Anyone who has bought Premium Bonds in the past five years has been put on alert. The first big National Savings and Investments (NS&I) Premium Bonds winner for this month is from Cumbria, who held £35,000 in Premium Bonds.
The winning bond number, 408VD714629, was purchased five years ago in August 2020. The second new millionaire came from Cleveland and had only £100 invested in Premium Bonds. This lucky winner bought the winning bond, 540HZ735699, in May 2023 and it had a value of £100.
Every month only two winners take home £1 million but plenty of other prizes are available, with 71 people winning the second prize of £100,000 and 141 claiming £50,000. Prize draws are conducted every month and prizes up to £1,000,000 are given away. To find out if you have ever won a Premium Bonds prize, you will need to dig out your holder’s information and head over to the prize checker.
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To check, you will need your holder’s number which you can find on your bond record, or in the app. You can also use your NS&I number which you should be able to find on any communication about your bonds.
All Premium Bonds prizes are free of UK Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax. NS&I is one of the largest savings organisations in the UK, offering a range of savings and investments to more than 24 million customers. All products offer 100% security as NS&I is backed by HM Treasury.
Premium Bonds are the UK’s biggest savings product, with more than 24 million people saving over £122 billion in them, according to Money Saving Expert. Customers can find instructions on how to change their prize payment preferences online.
How many premium bonds prizes were won in March
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£1million – 2
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£100,000 – 71
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£50,000 – 141
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£25,000 – 284
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£10,000 – 590
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£5,000 – 1,177
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£1,000 – 12,573
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£500 – 37,719
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£100 – 1,280,509
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£50 – 1,280,509
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£25 – 2,376,161
