€25k invested in prize bonds

pbwinner

Sligo Quay wrote: »

I'm always straight and up front when it comes to my prize bonds, the only misleading information about me is my user name ''Sligo Quay'' because infact I'm not from Sligo, I don't live in Sligo, but if I ever win the million, they'll be seaching Sligo but they won't find me there because I live in a completely different part of the country.
I live in hope, I dream big, and next Friday is only 48 hours away.

Do you live near a Quay though? I'll be knocking on doors up and down the Liffey next

pbwinner

Winnings on 9th June 2017: €0
Last win 23rd December 2016: €50
Total winnings on €25k from Feb 2011 to date: €2300
2011: €75 x 4 €300
2012: €75 x 6 €450
2013: €50 x 12 €600
2014: €50 x 9 €450
2015: €50 x 5 €250
2016: €50 x 5 €250
2017: 0

Sligo Quay

butrasgali wrote: »

30 k plus since last year..still waiting

That's very bad, I purchased 30k in June 2016 and to date I'v won €350euro, last win on the 30k 2nd June 2017.
Last win on 20k 31st March 2017, 20k purchased August 2015, total won on 20k €400euro.

Nothing this week.

Cute Hoor

On a roll here, 2 in a row

€50 win on Friday, PB bought February 2016, first win since 2/6/2017.
Next Friday, the hattrick or the big one?

Winnings to date (no winning records kept pre 2005) €1,375 on €8,765 worth of PB's bought monthly over a 19 year period plus €20,000 bought in Feb 2016 (third €50 on the February 2016 purchase).

Winnings 2011 €75
Winnings 2012 €150
Winnings 2013 €200
Winnings 2014 €100
Winnings 2015 Zero
Winnings 2016 €200
Winnings 2017 €200 (so far)

tuisginideach

zzzzzzzzzzzzz.....:(

TheQuietFella

Not worth a hat of crabs! I would love to see the panic if a large group of people cashed in their bonds! They might even increase the prize money again?

pbwinner

Finally! :P
Winnings on 16th June 2017: €50
Last win 23rd December 2016: €50
Total winnings on €25k from Feb 2011 to date: €2350
2011: €75 x 4 €300
2012: €75 x 6 €450
2013: €50 x 12 €600
2014: €50 x 9 €450
2015: €50 x 5 €250
2016: €50 x 5 €250
2017: €50

Cork Lass

Well done pbwinner. Nothing for us this week

Thargor

Thargor wrote: »

€50 for me today, first win for 6 weeks.

And again today, €100 in 3 weeks

Tbh they're a sh1tty investment but waiting for that page to load on a Friday afternoon nearly makes up for the poor returns...

Sligo Quay

pbwinner wrote: »

Finally! :P
Winnings on 16th June 2017: ?50
Last win 23rd December 2016: ?50
Total winnings on ?25k from Feb 2011 to date: ?2350
2011: ?75 x 4 ?300
2012: ?75 x 6 ?450
2013: ?50 x 12 ?600
2014: ?50 x 9 ?450
2015: ?50 x 5 ?250
2016: ?50 x 5 ?250
2017: ?50

Well congratulations, about time, nothing for me this week:mad:

Thargor

That is shocking pbwinner, you used to always be posting in here every week with a win not so long ago...

pbwinner

Thargor wrote: »

That is shocking pbwinner, you used to always be posting in here every week with a win not so long ago...

Yup, you can clearly see in the winnings breakdown when they changed the prize structure.

dxhound2005

TheQuietFella wrote: »

Not worth a hat of crabs! I would love to see the panic if a large group of people cashed in their bonds! They might even increase the prize money again?

They would love to see people taking their money out and spending it. They put the limit on new holdings last year to stop so much money coming in. When three interest rate reductions on the prize fund had failed to stop the massive influx. If anything a further reduction is on the cards, since holdings are now at a record and heading ever upwards.

honey12345

Total win on 30k 650 euro in since March or April 2015 havent wob anything yet on the 50k that I put in in April 2017

Merowig

dxhound2005 wrote: »

They would love to see people taking their money out and spending it. They put the limit on new holdings last year to stop so much money coming in. When three interest rate reductions on the prize fund had failed to stop the massive influx. If anything a further reduction is on the cards, since holdings are now at a record and heading ever upwards.

Which I completely do no understand! Has to be an Irish thing. I wonder if the people who are putting their savings in prizebonds are all already maximising their pension contributions for tax efficieny.

Chuchote

honey12345 wrote: »

Total win on 30k 650 euro in since March or April 2015 havent wob anything yet on the 50k that I put in in April 2017

How does that compare with interest on savings by other methods?

Taylor365

Chuchote wrote: »

How does that compare with interest on savings by other methods?

x2 on any lump sum account i suspect...

siobhan.murphy

Hi there,
I have 10k spare for a year or so,do you think pbs are the best option?

Zimmerframe

siobhan.murphy wrote: »

Hi there,
I have 10k spare for a year or so,do you think pbs are the best option?

Well I I bought 10k just over a year ago, and I still have 10k, Total winnings - NIL

siobhan.murphy

Not great odds there!! Im really looking for somewhere to have it rather than my current account where I would be chipping away at it

tuisginideach

I cannot stand this any more ... :(:(:(:(:(:(

pbwinner

Winnings on 23rd June 2017: €0
Last win 16th June 2017: €50
Total winnings on €25k from Feb 2011 to date: €2350
2011: €75 x 4 €300
2012: €75 x 6 €450
2013: €50 x 12 €600
2014: €50 x 9 €450
2015: €50 x 5 €250
2016: €50 x 5 €250
2017: €50

Cork Lass

Nothing for us either this week.

Negative_G

Winnings on 23rd June 2017: €50
Last win 12th May 2017: €50
Total winnings since Feb 2015 on €50k: €1,000
Total winnings since Oct 2016 on €20k: €0

Below is the frequency of wins on €50k since Feb 2015:

23 Jun 2017 €50
12 May 2017 €50
16 Mar 2017 €50
17 Feb 2017 €50
13 Jan 2017 €50
25 Nov 2016 €50
28 Oct 2016 €50
02 Sep 2016 €50
26 Aug 2016 €50
24 Jun 2016 €50
10 Jun 2016 €50
19 Feb 2016 €50
18 Dec 2015 €50
04 Dec 2015 €50
02 Oct 2015 €50
05 Jun 2015 €50
08 May 2015 €50
17 Apr 2015 €50
13 Feb 2015 €50
13 Feb 2015 €50

tuisginideach

That's interesting Negative G - your frequency of wins in first half of 2017 is much greater than in 2016. My wins have absolutely plummeted in 2017 - I have won 33% of 2016's wins to date.

Chuchote

My wins have stopped too. Perhaps the Flow is saving them up and I'll win the million.

Negative_G

tuisginideach wrote: »

That's interesting Negative G - your frequency of wins in first half of 2017 is much greater than in 2016. My wins have absolutely plummeted in 2017 - I have won 33% of 2016's wins to date.

Hopefully my good fortune continues, it could just as easily go the other way. I expect to win something every 6-8 weeks on average, if it gets much longer than that I think I'll withdraw my funds and look elsewhere.

I'm pretty surprised that the 20k I invested in October 2016 haven't won anything. I certainly would have expected to have at least 1 or 2 in 9 months.

Overall, despite no winnings on €20k, I'm still significantly better off than if I had have chosen a fixed term savings account instead.

Sligo Quay

tuisginideach wrote: »

I cannot stand this any more ... :(:(:(:(:(:(

Please pull yourself together, calm down, take a deep breath, we must live hope and dream big, next Friday the million is up for grabs.

Eh nothing for me this week:mad:, last win 2nd June €50.

dxhound2005

dxhound2005 wrote: »

I have €10K for a few years. I can only see back to March 2014 on the Prize Bonds site, but in each of 2014, 2015 and 2016 I won 2 €50's which is 1% DIRT free. Nothing this year to date. Below are the details of my wins in 2016.


14 October 2016 €50 GI472076

13 May 2016 €50 GI471714

Right on cue after 6 months my €10K block comes up with a winner. If the pattern continues I will get one more later in the year. One other winner 23 June as well.

Congratulations you have new winners.
Draw Date
Prize Value
Bond Number

23 June 2017
€50
KB356267


23 June 2017
€50
GI472454

A good strategy for those suffering a drought might be to move to Wexford. Over the last three draws they got 6 of the 30 €1,000 prizes on offer. Dublin got 10.

daveirl

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