JULY’S PREMIUM BONDS WINNERS ARE FROM COUNTY DURHAM AND EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE

July 2021’s £1 million Premium Bonds jackpot winners come from County Durham and East Riding of Yorkshire.

The first Bond number drawn was 441KH440355 and belongs to a man from County Durham. The man purchased his winning Bond in February 2021 and he holds £20,025 in Premium Bonds. The win makes the man the fifth Premium Bonds millionaire from the Durham area.

439DR814317 was the second Bond number drawn. It belongs to a man from East Riding of Yorkshire and was also purchased in February 2021. The man holds the maximum £50,000 in Premium Bonds, with the win making him just the second winner to come from East Riding of Yorkshire.

Both of July’s Premium Bonds millionaires purchased their winnings Bonds in February 2021, meaning that both have won the jackpot in just the fourth prize draw for which their Bonds are eligible.

Checking Premium Bonds prizes

Customers can check to see if they have won on the nsandi.com prize checker, official prize checker app or via their Alexa-enabled device from Friday 2 July 2021. Customers will need their Premium Bonds holder’s number to use the website and their NS&I number or holder’s number to check via the prize checker app.

Get Premium Bonds prizes faster

Premium Bonds customers that receive any prizes they may win paid via cheque can opt to get them paid more quickly, more easily and more securely by having them paid directly into their bank account or automatically reinvested into more Premium Bonds. Customers can find out more about the benefits of getting their prizes paid directly or automatically reinvested into more Premium Bonds here .

July 2021 prize draw breakdown
In the July 2021 prize draw, a total of 3,199,250 prizes worth £91,978,375 will be paid out. There were 110,374,058,617 Bond numbers eligible for the draw. Since the first draw in June 1957, ERNIE has drawn 528.9 million prizes with a total value of £21.9 billion.

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Notes to Editors

1. NS&I announced on 24 June 2021 that it would no longer be phasing out the use of Premium Bonds prize cheques. NS&I originally announced the plans in September 2020, with them then being paused on 1 December 2020.

2. NS&I has spokespeople available for interview, including Agent Million, as well as a wealth of facts and figures (including regional) about Premium Bonds. If you require any further details, please contact the NS&I media team on the contact details below or tweet your question to @nsandi

3. All Premium Bonds prizes are free of UK Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax.

4. NS&I is one of the largest savings organisations in the UK, offering a range of savings and investments to 25 million customers. All products offer 100% capital security, because NS&I is backed by HM Treasury.

5. The annual Premium Bonds prize fund rate is currently 1.00% and the odds of each individual Bond number winning any prize are currently 34,500 to 1. The prize fund rate and the odds of winning are variable, so they can change from time to time.

6. Pictures of ERNIE 5, the previous ERNIEs and Premium Bonds, including the Premium Bonds app, are available in high-resolution jpeg format from the NS&I media team.

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