€25k invested in prize bonds

tuisginideach

tuisginideach wrote: »

and again and again and again:(:(:(:(

Nothing today again but I realise that even if there was, it wouldn't change the bigger picture.

carrickbawn

Nothing here either.

inisfree0504

I've had 15k in prize bonds since March of last year. Not a penny yet.

Andrew Flexing

No Joy. Is it me or are we winning less over the past few months???

Jan: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
Feb: :mad::mad::mad:
Mar: :mad::mad::mad:

Hope everyone here is keeping safe!

pbwinner

Winnings on 20th March 2020: €0
Last win 23rd August 2019: €50
Total winnings on €25k from Feb 2011 to date: €2900
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 x 4 €200
2018: €50 x 2 €100
2019: €50 x 6 €300
2020: €0

PB2018

Wins on 20th March 2020: €0
Last win - 3rd January 2020: €50
Weeks since last win: 11
€134k invested in prize bonds since July 2017
Win ratio: 15 wins in 142 weeks (11%)
2017 (Jul-Dec): 5 x €50 = €250
2018 (Jan-Dec): 4 x €50 = €200
2019 (Jan-Dec): 5 x €50 = €250
2020 (Jan-date): 1 x €50 = €50

dxhound2005

Nothing for me today. The 50K winner in Wexford would have been bought in the mid 1960's.

Lucky bonds in Fermanagh, they got all three of the wins in the county today. And last week they got one of the four.

3 prizes shown
Prize Value Winning Prize Bond Location

€50 ACK332291 Fermanagh
€50 ACK334888 Fermanagh
€50 ACK336109 Fermanagh

€50 ACK336047 Fermanagh

Thargor

Nothing here either.

Look at it this way, we preserved and protected our capital during a market meltdown, probably more to come aswell.

Hibernicis

Thargor wrote: »

Nothing here either.

Look at it this way, we preserved and protected our capital during a market meltdown, probably more to come aswell.

I wonder what the inflow of funds is like ?

FLOOPER

Thargor wrote: »

Nothing here either.

Look at it this way, we preserved and protected our capital during a market meltdown, probably more to come aswell.

Now I'm cashing out and getting into funds.

Nothing here really!

Taylor365

I cashed out a quarter of my pbs to buy the lows of the markets in the next few weeks.

Also handy to get rid consolidate all of the smaller bonds.

dxhound2005

Hibernicis wrote: »

I wonder what the inflow of funds is like ?

As a very rough guide I took the newest bond number to win a prize in each of the last four draws. Between 28 Feb and 06 March the difference was 1.84 million. 06 to 13 March 2.49 million. 13 to 20 March 3.08 million. For two draws last Oct it was 1.7 million.

I think there will be a lot of money looking for a safe haven now.

Bubbaclaus

Just to annoy the regulars on here, I bought my first batch of prize bonds in January (2k worth initially) and had a 50 euro winner from that batch in the very first draw they entered

Thargor

Bubbaclaus wrote: »

Just to annoy the regulars on here, I bought my first batch of prize bonds in January (2k worth initially) and had a 50 euro winner from that batch in the very first draw they entered

I mean we only have anecdotal evidence and it has to be bullsh1t but Ive noticed it myself, new bonds winning straight away... I won €100 last wek on my last batch in their first draw aswell.

tuisginideach

Bubbaclaus wrote: »

Just to annoy the regulars on here, I bought my first batch of prize bonds in January (2k worth initially) and had a 50 euro winner from that batch in the very first draw they entered

I doubt that it annoys anyone - I'm sure all of us 'regulars' could give examples of same.

dxhound2005

The Wexford bond was bought in 1966. Letter I prefix means that only around 10 million bonds had been issued from 1957 to 1966. Now they are doing 3 million a week. Of course back then a bond would have cost a weeks wages for many.

https://wexfordtoday.com/2020/03/20/wexford-winner-scoops-e50000-with-prize-bonds/

Wexford also got the €1 million prize at the end of December 2019.

riddles

inisfree0504 wrote: »

I've had 15k in prize bonds since March of last year. Not a penny yet.

What is the quickest way to make a large purchase and how easy is it to cash out of them? Thx

dxhound2005

All the details are on their website. Whichever way you choose to pay, the money will likely leave your account very quickly. Or you will have to hand over cash. But your new bonds won't be in the draw until the process to register them is complete.

I only mention this because there could be a surge of applications for purchases and withdrawals, and they might not be fully staffed at present. I could see them giving priority to withdrawals. If there is going to be a big delay in registering bonds, the only way to make things fair would be to let those bonds stay in the draw for a few weeks after they are cashed. Or tweak the software like they do for IR£ bonds to give them a better chance of winning in a number of upcoming draws.

I think I will keep an eye on their website to see if they post any information. If there is a delay in posting out the physical bonds, that won't matter once they are on the register. One other thing to be aware of, you have to hold the bonds for three months before you can cash them in.

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1993/si/337/made/en/print

5 Issue of bonds and registration.

5. (1) As soon as may be after receipt of the purchase money in respect of bonds, the Operator shall allocate an individual serial number to each bond and a bond certificate showing the relevant serial numbers shall be issued by the Operator to the holder.

(2) A bond shall be registered in the register of bonds to be kept by the Operator in the name (or, as appropriate, joint names or title) of the purchaser of such bond or the person for whom such bond was purchased.

(3) The Operator shall record in the register the last address furnished by the holder for the purpose of receiving any document (including the bond certificate) or notification issued by the Operator in relation to the bond.

(4) A bond shall be deemed to have been issued when it has been registered in the register.

Mechatronical

No wins for 18 months and then 2 wins in a month

dxhound2005

There is a message from State Savings on the Prize Bonds site about the virus. The Help and Support link is not working for me.

https://www.statesavings.ie/help-support/help-articles/coronavirus-(covid-19)-message-from-state-savings

Thargor

A lot of people cashing out with a view to buying shares when the market bottoms methinks^.

dxhound2005

Thargor wrote: »

A lot of people cashing out with a view to buying shares when the market bottoms methinks^.

If they are the sort of people who know about shares, they would have been in the markets already. And maybe they are, and their Prize Bonds would be the ultra safe part of their portfolios. It would make more sense to leave the funds in Prize Bonds, unless they have figured out that the market is going to bottom next week. More likely they would be people who need to get some money for day to day living expenses, with so many facing into hard times.

Nobody can know how many extra bonds are being cashed in. But my post on the previous page shows that there has been a surge in purchases, starting about three weeks ago. And it will be interesting to see on Friday how much that has increased in the last week.

Living Off The Splash

Have they stopped the draws or something. I have over €200k in Prize Bonds and nothing in weeks.

dxhound2005

With average luck, 200K would win 3 prizes (3.23) in the 12 draws so far this year.

carrickbawn

dxhound2005 wrote: »

With average luck, 200K would win 3 prizes (3.23) in the 12 draws so far this year.

Unfortunately,some of us have way below average luck.

tuisginideach

€50 today

pbwinner

Winnings on 27th March 2020: €0
Last win 23rd August 2019: €50
Total winnings on €25k from Feb 2011 to date: €2900
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 x 4 €200
2018: €50 x 2 €100
2019: €50 x 6 €300
2020: €0

PB2018

Wins on 27th March 2020: €50
Previous last win - 3rd January 2020: €50
Weeks since previous last win: 12
€134k invested in prize bonds since July 2017
Win ratio: 16 wins in 143 weeks (11%)
2017 (Jul-Dec): 5 x €50 = €250
2018 (Jan-Dec): 4 x €50 = €200
2019 (Jan-Dec): 5 x €50 = €250
2020 (Jan-date): 2 x €50 = €100

carrickbawn

Nothing here again.

Andrew Flexing

€50 today.

Jan: :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
Feb: :mad::mad::mad:
Mar: :mad::mad::mad::D