NS&I’s Agent Million travels over 2,500 miles in 2013 to deliver £1 million Premium Bonds prizes
And with January’s draw imminent, where will Agent Million visit in order to make somebody a New Year millionaire?
Since the very first £1 million jackpot prize draw in 1994, Agent Million has visited over 60 different counties to deliver the jackpot prize and has become more familiar with some counties than others, having travelled to London 52 times, while visiting Devon on 10 occasions. Agent Million has made 19 people New Year millionaires in January draws, with three winners situated in London, and two in Yorkshire, Sussex and Kent.
The jackpot winners Agent Million has visited over the years have had a range of sums invested in Premium Bonds and have held their Premium Bonds for different lengths of time. In January 1998, the £1 million prize was delivered to an individual in Birmingham who had just £710 in Premium Bonds, while in 2010 a millionaire from London was made with a Premium Bond they purchased 23 years earlier in 1987.
While the lucky Premium Bonds jackpot winners will have their prize delivered by Agent Million, NS&I’s Premium Bonds holders can sign up to receive their prizes directly into their bank accounts by BACS, with notification by email. Over 250,000 Premium Bonds customers have already registered to receive their prizes by BACS, and you can do so by visiting: http://www.nsandi.com/register.
Agent Million said: ”I always love visiting our £1 million winners. Delivering the good news to January winners is always special and a great way to start the New Year!” You can see a video of how far Agent Million will go to our Premium Bonds monthly jackpot winners here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmcyLXFxCok
Distance Agent Million has travelled in 2013 to deliver £1 million prizes
| Month | Winner's location | Distance from Agent Million’s base (miles) |
|---|---|---|
| January | London | 236.6 |
| February | Essex | 260.4 |
| March | Kent | 280.4 |
| April | London | 236.6 |
| May | Cumbria | 96 |
| June | London | 236.6 |
| July | Leeds | 83.2 |
| August | West Sussex | 290.9 |
| September | London | 236.6 |
| October | Essex | 260.4 |
| November | Tyne and Wear | 141.4 |
| December | Leicestershire | 144.2 |
| Total | 2503.3 |
*The distance travelled by NS&I’s Agent Million in 2013 has been calculated using https://www.gov.uk/plan-your-journey. The distances specified are the miles travelled by road from Agent Million’s base in Blackpool to the county town of each Premium Bond jackpot prize winner, where their location is a county, or the city of each winner.