Has anyone actually ever won in premium bond draw?

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I only have a small amount in there but I eagerly await the draw each month but it never happens!

My parents seem to get £25 amounts fairly regularly but they have a fair chunk invested. Talking to a friend about this recently (after interest rates went up) he said he used to have a few thousand in and would get that sort of amount fairly often. Although it’s random, mathematically, the more bonds you have, the more chance of winning each month.

Premium bonds pay out at 2.2% and the lowest prize is £25, so on average if you have £100 in bonds you'd expect to win once every 11 years or so.

Yes regularly but we have a fair amount in there. If you only have a tiny amount then you'll go a long time between wins!

I was v lm

A few quid, twice. Both times were within 1-3 months of opening the account (one an adult and one on behalf of a child), which was something of a coincidence that makes me wonder.

No, I have had £2,500 in there for 5 years and never won. Funnily enough I saw a graph on Martins money tips that said with average luck I should have won about once a year with that amount. I am obviously not very lucky…

Sorry baby posted! I was lucky last month and got £100 on a balance of £3500 and the previous month I got £100 so I am def over the odds. DH was unlucky and got nothing on £20k and DD got £25 on £17k.

I win frequently but that's because I have thousands invested.
For some reason it also depends on how many people in your local area invest also. Don't know why but NS&I confirm this.

I have £30k and have won about £250 in 2 years

My ds has about 35k in premium bonds gifted by an elderly relative. He has had them 3 months and won £250.

I have maximum holding and win between 25 and 75 a month. Biggest win up to now £175 in multiples of 25 quid.

Still waiting for Agent Million to knock on my door 🤩🤩

There is - I think - a 1 in 24,000 chance of winning a prize. So if you have over £24,000 you can be fairly confident of winning something every month. Under that the chances are obviously less. They have a good regular return if you have the full £50k but they're a bad "investment" for eg £5k.

I have the maximum and get £50 fairly regularly

I have about £100 in my PB, but nothing yet. I’ll probably add more soon, see what happens.

I’m completely wrong, not sure what graph I saw then.

I have the maximum and normally get £25 a month. This month I got three prizes totally £175 and last month £125.

I have £5000 and won £25 this month and last month - probably due to win zilch for the next year! Before that, I'd also won £25 twice about 6 months apart. I've had my bonds a couple of years.

As pp have said, it's all about the amount - literally a numbers game (obv!)

We have the full holding and over the past year have received at least 5% back in prizes. My adult son has had £10,000 in there since June this year, he has won 3 x £25.

We’ve won £900 in the last 6 months on 2 x full holdings. So it’s in line with what they said yesterday.

There are lots of premium bond facebook groups where people post their winnings each month. One lady won the £100K last month.

My FIL won £10k in his second ever draw, he usually wins £50-£200 a month but has 2 x max holdings of £50k.

We have had between £15-£20k invested over the last 18 months and have won £25-£50 most months, last month £125 (our biggest prize so far), Sept £50, this month nothing.

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I have £1500 in premium bonds and I think I’ve won £25 about once every 18 months on average. Which is a better return than I’d have got on the Sam win a savings account for most of the last few years.

Same here. When I came into some money about 20 years ago I was advised by someone in my Building Society to buy Premium Bonds. I had each win paid back into more bonds and now have the maximum so I win at least £25 a month. It's like a raffle the more tickets you have the more likely you are to win. Still waiting for anything larger than £150 though.

Same here. DH and I hold maximum amounts and "compete" each month about who wins the most. I've done better than him this year. Win something most months and hate it when we don't 😜. The best month we've had was 10+ years ago when we had far fewer bonds, but won a £1000 prize.

Predictable phrase from DH every last day of the month "Wonder if we'll be millionaires tomorrow" and I check outside before I go to work in case someone waiting to knock on the door ☺️

Yep, I won £100 this month and have won £25 several times over the last three years since I've had the bonds.

My Daddy bought one for me when I was born. Mid sixties now & still waiting!
(And, yes, I have checked, and notify them of changes of address!)