Premium Bonds -August

[Ric.ror]

4x25 for me this month
No real good luck stories from the rest of the winners either. I like to read about someone with a few bonds for a long time wining something big. Not this month though

[gness]

Oooo...nice, Ric...just one £25 for me this month....time for another big one I think..... ;-)

[fraser]

Never won anything on the premium bonds, iam not lucky!!

[DarceyK123]

It's a numbers game Fraser, how many have you got?

2 X £25 for me this month but I've got the maximum amount.

[fraser]

Haven't a clue how many I got darceyk123 my late mother got then for me when I was young!! A long time ago!!!

[Ric.ror]

Frazer - you need to check - you could get a nice surprise

[Arrods]

I got £1,050 last month plus, for the first time, a bonus £25 due to someone else having an ineligible bond. Haven't checked August's yet, but I fear I have used up my quota of luck.

[david small]

2 x £25 this month.

[dannyk13]

1x £50 for me.

[Arrods]

Just checked. £75 this month, so luck hasn't run out then.

[Ric.ror]

Arrods - tell us more about the ineligible bonds

Also two people in Australia won something! Now that’s not fair - these bonds are like a consulation prize for living here

[AuntLydia]

When you purchase these Bonds in lump sums, ie say £2000 do you get consecutive numbers as you would buying raffle tickets, or are the Bonds numbers randomly computer generated. I have a small savings account with £5000 on 0.95% interest. I'm wondering if it would be worth a punt changing them to Bonds. I've bought Bonds for children over the years but not one has ever won anything. I have two bonds bought in the 1950's ( not by me) and still waiting for the big pay out!

[hc4361]

I have 4 from the 50s, never won a penny on them. I live in hope, though :D

[hc4361]

Yes, consecutive numbers, lydia

[dannyk13]

I stopped putting money into a savings account a few years ago.I now put it into Premium Bonds and so far I have a much better return.

[Arrods]

Ric. Sorry for delay - have been on my travels. I think ineligible bonds have something to do with bonds for deceased persons that have been left in the draw longer than the 12 months allowed. I believe there is another category which escapes me for the moment.

[Arrods]

Apparently, the other reason (official) is that a bond becomes ineligible if it's cashed in - which I would have thought was pretty obvious.

[hc4361]

A bond also becomes illegible if the holder has been dead for more than 12 months.