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€25k invested in prize bonds

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    #5492
    tuisginideach
    Registered Users Posts: 2,058 ✭✭✭tuisginideach


    Living Off The Splash wrote: »
    €290k invested in Prize Bonds since Sept 17th.

    1 x €50 First week.
    Nothing second week.
    Nothing third week.
    Nothing fourth week.
    Nothing fifth week.
    1 x €50 sixth week.

    Total wins in six weeks, €100 on €290k invested.


    I'm finding it difficult to understand how your calendar works - if you won €50 on 17th Sept, then presumanbly you're referring back to the draw held on 13th September and so you would have invested your money at beginning of that week (9th Sept) at latest. And your 2nd win would have been last Friday's 18th October - is that correct?


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    #5493
    tuisginideach
    Registered Users Posts: 2,058 ✭✭✭tuisginideach


    Nada :(


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    #5494
    Cork Lass
    Registered Users Posts: 6,828 ✭✭✭Cork Lass


    Nothing for us this week :(


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    #5495
    Living Off The Splash
    Registered Users Posts: 2,107 ✭✭✭Living Off The Splash


    tuisginideach wrote: »
    I'm finding it difficult to understand how your calendar works - if you won €50 on 17th Sept, then presumanbly you're referring back to the draw held on 13th September and so you would have invested your money at beginning of that week (9th Sept) at latest. And your 2nd win would have been last Friday's 18th October - is that correct?

    I am just looking at weeks and not dates within weeks. I have had this money invested in Prize Bonds long before the 17th Sept but I am only recording wins from that date/week.

    I receive my wins by post, usually on a Wednesday. So when I post I am just referring to that week.


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    #5496
    Living Off The Splash
    Registered Users Posts: 2,107 ✭✭✭Living Off The Splash


    Rulmeq wrote: »
    If my maths are correct* (which they rarely are) that would work out at 0.3% if it keeps up for a year.


    *((100/290k) * 100)/6*52?

    Thanks for doing the math. Poor return. This was previously invested in the stock market with dividends of around 3% +.


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    #5497
    PB2018
    Registered Users Posts: 272 ✭✭PB2018


    Wins on 25th October 2019: €0
    Last win - 5th July 2019: €50
    Weeks since last win: 16
    €134k invested in prize bonds since July 2017
    Win ratio: 13 wins in 121 weeks (11%)
    2017 (Jul-Dec): 5 x €50 = €250
    2018 (Jan-Dec): 4 x €50 = €200
    2019 (Jan-date): 4 x €50 = €200


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    #5498
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users Posts: 20,811 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    Dublin got the 50K, 6 of the 10 1K’s, and 6 of the 10 500’s. Cork got a 1K, and 2 500’s. That left 3 1’s and 2 500’s for the rest of us. Between them they got 52% of the prizes and 60% of the prize money.

    10 million newish bonds APB to APK won only 60 prizes this week, which is as low as I have seen. Last week the same bonds won 93 prizes, which is more like the average. The number of prizes per individual million in one draw ranges from 3 to 14. Over the course of two draws it is 13 to 21.

    Nothing for me this week.


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    #5499
    carrickbawn
    Registered Users Posts: 291 ✭✭carrickbawn


    Well. I upped my holding to 100k , Last ones issued on 16/10 so have been in the last 2 draws..... Still nothing.
    I think they are waiting to give me a big one..... YA! RIGHT?


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    #5500
    soc
    Registered Users Posts: 488 ✭✭soc


    Week 5: 40k invested
    Wins to date = 0


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    #5501
    pbwinner
    Registered Users Posts: 817 ✭✭✭pbwinner


    Winnings on 25th October 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


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    #5502
    bizidea
    Registered Users Posts: 403 ✭✭bizidea


    How many prizes are there per week or month and whats the biggest single prize you can win


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    #5503
    tuisginideach
    Registered Users Posts: 2,058 ✭✭✭tuisginideach


    bizidea wrote: »
    How many prizes are there per week or month and whats the biggest single prize you can win




    https://www.statesavings.ie/prize-bonds


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    #5504
    Davio
    Registered Users Posts: 84 ✭✭Davio


    When you buy prize bonds do they send you a SSCN with your bonds or do you receive it separately?


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    #5505
    Living Off The Splash
    Registered Users Posts: 2,107 ✭✭✭Living Off The Splash


    I didn't get my State Savings Customer Number for many years after I purchased my first prize bonds. I think that I may have made an enquiry about something and then I was given a customer number.


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    #5506
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users Posts: 20,811 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    Purchasers after 05 Oct 2014 got the number. Different system for earlier purchasers.

    https://www.statesavings.ie/help-support/help-articles/what-is-state-savings-customer-number-(sscn)


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    #5507
    Davio
    Registered Users Posts: 84 ✭✭Davio


    I bought some prize bonds recently and have just received them in the post. Do they send your SSCN shortly afterwards (separately)?


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    #5508
    soc
    Registered Users Posts: 488 ✭✭soc


    Davio wrote: »
    When you buy prize bonds do they send you a SSCN with your bonds or do you receive it separately?

    I didn't get one when we purchased €2500 vouchers online...but when we made our big purchase in post office we quoted our customer number and noticed on the the receipt we received back from post office to confirm purchase that it had our sscn on it.


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    #5509
    Davio
    Registered Users Posts: 84 ✭✭Davio


    soc wrote: »
    I didn't get one when we purchased €2500 vouchers online...but when we made our big purchase in post office we quoted our customer number and noticed on the the receipt we received back from post office to confirm purchase that it had our sscn on it.

    O.k., thanks. There's a customer number on the bonds, but maybe I'll have to contact them to get an SSCN?


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    #5510
    tuisginideach
    Registered Users Posts: 2,058 ✭✭✭tuisginideach


    tuisginideach wrote: »
    Nada :(


    And again :(:( .... and a cash-in/repayment request posted this morning.


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    #5511
    soc
    Registered Users Posts: 488 ✭✭soc


    Week 6: 40k invested
    Wins to date = 0 :(


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    #5512
    Mechatronical
    Registered Users Posts: 109 ✭✭Mechatronical


    Week 21 with 35K invested

    Nothing so far. Will cash in after xmas if continues like this, no value in bonds anymore.


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    #5513
    pbwinner
    Registered Users Posts: 817 ✭✭✭pbwinner


    Winnings on 1st November 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


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    #5514
    carrickbawn
    Registered Users Posts: 291 ✭✭carrickbawn


    Nothing again. Sick of reading “sorry you have no winners”.
    They are not as sorry as I am.


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    #5515
    PB2018
    Registered Users Posts: 272 ✭✭PB2018


    Wins on 1st November 2019: €50
    Previous last win was 5th July 2019 (17 weeks ago)
    €134k invested in prize bonds since July 2017
    Win ratio: 14 wins in 122 weeks (11%)
    2017 (Jul-Dec): 5 x €50 = €250
    2018 (Jan-Dec): 4 x €50 = €200
    2019 (Jan-date): 5 x €50 = €250


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    #5516
    Living Off The Splash
    Registered Users Posts: 2,107 ✭✭✭Living Off The Splash


    €290k invested in Prize Bonds since Sept 17th.

    1 x €50 First week.
    Nothing second week.
    Nothing third week.
    Nothing fourth week.
    Nothing fifth week.
    1 x €50 sixth week.
    1 x €50 seventh week.


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    #5517
    Taylor365
    Registered Users Posts: 2,994 ✭✭✭Taylor365


    Mechatronical wrote: »
    Week 21 with 35K invested

    Nothing so far. Will cash in after xmas if continues like this, no value in bonds anymore.
    It will.


    PBs are just a holding place for cash, not a place for any sort of return.


    I'm 2 years with 25k and won €100.


    Its up to 32k now mind you. I'm building it up towards a mortgage some decade in the far far apocalyptic future


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    #5518
    Nigel Fairservice
    Registered Users, Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 2,199 Mod ✭✭✭✭Nigel Fairservice


    I got my interest on my savings from my bank today. All of €3. I was thinking of throwing a bit of my savings into prize bonds. I went to my post office this evening with my ID documents and bought a small amount to get started. Even if I won €50 I'd be doing better than my savings account. I didn't receive my SSCN today either.


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    #5519
    beertons
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 23,073 ✭✭✭✭beertons


    Another 50k winner in Kildare.

    Again, not me.


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    #5520
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users Posts: 20,811 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    They are doing away with cheques for winners.

    https://www.statesavings.ie/help-support/help-articles/what-are-my-prize-payment-options


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    #5521
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users Posts: 20,811 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    While people here are crying out for a win, some people who have won don't bother cashing their cheques, or fail to give up to date contact details. Getting on for €3 million in unclaimed prizes. Lots of prizes are from before the Euro, as a search on the site will show. Just a very small extract from the C bonds, to show two consecutive numbers.

    Unclaimed / Uncashed Winnings
    If unclaimed within 6 months, a prize becomes unclaimed.

    For C000001 - C999999

    Prize Bond NumberPrize ValueStatus

    C001554 €126.97 Unclaimed i
    C020713 €317.43 Unclaimed i
    C026770 €126.97 Unclaimed i
    C026985 €634.87 Unclaimed i
    C029274 €50.00 Unclaimed i
    C029275 €126.97 Uncashed i

    https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/2-74m-of-prize-bonds-go-unclaimed-as-fund-reaches-record-high-of-3-4bn-38052210.html


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