€25k invested in prize bonds

Hibernicis

If any of you who are registered for state savings online got an email notification this Monday morning and then couldn't log in to see how much you won, relax. It isn't a prize, it's just notification that state savings online now allows online cash-in/reinvest options. Which cold be quite useful. Typically, they blew up the website while launching this, and managed to make it look like a DoS attack. There's a very helpful video of a MAN (because this is money after all) with a laptop and a mobile telephone showing us how it works........

tuisginideach

Thanks - got the email but didn't bother following up - have just gone thru the cumbersome paper cash-in option so delighted to know they have progressed that bit.

Taylor365

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118315717#Comment_118315717

Women with Money?

Sure that's what Jimmy Choo is for! :pac:

tuisginideach

Nothing today

pbwinner

Winnings on 17th December 2021: €0

Last win 12th November 2021: €50

Total winnings on €25k from Feb 2011 to date: €3200

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

2020: €50 x 5 = €250

2021: €50 x 1 = €50

dxhound2005

€50 for me today. 2,187 numbers away from my last winner on 19 November. Shows that bonds worth €13,668.75 can win €100 in a month. By contrast I have 1,600 bonds €10,000 which last won a prize on 28 June 2018. That is the same as €30K not winning anything in over a year. And any set of 1,600 bonds, or multiples could endure the same bad luck. Someone with €50K or €100K could go for a year not winning.

On the other hand again, 8 winning bonds in Down today, as many as all of the North gets in some draws. And very likely 3 of them belong to the same person.

Prize Value Winning Prize Bond Location

€50.00 AWS897243 Down

€50.00 AWS911296 Down

€50.00 AWS914304 Down

PB2018

Wins on 17th December 2021: €0

Last win: 23rd July 2021: €50

Weeks since last win: 21

€134k invested in prize bonds since July 2017

Win ratio: 25 wins in 233 weeks (11%)

2017 (Jul-Dec): 5 x €50 = €250

2018 (Jan-Dec): 4 x €50 = €200

2019 (Jan-Dec): 5 x €50 = €250

2020 (Jan-Dec): 10 x €50 = €500

2021 (Jan-date): 1 x €50 = €50

Rulmeq

We finally cashed out last week, got a cheque in the post (because they said we gave them invalid IBAN info, I double checked it, but I guess I may have gotten it wrong). So it was just over 1 year (I'd have left it in for the Christmas draw, but we needed it before the end of the year), €25k, zero wins. It would have been nice to get one win, but neither of us are particularly lucky. Our money was safe for the year, and it didn't cost us anything in negative interest.

Sultan of Bling

50k bought between June and August 2021.

Winnings on the 17th December : 0

Total winnings so far: €100

dxhound2005

Draw is on Thursday 23rd. This message is on the site, which I think is new.

State Savings Online customers can now request a repayment to their bank account as well as reinvest into other State Savings products!

Mantis Toboggan

Won 50e today, brings me to 450e for the year, happy enough with that should cover the car insurance.

Happy Christmas all 😃

PB2018

Wins on 23rd December 2021: €50

Last win: 23rd July 2021: €50

Weeks since last win: 22

€134k invested in prize bonds since July 2017

Win ratio: 26 wins in 234 weeks (11%)

2017 (Jul-Dec): 5 x €50 = €250

2018 (Jan-Dec): 4 x €50 = €200

2019 (Jan-Dec): 5 x €50 = €250

2020 (Jan-Dec): 10 x €50 = €500

2021 (Jan-date): 2 x €50 = €100

dxhound2005

Nothing for me today. But a couple of other people in Louth had a nice bit of luck.

Prize Value Winning Prize Bond Location

€50.00 APH607612 Louth

€50.00 APH607740 Louth

€50.00 ATK335215 Louth

€50.00 ATK335463 Louth

The €50K winner in Dublin was bought about 30 years ago. People might overlook or forget how many chances their bonds have to win a prize.

Sultan of Bling

50k bought between June and August 2021.

Winnings on the 23rd December : 0

Total winnings so far: €100

ludeen

5k invested 2yrs nada nothing, zilch. Do you have to check no somewhere or do they contact you? . Not that I'm gonna win anyways,😉

dxhound2005

You can look back 6 months on the Check my Numbers section of the site. Put a load of numbers either side of your own as well, and you could see if you had any near misses.

You will be notified if you win.

dxhound2005

It's interesting to look at the vast numbers of Unclaimed / Uncashed prizes in that section of the site. I asked for a range of 100,000 bonds from the early 1990's and among the very long list there were three cases of bonds one number apart, as per the start of the list below.

Uncashed are cheques which apparently reached the winner, but they never bothered to cash them. The Prize Bonds company have to keep these on their books, because someone could turn up at any time for the money. Unclaimed is probably where the letter was returned undelivered, and the person could not be traced.

For BB108280 - BB208280

Prize Bond Number Prize Value Status

BB109461 €75.00 Uncashed i

BB109942 €63.49 Unclaimed i (IR£50)

BB109943 €75.00 Unclaimed i

beertons

A 50k winner from Kildare bought in 2019. Not me.

Still just the one win for me, of 500.

Sligo Quay

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118366041#Comment_118366041

Thanks for that, I was wondering when today's AQ winner was purchased, 30 years old seems right as I've some of them 2 letter bonds from the 1980s, good to see an old bond winning the top prize for a change.

Anyway nothing for me today, I see the Greek Bond holder with the ZH series bonds won another €50euro today.

tuisginideach

Forgot all about it today but no email so no luck! Happy Christmas to you all and thanks especially to Dxhound for all the observations and calculations.

Agent Smyth

Seem to be ending the year with a bit of Christmas spirit, a €50 win for us today from the big batch

Happy Christmas all, enjoy and keep safe 😄

notsocutehoor

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118367099#Comment_118367099

AN was March 1990 so AQ almost certainly 1990

pbwinner

Winnings on 23rd December 2021: €0

Last win 12th November 2021: €50

Total winnings on €25k from Feb 2011 to date: €3200

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

2020: €50 x 5 = €250

2021: €50 x 1 = €50

Well, there's always next Friday 😂. Here's to 2022!

Merry Christmas 🎅 and Happy New Year 🎉 to all

dxhound2005

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118370965#Comment_118370965

I would go for 1992. Very few bonds sold back then compared to this last ten years or so. An AE bond is from 1985.

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/newrossstandard/news/co-tipperary-prize-bond-holder-wins-1000-27462280.html

The next draw is Thursday 30th, and €250K up for grabs.

Sligo Quay

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118385958#Comment_118385958

AE to AN series is from 1985 to 1990, I have bonds from AF to AN, the format changed on the bonds when Fexco got involved, the old tradional format changed in 1990.

dxhound2005

Nothing changed in 1990 to affect the sequential issue of bond numbers.

carrickbawn

Nothing here for the past couple of months. Hope a few of you get good news today. If not, dont worry According to the home page there is another draw tomorrow. 😀😀😀

Happy New year to you all.

tuisginideach

Nothing here today - can't wait for tomorrow so, carrickbawn!

Happy New Year to you all.

carrickbawn

Sorry Tuis, I checked again now and they changed their mind in the past 20 minutes.

Damn 1😂😂😂

sportsfan90

A poor enough return for me in 2021 after a good run in 2020.

In the 53 draws on a holding of €68k (was low 60's for a short while), I got 1 x €50 win.

Happy New Year everyone and hopefully a bit better luck ahead for 2022.