Premium Bonds - too much coincidence?

IanH replied on 01/07/2016 20:24

Posted on 01/07/2016 20:24

Does anyone have premium bonds?

If you do, you will know how remote the chances are of winning the big prizes. There are now two £1million prizes each month.

But if you check the big winners for July you will see that, at the top of the list are the following:

£1million prize 1 - winner is male, lives in West Sussex, bought the winning bond in October 2011 and the winning bond number starts with 185.

£1million prize 2 - winner is female, lives in West Sussex, bought the winning bond in Octobef 2011 and the winning bond number starts with 185.

Conspiracy theory, anyone? Undecided

 

redface replied on 01/07/2016 20:30

Posted on 01/07/2016 20:30

Most definitely... unless a junior clerk went to the pub at lunchtime and got sloppy with their work in the afternoon.

Tinwheeler replied on 01/07/2016 20:33

Posted on 01/07/2016 20:33

Several times OH and I have won prizes at the same time with Bonds of similar numbers bought at the same time. 

Nobody suggested a conspiracy theory each time we won £25 each.Tongue OutLaughingCool

 

IanH replied on 01/07/2016 20:37

Posted on 01/07/2016 20:37

Doesn't Malc M live in west sussex ??, could it be him??Surprised

He might need it when he gets the bill from Halfords....Wink

Bakers2 replied on 01/07/2016 20:45

Posted on 01/07/2016 20:45

We have premium bonds OH date back to his birth ?and mine about fifteen years ago. We've never had a sniff .  We have relatives who regularly get cheques, usually once a month!

cyberyacht replied on 01/07/2016 21:27

Posted on 01/07/2016 21:27

I did get fifty quid last month. First one for absolute yonks. Like others, I dream of the big one so it's no posh new A Class this month.

Bakers2 replied on 01/07/2016 21:31

Posted on 01/07/2016 21:31

We have premium bonds OH date back to his birth ?and mine about fifteen years ago. We've never had a sniff .  We have relatives who regularly get cheques, usually once a month!

Just realised whilst OH's are old they can't date from birth as he was born before they started .

JillwithaJay replied on 02/07/2016 07:59

Posted on 02/07/2016 07:59

I agree that it does look strange but, from that area, they've both probably got the maximum holding which is now £50,000 each.

OH and I both have bonds, some bought in large blocks, others bought in small blocks.  We both regularly get multiple small wins.

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MrRoute replied on 02/07/2016 08:04

Posted on 02/07/2016 08:04

We live in west sussex Lancing and hold bonds with similar numbers and yes we are both smilingCool

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