€25k invested in prize bonds

dxhound2005

Nothing for me. Some good luck for old bonds in Sligo. Next Draw Thursday 28 March 2024

Prize Value Winning Prize Bond Location

€75.00 EM158421 Sligo

€75.00 EM158425 Sligo

€75.00 JX650780 Sligo

€75.00 JX651075 Sligo

dxhound2005

Lucky Cork winner wins €50,000 Prize Bond

MARCH 23RD, 2024 1:37 PM

KIERAN O'MAHONY (Southern Star)

One lucky Cork winner has won €50,000 in prize bond draw

A CALLOUT has gone to West Cork to try find a lucky winner of a €50,000 prize bond.

Last week's Prize Bond star prize of €50,000 was purchased in County Cork. The lucky bond was purchased in 2016. It has the number AFB 958936.

Hibernicis

A CALLOUT has gone to West Cork to try find a lucky winner of a €50,000 prize bond.

what ??

Talk about lazy sensationalist “journalism”

dxhound2005

It should be easy enough to track them down. A little selection of 3,000 bonds in Cork has been having a bit of good luck in the last 6 months. Lean times before that because the search reports all winners since March 2020.

Draw Date Prize Value Bond Number Status

08 Oct 2021 €50.00 AFB959150 Awarded

24 Feb 2023 €50.00 AFB957104 Awarded

06 Oct 2023 €75.00 AFB957611 Awarded

12 Jan 2024 €75.00 AFB959766 Awarded

09 Feb 2024 €75.00 AFB958689 Awarded

22 Mar 2024 €50,000.00 AFB958936 Awarded

Hibernicis

Next Draw

Thursday 28 March 2024

Mormegil

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121947296#Comment_121947296

Forgot the draw was today so a nice surprise to get a notification email.

€75 win, third win of 2024 from a €1,500 batch bought in 2015.

dxhound2005

€75 for me, email came at 1:08 pm. 7 x €75 in the first quarter. None in January, 2 Feburary, 5 March including 2 on March 01.

€500K to Waterford, would be from around February 2009. AZP169942 Dublin got the €50K would be March 2022.

WLRFM

Waterford winner scoops €500,000 with Prize Bonds

Kieran Foley

March 28, 2024 1:04 PM

A lucky Waterford winner has scooped €500,000 in this month's Prize Bond Star Prize Draw.

The winning Prize Bond number is JY677374 and the lucky bond was purchased in 2009.

Hibernicis

Nothing for me this week.

Had prizes in 11 of the 13 draws in the first quarter. First quarter winnings comparison over recent years (my holdings have increased)

• 2018 (Jan-Mar) - 3@€50 €150
• 2019 (Jan-Mar) - 7@€50 €350
• 2020 (Jan-Mar) - 8@€50 €400
• 2021 (Jan-Mar) - 0@€50 €0
• 2022 (Jan-Mar) - 5@€50 €250
• 2023 (Jan-Mar) - 6@€50 €300
• 2024 (Jan-Mar) - 13@€75 €975

dxhound2005

You're doing better than the "Greek" bonds worth €360K? They have 8.

Sligo Quay

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121949533#Comment_121949533

Nothing for me today, how do you sign up for the email notification.

Hibernicis

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121949964#Comment_121949964

Sign up for State Savings Online if you haven't already done so and make sure that e-mail notification is switched on.

Hibernicis

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121949896#Comment_121949896

Apart from the climate…………

scotchy

€75 for me today,

dxhound2005

March count. The same 10 million bonds BFQ to BFZ in each of the 5 draws. These bonds also won €500 BFX March 22.

Friday 01. 119 prizes. Highest BFU 16. Lowest BFV 6.

Friday 08. 148. BFR & BFW 19 each. BFS 8.

Friday 15. 119. BFS 17. BFV 8.

Friday 22. 115. BFZ 21. BFR 4.

Thursday 28. 137. BFU 20. BFX 9.

Highest overall BFZ 77 (14,16,9,21,17). Lowest BFX 50 (13,9,13,6,9).

50 million bonds won 638 prizes, average per million 12.76. x 52 x €75 = €49,674.00. Divided by 62.5 to get what €100K would win in a year with the same luck = €796.22. Nearest to 11 x €75.

tuisginideach

I was looking forward to maybe getting good news tomorrow - disappointed to read here that the draw was today!

5 x €75 in first quarter 2024 and 5 x €50 in first quarter last year - was there supposedly an increase in the number of prizes? It didn't reach me!

Atlantis50

My six month return on 150k since they changed the rates in October is 13 x €75 (€975).

yabadabado

€75 for me yesterday'. Second win of the year.

Already a better return than 2023 thankfully.

pbwinner

Winnings on 28th March 2024: €0

Last win 7th July 2023: €50

Total winnings on €25k from Feb 2011 to date: €3300

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

2022: €50 x 1 = €50

2023: €50 x 1 = €50

2024: €0 x 0 = €0

dxhound2005

6 x €500K, and 26 x €50K awarded since the 1% came in on 06 October 2023.

€500K's in this order. AOB861008 Kildare. BEU717008 Dublin. BF834930 Monaghan. APK548408 Kildare. TT789120 Dublin. JY677374 Waterford.

€50K's. x 10 Dublin. x 5 Cork. x 2 Kerry, Wicklow. x 1 Kildare, Kilkenny, Westmeath, Wexford, Galway, Limerick, USA.

Not much joy for those of us North of a line between Dublin and Galway.

dxhound2005

The site is now saying the Tracker is going at the end of April. First noted 31 March, but probably there before that?

IMPORTANT: The Prize Bond Tracker will be removed at the end of April 2024. Customers can still check winnings using other features on the Website including State Savings Online.

sportsfan90

Question on the rule of not being able to cash in any new PB's in the first 90 days. I presume this only applies to newly bought PB's?

For example, this week I cashed in a portion of one PB holding. So I expect to get a new slip in the next week or so with the remaining bonds in that holding. Is this new slip considered 'new' with regards to the 90 day rule? Likewise with any €75 wins that are reinvested to new PB's. I presume the 90 day rule doesn't apply in either of these cases?

Hibernicis

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121973882#Comment_121973882

"So I expect to get a new slip in the next week or so with the remaining bonds in that holding. Is this new slip considered 'new' with regards to the 90 day rule?"

Very difficult to answer this definitively. I'm assuming the you did what they refer to as a "Partial Encashment", i.e. cashed in some of the range, starting with the first number in the range. It isn't explicitly stated anywhere that you can cash the remaining bonds within 90 days of issue of the new cert, however it would appear reasonable that you should be able to do so as you have already held these for over 90 days. But "State Savings" and "reasonable" don't always go together. I had a similar request at one point and their interpretation of the regulations made almost no sense.

"Likewise with any €75 wins that are reinvested to new PB's. I presume the 90 day rule doesn't apply in either of these cases?"

Do I have to hold Prize Bonds reinvested from Prize Bond winnings for 90 days?

No, Prize Bonds that have been purchased from a prize win are not required to be held for a minimum of 90 days. These bonds are eligible for repayment to your bank account once issued.

Source: https://www.statesavings.ie/help-support/help-articles/what-happens-if-i-choose-automatic-reinvestment-of

dxhound2005

My interpretation. There is no purchase involved, so the rule about purchases doesn't apply.

"Except with the consent of the Operator, the sum repayable in respect of a bond shall not be repayable nor shall a bond be transferable at any time prior to the elapse of 90 days after the date of purchase of the bond."

sportsfan90

Thanks Hibernicis and dxhound2005. It's also my interpretation that I should be able to cash in the remainder of the holding without having the 90 day rule imposed again.

I did a partial encashment a few years ago, and while I didn't attempt to cash in any more of it in the following 90 days, the date on the new slip was the same as the date from when the original holding had been bought. That was in the days of the old smaller type slips that they used post out but I'd imagine it should be the same now. But then again it's not impossible that they'd send out a "computer says no" type response.

If I do end up requesting to cash in the remainder of that holding within 90 days I'll post in this thread if I was successful or not.

Hibernicis

Thanks @sportsfan90

I’d be very interested to hear details of the Replacement Certificate you receive for the balance of that batch that you cashed in this week, and specifically what date is shown on it. Would really appreciate if you could post this when you receive the cert.

tuisginideach

Nothing here according to tracker and no email

pbwinner

Winnings on 5th April 2024: €0

Last win 7th July 2023: €50

Total winnings on €25k from Feb 2011 to date: €3300

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

2022: €50 x 1 = €50

2023: €50 x 1 = €50

2024: €0 x 0 = €0

dxhound2005

€75 for me, email came at 12:39.

The number of €75 prizes on the April draws is 9,215 down from 9,241 in March. The newest bond to win on 01 March was BGA272878. Newest 05 April BGG141193. Sales of around €36.7 million.

Hibernicis

€75 here, good way to start Q2

POBox19

Nothing either for me from prize bonds this week.

The number of €75's is down to 9215 per week for April. However, the number to watch for next month is 9211 because that will be 257 less €75's per week. So what? Over a year that is €1million less prize money paid out which @ 1% will show that the total fund has dropped by €100million since October 23. The trend in April is down, not as steep as February and March, but a way from bottoming out and growing again.