East Sussex resident takes the 100th £1 million Premium Bonds prize
A lucky National Savings and Investments Premium Bonds holder from East Sussex has won the July jackpot making them the 100th Premium Bonds millionaire.
The winning bond was £5,000 and was bought in October 2001.
This makes them the first ever millionaire from East Sussex since the introduction of the jackpot in 1994. The winner becomes ERNIE'S 100th millionaire.
The 100th millionaire's Premium Bonds information:
- £1 million winning Premium
- Bond number 39PE 264530
- Location of winner: East Sussex
- Value of winning Bond: £5,000
- Total value of Premium Bonds owned: £10,000
- Date winning Bond bought: October 2001
The number and values of the prizes awarded in the July prize draw are:
| Prize value | Number of prizes |
|---|---|
| £1,000,000 | 1 |
| £100,000 | 1 |
| £50,000 | 4 |
| £25,000 | 5 |
| £10,000 | 15 |
| £5,000 | 29 |
| £1,000 | 1,031 |
| £500 | 3,093 |
| £100 | 2,711 |
| £50 | 596,552 |
| Total value of prizes £34,396,200 |
Total number of prizes 603,442 |
Since the first draw in 1957 prizes worth £6.13 billion have been awarded in 95.18 million prizes.