€25k invested in prize bonds

Just been out to check mine - no mobile coverage at home so need to take an expectational trip down the road to get a signal.

Nothing on 5k (last win November €50).

14 June?

How close is your winner to the newest bond to win today, BGQ686164? Nothing for me today.

Nothing in May on €70k,2 x €75 so far in 2024.

rang them yesterday after still receiving nothing

i explained that their website not accept my information when trying to get the state savings number as i wanted to buy more bonds. the girl on the phone didn't know anything… but then at least admitted she was in training. she checked with her superior a couple of times and told me then that they have now set it up and in 2 days i will be able to go into a post office and buy bonds with just my pps number.

grand, but why did i not get a state savings number like other people are getting… no answer to that at all

told me to write to them to get one

i told her i shouldn't have to fill out more forms or write letters when i have already done what is required… few clicks later and she told me i would get it in the post in a couple of days

then mucking around with online after, i realised i could do it online, but they have basically left the ' out of my surname and put a space in instead and also used my middle name as part of my first name… i didn't follow through because its supposedly in the post now, but might be useful to others. they really should just look at pps number and match up from there.

€75 win last week, I have to wait now until the letter arrives rather than looking it up online, I also have to ring them now (going through the whole press button 1 palaver before getting through) to find out what the winning prize bond was, the lad said twas no bother ringing him to find out, I guess it's keeping somebody in a job.

Prize Bond bought in October 2020

Had a €75 win in May as well (first under their new regime), bought in July 2020

Winnings to date (no winning records kept pre 2005) €2,775 on €12,700 (including reinvestments) worth of PB's bought monthly over a 26/27 year period plus €20,000 bought in Feb 2016 (eight €50 wins and two €75 wins on the February 2016 purchase), plus €20,000 bought in July 2020 (four €50 wins and two €75 wins on the July 2020 purchase), plus €30,000 bought in October 2020 (three €50 wins and two €75 wins on the October 2020 purchase).

Winnings 2011 €75

Winnings 2012 €150

Winnings 2013 €200

Winnings 2014 €100

Winnings 2015 Zero

Winnings 2016 €200

Winnings 2017 €250

Winnings 2018 Nada, Zilch, SFA

Winnings 2019 €250

Winnings 2020 €150

Winnings 2021 €150

Winnings 2022 €100

Winnings 2023 €275

Winnings 2024 €375 (and counting)

I used to look forward to checking on Friday

I am beginning to think the prize bond draw is a total joke now. I have a six figure sum invested in prize bonds and in the first 3 months of this year I have won €900 in prizes. Every 2 weeks without fail I have been winning €75, sometimes €75x2. At the end of March I sent in a form requesting my winnings to be paid into my bank account instead of reinvestment bonds. My last win was €75 on 12th April and since then all prizes have stopped. 9 weeks now with no win. I rang the prize bonds office and was told "It was the luck of the draw". I think its time now to cash in all my prize bonds.

Invested on 6th June 2024. (corrected the month from previous post, I was a month behind!!)

7th June - No win

14th June - €75

21st June - 0

€75 for me today. From my €10K bunch which had not won for 6 years. I gave a bit more of the history on Page 308. Last four wins all in June, slight coincidence.

Draw Date Winning Bond Number(s) Win Value

23/06/2017 GI472454€50.00

01/06/2018 GI471806€50.00

29/06/2018 GI472437€50.00

21/06/2024 GI471590€75.00

Nothing on 5k.

Nothing for me today, 10 weeks now without a win. This has never happened before. Can they stop bonds from being entered into the draw because I contacted them to complain?

See my previous post about winning prizes every 2 weeks for the first 3 months of this year, a total of €900, and last year a total of €1600.00, so what other explanation is there for all winnings to have ceased as soon as I sent in that form?.

jaysus they don't have make things convoluted and awkward… it's like they don't want anyone to invest

signed up through the online there earlier with the SSN number that I got in the post a couple of days ago

now it's telling me I have to wait for more post and sign a form to send back to them

when they get the form back, they will then send me an email telling me they

are then going to send me a welcome letter with a PIN that I will need to log in.

FFS… what a PITA

I must have gotten lucky. But it was very easy

Nothing again