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NS&I has today announced that it will delay the phasing out of Premium Bonds prize warrants (like a cheque) until the spring of 2021, because of the difficulties some customers have had when trying to register their bank account details. Previously, NS&I was due to begin phasing out the use of Premium Bonds prize warrants from the December 2020 prize draw, with the last prize warrants being sent in February 2021; however, this will now be delayed.

November’s £1 million Premium Bonds winners are from Devon and West Sussex. The first Bond number drawn was 207RY321077 and belongs to a woman from Devon. She has £39,375 in Premium Bonds and the winning Bond was purchased in June 2013. The win makes her the 15th Premium Bonds millionaire from the county.

October’s £1 million Premium Bonds winners are a man from Kent and a woman from Humberside. 298BE137181 was the first Bond number drawn and belongs to a man from Kent. He has a total Premium Bonds holding of £50,000 and the winning Bond was purchased in March 2017. The win makes the man the 22nd Premium Bonds £1 million winner from Kent.

Premium Bonds paper prize cheques will be phased out from December 2020. Premium Bonds holders that still receive paper warrants need to take action to ensure they continue to automatically receive payment of their prizes. Customers can also choose to have prizes reinvested into more Premium Bonds, giving them more chances of winning prizes in future draws. Customers will receive prizes more quickly, more easily and more securely. Almost three quarters (74%) of Premium Bonds prizes are…

After the launch of Premium Bonds in November 1956, savers across the nation waited with bated breath for the first draw in June 1957. Ever since then, ERNIE has randomly generated numbers, sharing out millions of tax-free prizes both large and small. Higher value prizes can sometimes feel out of reach for savers with more modest holdings, but each £1 Bond has an equal chance of winning, no matter where or when it was first bought. The most recent draw in September 2020 proved that sometimes…

September’s £1 million Premium Bonds winners are a man from Wales and a woman from South Scotland. The first number drawn, 250SL107433, belongs to a man from Wales. He has a total Premium Bonds holding of £17,745 and the winning Bond was purchased in July 2015. The jackpot win makes the man the fourth Premium Bonds millionaire to come from Wales.

The £1 million Premium Bonds jackpot prize winners in August 2020 are a woman from Cumbria and a man from Outer London. The first £1 million prize, Bond number: 174SW095381 belongs to a woman from Cumbria. She purchased the winning Bond in November 2010 and has a total of £5,900 in Premium Bonds. She becomes the seventh Premium Bonds millionaire winner in Cumbria, with the previous jackpot win in the region in November 2019.

The £1 million Premium Bonds prize winners for May come from Inner London and Gloucestershire. May’s first millionaire is a man from Inner London. His winning Bond number is 344ZE146007 and he has the maximum Premium Bond holding of £50,000. The winning Bond was purchased in November 2018. The win makes the man the fifth Premium Bonds millionaire from Inner London.

April’s £1 million Premium Bond winners come from Hertfordshire and Essex. The first eligible Bond number drawn was 239CV516628 and belongs to a man in Hertfordshire. He has a total holding of £40,000 and purchased his winning Bond in January 2015. The man is the 13th Premium Bonds millionaire from Hertfordshire.

NS&I is urging customers to go online to nsandi.com if they need help to manage their savings during the Coronavirus pandemic. This will help NS&I to free up call centre capacity for those customers who need to access it most at this time.