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The bonds are entered in a monthly prize draw and the government promises to buy them back, on request, for their original price. The government pays interest into the bond fund (4.15% per annum in December 2024 but decreasing to 4% in January 2025) [ 1 ] from which a monthly lottery distributes tax-free prizes to bondholders whose numbers are ...
Lottery bonds are usually issued in a period where investor zeal is low and the government may see an issue failing to sell. By knowing ahead of time when the coupons will be paid and how many bonds will be redeemed at the original value and at the lottery value, the issuer can value the bond accurately and know ahead of time the cost of the borrowing.
Georgia 5 is drawn twice daily; it has a top prize of $10,000. It was introduced on August 1, 2010. Georgia Five is different from most pick-3 and pick-4 games; players do not choose straight, box, or similar wagers. The top prize is won by matching all five numbers in exact order; a player wins by matching at least the first or last digit.
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A Prize Bond is a lottery bond, a non-interest bearing security issued on behalf of the Irish Minister for Finance by the Prize Bond Company DAC. Funds raised are used to offset government borrowing and are refundable to the bond owner on demand. Interest is returned to bond owners via prizes which are distributed by random selection of bonds.
October’s prize draw also saw an extra £79m added to the prize pot, with the prize fund rate increasing from 1.40% to 2.20% — the biggest single increase in more than 40 years — and the ...