Had in your name as in past tense or had and still has premium bonds in your name?
My folks had some in my name when I was a kid but they cashed it out long before I was 18 so there was no issue when I got ones in my name.
Premium Bonds - If you post to say how much you've won, please also say how much you have invested.
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My folks had some in my name when I was a kid but they cashed it out long before I was 18 so there was no issue when I got ones in my name.
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It could still be active, but I'm not sure exactly. I might chase it up for me and family members just to confirm that fact.
I just set up a new account and added some funds to it. If that doesn't cause any issues then great
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It won't cause you any issues. I bought 50k's worth, and then had £25 refunded to my bank a few weeks later and a £25 premium bond number assigned to me which I didn't know I had.
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Yeah i did that some years ago after being told I had some as a kid
They found me £3 worth, well worth the effort of filling in the request
Found this recently from 1961 and based on the stamp I assume it would have been my mums, found a historic checker that goes back to 1957 and no prizes unfortunately.
Although I would imagine that it has already been cashed in many years ago and paper bond was not disposed of. No idea!
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I checked a few of those when my gran died. No prizes at the time. No idea what happened to them after that. I didn't really understand what they were at the time.
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Big spender, moi.
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I remember those £1 bonds - Mom and Dad set up a syndicate in 1958 and we (and school staff ) all paid in half a crown each week and every one had a bond for each pound collected - I ended up with 5 and my first one was AK345801 (cashed in years ago) -by the way half a crown is one eighth of a pound so about 12-13p if my math is right.
About 35yrs later I had a letter from DSS saying if I lived in a address in Brum to check my bonds and found one of my £1 bond had won £50 - From then on we started to buy bond in small numbers and had a few more wins then a few years later I moved job in company and worked 6 days a week and OT some evenings so couldn't get to spend my money (No Ebay then) so put a lot more money in bonds. This carried on over the years till we both had the max. (wife worked full time as well) - We did cash in all the small number of bonds and bought large blocks.
I keep a Excell sheet with all the winning numbers and prizes listed and over all those years it comes out with a average return of £1k per year over the last 30 yrs.. Not mega bucks by any means.
Highest prize we had was 1x £1k. - So it's all been small wins. Yes we could have put it in a savings account and got a better return and I could have got 6% at one point. That's now water under the bridge so no good worrying about it.
About 35yrs later I had a letter from DSS saying if I lived in a address in Brum to check my bonds and found one of my £1 bond had won £50 - From then on we started to buy bond in small numbers and had a few more wins then a few years later I moved job in company and worked 6 days a week and OT some evenings so couldn't get to spend my money (No Ebay then) so put a lot more money in bonds. This carried on over the years till we both had the max. (wife worked full time as well) - We did cash in all the small number of bonds and bought large blocks.
I keep a Excell sheet with all the winning numbers and prizes listed and over all those years it comes out with a average return of £1k per year over the last 30 yrs.. Not mega bucks by any means.
Highest prize we had was 1x £1k. - So it's all been small wins. Yes we could have put it in a savings account and got a better return and I could have got 6% at one point. That's now water under the bridge so no good worrying about it.
I've decided to join in...
Big spender, moi.
Wonder if you will win £25 next month.. then £50 the following month
I think I have asked this question before to try and figure out algorithm .I usually purchase as soon as I'm paid..
Wondering if by rather than purchasing a specific sum on one transaction, purchase the same total amount but in multiple smaller transactions, will it make a difference ?
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Wonder if you will win £25 next month.. then £50 the following month
Imagine the jackpot. Lol
Wonder if you will win £25 next month.. then £50 the following month
I think I have asked this question before to try and figure out algorithm .I usually purchase as soon as I'm paid..
Wondering if by rather than purchasing a specific sum on one transaction, purchase the same total amount but in multiple smaller transactions, will it make a difference ?
If @Raymond Lin bought them yesterday then he won't be winning anything until July.*
* Unless the rules have changed about needing to hold them for a full month before being eligible for the draw.
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You are correct, 1/7 under the Bond Record tap for eligibility.
It's been cleared up several times before. People use statistics to prove a point that is wrong (more winners bought since 2008 or something versus prior) but that's just because more tickets were sold. The individual likelihood of a ticket winning is identical for everyone, no matter when or how purchased.Wonder if you will win £25 next month.. then £50 the following month
I think I have asked this question before to try and figure out algorithm .I usually purchase as soon as I'm paid..
Wondering if by rather than purchasing a specific sum on one transaction, purchase the same total amount but in multiple smaller transactions, will it make a difference ?