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

 

IanH replied on 02/07/2016 08:37

Posted on 02/07/2016 08:37

Well done MrRoute!

Did I ever tell you what a fine bloke you are.....and what a nice cat! Wink

IanH replied on 02/07/2016 08:38

Posted on 02/07/2016 08:38

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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I think, from memory, one had about 48,000 and the other about 4,000....

dougscriv replied on 03/07/2016 18:22

Posted on 03/07/2016 18:22

Hope I'm not breaking my good run by replying but I have won every month for the last 7 months £475 , and nowhere near the full amount of bonds allowed. Much better return than the banks.

Bakers2 replied on 03/07/2016 18:27

Posted on 03/07/2016 18:27

I have to say good luck to you dougscriv.  Nice work if you can get it. Almost anything is better than the banks offer at the mo - likely to get worse

There a few good good rates out there generally for current accounts, have to be a rate tart if premium bonds don't deliver!!!

dougscriv replied on 04/07/2016 16:10

Posted on 04/07/2016 16:10

Just won another £25 this month. BH has as well, may it long continue

IanH replied on 04/07/2016 18:10

Posted on 04/07/2016 18:10

A measly £25 for us this month......still, it's £25 more than we got last month.

KjellNN replied on 04/07/2016 20:34

Posted on 04/07/2016 20:34

We have had a few bonds since the 1960/70s, never won a thing.  Obviously we don't have enough of them.

Should we buy more?

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