New millionaire from the Local Authority of County Durham in April’s jackpot draw
April’s Premium Bonds millionaire
- A male living in the Local Authority of County Durham
- Bond number: 186XG471615
- Winning Bond bought in November 2011
- Total holdings £1,000
Prize and value breakdown in April 2014
| Value of prizes | Number of prizes |
|---|---|
| £1,000,000 | 1 |
| £100,000 | 3 |
| £50,000 | 7 |
| £25,000 | 12 |
| £10,000 | 31 |
| £5,000 | 62 |
| £1,000 | 823 |
| £500 | 2,469 |
| £100 | 12,411 |
| £50 | 12,411 |
| £25 | 1,798,128 |
| Total prize fund value £51,442,350 |
Total number of prizes 1,826,358 |
April’s prize fund rate and odds
The annual Premium Bonds prize fund rate is currently 1.30% and the odds of each individual Bond number winning a prize are 26,000 to 1.
Unclaimed Premium Bonds prizes
Across the UK there are over 1 million unclaimed Premium Bonds prizes worth more than £46 million. In the County of Durham in particular there are over 5,000 prizes worth more than £240,000 that still remain unclaimed. There is a man from the region who is still due to receive £1,000 after failing to claim his prize in a previous draw. He has just £2 invested in Premium Bonds and the prize was won in September 1979.
There are a number of other unclaimed prizes due to the residents of the County of Durham, the oldest of these outstanding prizes having been drawn in May 1973. There is no time limit for claiming prizes, and 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.
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Some of the highest unclaimed prizes in the County of Durham
| Winning Bond number | Winner | Month and year of draw | Current holding balance | Prize value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8BZ187578 |
Male | Sep-79 | £2 | £1,000 |
| CK973754 | Female | Feb-87 | £3 | £1,000 |
| 5BL899483 | Female | May-92 | £3 | £1,000 |
|
5DB419989 |
Female | Oct-95 | £18 | £1,000 |
| 1EK623862 | Male | Feb-99 | £5 | £1,000 |
Some of the oldest unclaimed prizes in the County of Durham
| Winning Bond number | Winner | Month and year of draw | Current holding balance | Prize value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1VP224105 |
Male | May-73 | £100 | £25 |
|
4AP134263 |
Male | Apr-74 | £1 | £25 |
|
2DZ767244 |
Female | Jun-74 | £9 | £25 |
|
CS613224 |
Male | Mar-75 | £3 | £25 |
| 2AB026032 | Male | Jul-75 | £2 | £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.
Download the NS&I prize checker app
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.
Premium Bonds facts
Since the first Premium Bonds prize draw in 1957, over 290 million tax–free prizes worth approximately £15 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, 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, making them a risk-free investment with the added excitement of potentially winning tax-free prizes ranging from £25 to £1 million.
Each month NS&I’s Agent Million travels to the region of the lucky Premium Bonds jackpot prize winner, this month the Local Authority of County Durham, to personally deliver the good news that they are now a millionaire!