New millionaire from Kent in July's jackpot
July’s Premium Bond millionaire
- A man living in Kent
- Bond Number: 152EN059991
- Winning Bond bought in February 2009
- Total holdings £7,252
July 2012 Premium Bonds draw prize breakdown
| Value of prizes | Number of prizes |
|---|---|
| £1,000,000 | 1 |
| £100,000 | 5 |
| £50,000 | 8 |
| £25,000 | 19 |
| £10,000 | 45 |
| £5,000 | 91 |
| £1,000 | 1,093 |
| £500 | 3,279 |
| £100 | 31,122 |
| £50 | 31,122 |
| £25 | 1,753,462 |
| Total prize fund value £54,667,350 |
Total number of prizes 1,820,247 |
In Kent there are 687,562 Premium Bonds holdings worth more than £1.5 billion.
Unclaimed Premium Bonds prizes
Across the UK there are over 822,000 unclaimed Premium Bonds prizes worth more than £42 million. In Kent in particular over 19,000 prizes worth more than £1 million still remain unclaimed. There is a woman from the region who is still due to receive £50,000 after failing to claim her prize in a previous draw. She has only £128 invested in Premium Bonds and the prize was won in November 2007.
There are a number of other unclaimed prizes due to the residents of Kent, the oldest of these outstanding prizes having been drawn in April 1959. Premium Bonds holders can reduce the chances of their prizes becoming unclaimed by opting to have any prizes paid directly into their bank accounts by BACS, with notification by email.
To sign up for prizes paid direct into your bank account, holders should visit nsandi.com.
Some of the top unclaimed prizes in Kent
| Winning Bond number | Winner | Month and year of draw | Current holding balance | Prize value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3VT019901 | Female | Nov-07 | £128 | £50,000 |
| 34PX250450 | Female | Jun-09 | £5,000 | £5,000 |
| 12PS114881 | Female | Mar-10 | £50 | £1,000 |
| 3BP926446 | Male | Nov-05 | £28 | £1,000 |
| 24PL354829 | Male | May-99 | £50 | £1,000 |
Some of the oldest unclaimed prizes in Kent
| Winning Bond number | Winner | Month and year of draw | Current holding balance | Prize value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN559184 | Male | Apr-59 | £2 | £25 |
| BP695830 | Male | Jul-64 | £2 | £25 |
| 1AK501096 | Female | Mar-65 | £3 | £50 |
| 3EL986143 | Female | Jan-66 | £11 | £25 |
| AS357719 | Male | Jul-66 | £1 | £25 |
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.
July 2012’s prize fund rate and odds
The Premium Bonds prize fund rate is 1.5% and the odds of each individual Bond number winning a prize are 24,000 to 1.
Premium Bond facts
Since the first Premium Bonds prize draw in 1957, more than 253 million tax–free prizes worth approximately £13.9 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. Premium Bonds can be bought online at nsandi.com, by telephone on 0500 500 000, by post and over the counter at Post Office® branches.
Premium Bonds offer investors 100% capital security, backed by HM Treasury, as well as the sense of fun that comes from potentially winning tax-freeprizes.
Find out more via the Premium Bonds factsheet.
As at June 2012, customers have over 22 million holdings in Premium Bonds totalling more than £43 billion. Prizes range from £25 to £1 million. Premium Bonds online Savers can now manage their Premium Bonds online, and opt to have any Premium Bonds prizes won paid directly into their bank accounts by BACS, with notification by email. Savers can also: view their holding in full, with a record of prizes won opt to automatically reinvest prizes opt to stop receiving paper confirmation for transactions update their personal details – address, bank details etc buy and cash in Bond
Notes to Editors
- All Premium Bonds prizes are free of UK Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax.
- The jackpot winner becomes ERNIE’S 270th Premium Bond millionaire.
- Unclaimed Premium Bond prizes are defined as prizes over 18 months that have not been paid out (cashed). Addresses held for customers with unclaimed prizes might not be the current residential address of the customer.
- Pictures of ERNIE (including the new ERNIE 4 machine), Agent Million and people buying Premium Bonds are available in high-resolution jpeg format from the NS&I media team.
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