I am jumping ship in the New Year. I can get between 2% and 6% on share dividends. Going back to the markets.

Essex Man

soc wrote: »

Week 13: 40k invested
Wins to date = 0...

Me too 40K invested , no wins in 2019 zero zilch sfa , perhaps the million next friday ,joke .

John arse

Living Off The Splash wrote: »

Nothing in weeks. €290k invested. (taken from stock-market and put in to Prize Bonds). I am jumping ship in the New Year. I can get between 2% and 6% on share dividends. Going back to the markets.

wow that's shocking,that amount should be winning something every fortnight?

Hibernicis

No draw on Friday 27th.

Next draw takes place on Monday 30th. And the top prize is on of the twice yearly €1,000,000 prizes.

joeysoap

joeysoap wrote: »

Parked €25k in prize bonds today. I’ll give it a year and hopefully will get a few €50’s in the year.

Thargor wrote: »

Dont hold your breath.

11 months later zero wins. Another bond bought later in the year for the same amount = 3 wins. There’s no arguing with randomness.

tuisginideach

3 wins in less than 11 months on 25k - that’s an incredibly lucky batch!

dxhound2005

A thousand bonds can win three times in the one draw. Happens in most draws. The slightly remarkable thing about this one was that only 4 bonds in Australia won, and 3 of them were the same holder. This was the draw of 06 December.

Prize Value Winning Prize Bond Location

€50 OA903577 Australia
€50 OA904017 Australia
€50 OA904567 Australia

Mach Two

PB2018 wrote: »

Wins on 20th December 2019: €0
Last win - 1st November 2019: €50
Weeks since last win: 7
€134k invested in prize bonds since July 2017
Win ratio: 14 wins in 129 weeks (11%)
2017 (Jul-Dec): 5 x €50 = €250
2018 (Jan-Dec): 4 x €50 = €200
2019 (Jan-date): 5 x €50 = €250

Surely you would get a better return elsewhere.