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September 2023 ..Premium Bond Winners

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Kateykrunch Sat 02-Sept-23 10:18:01

Well after a dry period, I won 1 x £100 and Hubby won 4 x £100 prizes..
I like Premium Bonds, but I just dont get it really. My win was from a purchase that went into the draw on the 1st September and Hubbys of the 4 x £100 wins 3 of them are all very similar numbers that have won.
I once queried the whole set up and was assured they are audited monthly, but your bond number has numbers and letters and is drawn randomly by some sort of sound wave thingy, if its so random, how can 3 similar numbers win!
I also realised (I am not obsessed lol) that a winner can win with a bond that hasnt stood for the preceeding month, any directly reinvested wins dont have to stand and go straight into the draw.
Anyway, hope some of you have had a nice win this month.
Phew!

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Callistemon21 Sun 10-Sept-23 22:40:01

Yes, it could be a rumour but I'm sure the newer bonds have more chance of winning.

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Yorkslass23 Sun 10-Sept-23 23:20:09

Good to hear! I have a few gifted to me back in the 1960s. I live in Canada and keep checking the Bonds website - No luck so far.

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JayDee60 Mon 25-Sept-23 12:41:28

Both myself and my husband get regular monthly wins. Even £25 makes us happy after all a wins a win.
I have premium bonds bought for me when I was born in December 1969 but none have ever paid out. I’ll be so happy when one day they do 🤞

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JayDee60 Mon 25-Sept-23 12:43:09

Sorry. I meant December 1960 not 1969.

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AreWeThereYet Mon 25-Sept-23 13:36:21

Surely the fact that it is random means that the winners will not be spaced out either in location or bond number, and the same numbers may appear often. A number of people on here seem to be selected often, whereas we've only had one win ever - £25 - despite having as many as we are allowed. I once kept track of the lottery numbers that were drawn over a year and there were three of four numbers that were drawn frequently, but not together and the other two were always different. The same thing probably happens with the postcode lottery.

I would also expect more wins in counties where lots of people live who have more spare cash to invest, but I doubt the richest amongst us bother with Premium Bonds, they have other ways to invest with probably guaranteed returns.

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Katyj Mon 25-Sept-23 15:28:49

Arewethereyet That’s a very poor return for you, have you had them long ? Everyone I know wins something most months if they have full holdings. I think I’d look to reinvest them somewhere else sooner rather than later.

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Kateykrunch Tue 26-Sept-23 16:39:40

AreWeThereYet

Surely the fact that it is random means that the winners will not be spaced out either in location or bond number, and the same numbers may appear often. A number of people on here seem to be selected often, whereas we've only had one win ever - £25 - despite having as many as we are allowed. I once kept track of the lottery numbers that were drawn over a year and there were three of four numbers that were drawn frequently, but not together and the other two were always different. The same thing probably happens with the postcode lottery.

I would also expect more wins in counties where lots of people live who have more spare cash to invest, but I doubt the richest amongst us bother with Premium Bonds, they have other ways to invest with probably guaranteed returns.

My old adage of ‘shake em up’ applies here. Withdraw some and reinvest them. Thank me later for your winnings.

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