New millionaire from West Sussex in August’s jackpot draw
- A man living in West Sussex
- Bond Number: 192AZ143791
- Winning Bond bought in April 2012
- Total holdings £21,600
For the August 2013 draw ERNIE paid out over 1.7 million prizes, together amounting to over £49 million in value. There were 45,922,007,994 eligible Bond numbers in the draw.
Prize and value breakdown in August 2013
| Value of prizes | Number of prizes |
|---|---|
| £1,000,000 | 1 |
| £100,000 | 3 |
| £50,000 | 6 |
| £25,000 | 12 |
| £10,000 | 29 |
| £5,000 | 59 |
| £1,000 | 796 |
| £500 | 2,388 |
| £100 | 12,004 |
| £50 | 12,004 |
| £25 | 1,738,930 |
| Total prize fund value £49,748,850 |
Total number of prizes 1,766,232 |
In West Sussex there are over 360,000 Premium Bonds holdings worth more than £1 billion.
Unclaimed Premium Bonds
Across the UK there are 930,000 unclaimed Premium Bonds prizes worth more than £44 million. In West Sussex in particular, over 12,000 prizes worth more than £624,000 still remain unclaimed. There is a man from the region who is still due to receive £25,000 after failing to claim his prize in a previous draw. He has £23,450 invested in Premium Bonds and the prize was won in April 2008.
There are a number of other unclaimed prizes due to the residents of West Sussex, the oldest of these outstanding prizes having been drawn in April 1962. Premium Bonds holders can reduce the chances of their prizes becoming unclaimed by managing their Premium Bonds online or opting to have any prizes paid directly into their bank accounts by BACS, with notification by email.
Download the NS&I prize checker app
The NS&I Premium Bonds prize checker app is a quick and easy way to check whether you have won a Premium Bonds prize. This is the official prize checker app from NS&I, and it’s free to download. It lets you check whether you’ve won a prize in this month’s draw, or in the previous six months. You can also check if you have any unclaimed prizes waiting for you.
Some of the highest unclaimed prizes in West Sussex
| Winning Bond number | Winner | Month and year of draw | Current holding balance | Prize value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
106CV183276 |
Male | Apr-08 | £23,450 | £25,000 |
| 79RK680678 | Male | Jul-10 | £30,000 | £10,000 |
| 2VW083452 | Male | Mar-07 | £100 | £5,000 |
|
BK969665 |
Male | Nov-82 | £2 | £1,000 |
| 5DW438181 | Male | Mar-86 | £2 | £1,000 |
Some of the oldest unclaimed prizes in West Sussex
| Winning Bond number | Winner | Month and year of draw | Current holding balance | Prize value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AF191368 |
Male | Apr-62 | £2 | £25 |
|
1ES549121 |
Female | Nov-65 | £5 | £50 |
|
CB814642 |
Female | May-69 | £3 | £25 |
|
1AL041523 |
Male | Jun-69 | £35 | £25 |
| 3AT133078 | Female | Jun-69 | £1 | £25 |
Keeping track of Premium Bonds
The NS&I Premium Bonds prize checker app is a quick and easy way for customers to check whether they have won a Premium Bonds prize. This is the official prize checker app from NS&I, and it’s free to download. It lets customers check whether they’ve won a prize in this month’s draw, or in the previous six months. They can also check if they have any unclaimed prizes waiting for them.
Premium Bonds customers can also check to see if they have won by visiting nsandi.com and using the Premium Bonds prize checker on the homepage.
View the Premium Bonds prize checker online
Further information about managing Premium Bonds can also be found on NS&I’s YouTube channel, which also provides impartial tips on making the most of your money, interviews with industry experts and information about managing your finances online.
There is no time limit for claiming prizes. Premium Bonds investors can check to see if they have won by visiting nsandi.com and using the Premium Bonds prize checker on the homepage.
August’s prize fund rate and odds
The annual Premium Bonds prize fund rate is 1.30% and the odds of each individual Bond number winning a prize are 26,000 to 1.
Premium Bond facts
Since the first Premium Bonds prize draw in 1957, more than 277 million tax–free prizes worth approximately £14.6 billion have been paid out.
Premium Bonds are an investment where, instead of interest payments, investors have the chance to win tax-free prizes. They were officially launched by Harold Macmillan, Chancellor of the Exchequer, in his 1956 Budget.
Savers can invest in Premium Bonds directly from NS&I by post, phone (see note 5), online at nsandi.com or standing order, or by cheque and debit card at the Post Office.
Premium Bonds offer investors 100% capital security, backed by HM Treasury, as well as the sense of fun that comes from potentially winning tax-free prizes.
21.5 million customers hold more than £45 billion in Premium Bonds. Prizes range from £25 to £1 million.