€25k invested in prize bonds

You get a notification in the post, with a new bond certificate for €50. That is if you did not opt to have prizes paid into your bank account.

You can register your bonds on the site, and when you log in it will show a message that you have a winner.

Nothing here again

Zilch again for me.

This sounds like AML (Anti Money Laundering) requirements. Generally, an institution does not have to query the source of funds IF the funds come in to them for another recognised Financial Institution (Irish Bank, Irish Pension Provider etc) as they can assume that the transferring institution will have satisfied itself in respect of the legitimacy of the funds. On the other hand, if the funds arrive into them in the form of cash, they are definitely obliged to query the source of funds. So it may relate to the form of payment used. There are other triggers, such as the purchaser having a name like bin Laden and an address in the Pakistani uplands.

And once again .... nothing

Small win with €50 today, last win 28/5/2021, 3 wins this year

Prize Bond bought May 2011

Winnings to date (no winning records kept pre 2005) €2,025 on €10,800 worth of PB's bought monthly over a 24 year period plus €20,000 bought in Feb 2016 (six €50 wins on the February 2016 purchase), plus €20,000 bought in July 2020 (one €50 win on the July 2020 purchase), plus €30,000 bought in October 2020 (two €50 win on the October 2020 purchase).

Winnings 2011 €75

Winnings 2012 €150

Winnings 2013 €200

Winnings 2014 €100

Winnings 2015 Zero

Winnings 2016 €200

Winnings 2017 €250

Winnings 2018 Nada, Zilch, SFA

Winnings 2019 €250

Winnings 2020 €150

Winnings 2021 €150 (and counting)

Roll on next Friday

As an aside, this is my first time posting since the 'upgrade', and I rarely bother checking in now, is it just me or has the 'upgrade' amounted to a 'downgrade', I find it most user unfriendly, maybe I'm just an old change resistant fart

Nothing for me today. The €50K winner in Mayo was bought in 2011.

https://www.midwestradio.ie/index.php/news/51108-lucky-mayo-prize-bond-holder-wins-50-000

Nothing again.

Wins on 24th September 2021: €0

Last win: 23rd July 2021: €50

Weeks since last win: 9

€134k invested in prize bonds since July 2017

Win ratio: 25 wins in 221 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

Nothing for me today. The €250,000 went to Cork.

After a dry spell, last win April 9th, €50 for me today on my 40k batch, total wins in 2021 €200.

When was the last time the variable percentage rate for prizes increased? Or has it never increased?

Winnings on 24th September €100 (2 x €50)

Last win: 16th April €50

Weeks since last win: 23

2017 (Jul-Dec) - €100k – 7x€50 = €350

2018 (Jan-Dec) - €200k – 12x€50 = €600

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

2020 (Jan-Dec) - €252k - 24x€50 = €1,200

2021 (YTD) - €257k - 3x€50 = €150

I see a €50 win there from last month,from the smaller 66k batch too-last win july 2020(up to 180k in total now).great excitement here altogether.roll on November 2022🤔