€25k invested in prize bonds

tuisginideach

BrokenArrows wrote: »

Have you kept a record of your % per year. Just wondering if your return rates are consistent per year or have changed since the rule change.

I think any of us who are longterm prizebond holders would have experienced the detrimental effect of the changes in prizes.

Sligo Quay

Okon wrote: »

In yesterday's draw there was sixty prizes with bond prefixes sequentially after that; AEG, AEH, AEI and AEJ, so some people have had very quick wins after buying their prize bonds.

Yes that can happen, I purchased my 20k batch in August 2015, they have the ADX prefixes, in September 2016 I won 2 x €50s, in less than 4 weeks, I purchased my 30k batch in June 2016, haven't won anything on those yet. In February this year a bond with a prefix AAF less than a year old, won the €1,000,000, it's all completely random.
Anyway back to the real world, absolutely nothing for me today, but I live in hope, I dream big, there is always next Friday

baldbear

I just found out when cashing in your prize bonds you have to return your originals.

I have bonds for 25 years & will find it a pain to find them. Surely if they have your address and prize bond numbers themselves they can just cash them ?

Thargor

Ring them and say you lost them, they'll send you out new ones, might have to put it in writing first.

tuisginideach

:(Nothing today but someone's very old bond won €1000 I853493!

omerin

nothing today, 1 win of 50 in 11 weeks from a 5 figure investment. Not good enough

dearg lady

omerin wrote: »

nothing today, 1 win of 50 in 11 weeks from a 5 figure investment. Not good enough

I haven't won anything, similar time frame. I'll give it couple more weeks and then I'm moving it out!!

pbwinner

BrokenArrows wrote: »

pbwinner wrote: »

Winnings on 12 August 2016: 0
Last win 24 June 2016: 50
Total winnings since Feb 2011 on 25k: 2250

Have you kept a record of your % per year. Just wondering if your return rates are consistent per year or have changed since the rule change.

Hi, no I haven't but I can tell you that winnings have fallen off a cliff!

pbwinner

Winnings on 19 August 2016: 0
Last win 24 June 2016: 50
Total winnings since Feb 2011 on 25k: 2250

Sligo Quay

baldbear wrote: »

I just found out when cashing in your prize bonds you have to return your originals.

I have bonds for 25 years & will find it a pain to find them. Surely if they have your address and prize bond numbers themselves they can just cash them ?

I have wonder do you get the full face value of the old bonds pre euro, bonds since the introduction of the euro are 4bonds = €25euro, before the euro bonds were purchased for IR5 punts each with a present face valua €6.35, 10 cents more when you do the exchange rate from punts to euros.

Back to today €50 for me today on my 30k batch, this is a first win on the 30k batch which I purchased in June 2016. Last win on 20k batch 22nd July 2016, total wins on 20k since August 2015 €300.

Sligo Quay

tuisginideach wrote: »

I think any of us who are longterm prizebond holders would have experienced the detrimental effect of the changes in prizes.

Indeed, memories, them days are gone forever, I remember the prize structure in the 1980s, the monthly draw was 1 IR100,000, IR50,000 IR25,000 2 IR10,000s, then a number of IR5,000s and IR1,000s and a long list of IR250s all in punts, the weekly draw top prize IR15,000, we'll never see those days again.

Agent Smyth

Sligo Quay wrote: »

the weekly draw top prize IR15,000, we'll never see those days again.

You've got that right, iirc back in the 80s you could have bought a house in the Dublin subs for 15k or 20k :rolleyes:.

FoolsGold1

Winnings from today, 19th, - €50
Last win, 12th August - €50
(That is €550 on approx. €70K since 1st Jan., 2016)

FoolsGold1

I should have said, for comparison, that the winnings on this same amount for the same period, i.e. Jan. 1-August 19 in
2015 - €350
2014 - €600

Cork Lass

Nothing for us again this week. We now have €100,000 which we invested in May, €20,000 which we invested a couple of weeks ago and about €5000 in smaller groups of bonds. Winnings since May - €200.

honey12345

50 euro win today 30k in since April 2015 total amount won 400

honey12345

Cork Lass wrote: »

Nothing for us again this week. We now have €100,000 which we invested in May, €20,000 which we invested a couple of weeks ago and about €5000 in smaller groups of bonds. Winnings since May - €200.

Wow you should be winning most weeks!

omerin

honey12345 wrote: »

Wow you should be winning most weeks!

It doesn't work that way. I presume she is based on Cork and we have 600 to 700 (only €4,375 worth of bonds) winners each week. If it's anything like my streak of 1 win from 11 weeks, she will go without a win more often then not

Esel

omerin wrote: »

It doesn't work that way. I presume she is based on Cork and we have 600 to 700 (only €4,375 worth of bonds) winners each week. If it's anything like my streak of 1 win from 11 weeks, she will go without a win more often then not

What has Cork got to do with it?

honey12345

Esel wrote: »

What has Cork got to do with it?

Cork is a well known kip :cool:

Cork Lass

honey12345 wrote: »

Wow you should be winning most weeks!

I thought we would do a bit better than we have done so far if I'm honest but there's hope yet.

Cork Lass

honey12345 wrote: »

Cork is a well known kip :cool:

Ah now, there's no need for that kind of jealousy. Everyone can't be lucky enough to be from Cork :pac::pac::pac:

honey12345

Cork Lass wrote: »

I thought we would do a bit better than we have done so far if I'm honest but there's hope yet.

You will start to win more I'm happy with my return When I first got my 30k batch I didn't win for like six months! I'm going to get another 30k next year :rolleyes:

omerin

Esel wrote: »

What has Cork got to do with it?

each week the results are split by county, that is the average winners from Cork

It was high 900s up to the cut.

If @ 100k you win once every 4-6 weeks, you will be doing well, while I don't have that much in it, it is not far off

I'm looking for other options at the moment, but not looking to take a risk.

Sligo Quay

omerin wrote: »

each week the results are split by county, .

This week on the map https://www.statesavings.ie/PrizebondsApp/DrawResults.aspx there is zero winners in Co Fermanagh, this is the first time I've seen this, no winners from a county, illustrating the massive drop in prizes, Co Fermanagh must be a very unlucky county.

tuisginideach

€50 today:)

Negative_G

26th August 2016: €50
Last win: 24th June 2016 (€50)
Winnings on €50k since Feb 2015: €600

pbwinner

Winnings on 26th August 2016: 0
Last win 24 June 2016: 50
Total winnings since Feb 2011 on 25k: 2250

Cork Lass

€50 for us today. Total since May - €250

FoolsGold1

€50 for me today.
Last win - €50 last Friday.