New millionaire from Essex in October’s jackpot draw
October's Premium Bonds millionaire
- A female living in Essex
- Bond Number: 56HH364824
- Winning Bond bought in November 2000
- Total holdings £ 30,000
For the October 2013 draw ERNIE paid out over 1.7 million prizes, together amounting to over £50 million in value. There were 46,358,032,188 eligible Bond numbers in the draw.
Prize and value breakdown in October 2013
| Value of prizes | Number of prizes |
|---|---|
| £1,000,000 | 1 |
| £100,000 | 3 |
| £50,000 | 6 |
| £25,000 | 12 |
| £10,000 | 31 |
| £5,000 | 60 |
| £1,000 | 803 |
| £500 | 2,409 |
| £100 | 12,118 |
| £50 | 12,118 |
| £25 | 1,755,440 |
| Total prize fund value £50,221,200 |
Total number of prizes 1,783,001 |
In Essex there are over 716,000 Premium Bonds holdings worth more than £1.8 billion.
Unclaimed Premium Bonds
Across the UK there are over 940,000 unclaimed Premium Bonds prizes worth more than £45 million. In Essex in particular, over 24,000 prizes worth more than £117,000 still remain unclaimed. There is a woman from the region who is still due to receive £10,000 after failing to claim her prize in a previous draw. She has £6,006 invested in Premium Bonds and the prize was won in December 2007.
There are a number of other unclaimed prizes due to the residents of Essex, the oldest of these outstanding prizes having been drawn in February 1964. 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.
Download the NS&I prize checker app
The NS&I Premium Bonds prize checker app is a quick and easy way to check whether you have won a Premium Bonds prize. This is the official prize checker app from NS&I, and it’s free to download. It lets you check whether you’ve won a prize in this month’s draw, or in the previous six months. You can also check if you have any unclaimed prizes waiting for you.
Some of the highest unclaimed prizes in Essex
| Winning Bond number | Winner | Month and year of draw | Current holding balance | Prize value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
83AN639150 |
Female | Dec-07 | £6,006 | £10,000 |
| 2LZ879618 | Female | Aug-94 | £25 | £5,000 |
| 14XS489423 | Male | Feb-96 | £600 | £5,000 |
|
9FP355670 |
Female | Oct-10 | £65 | £5,000 |
| 3CB560639 | Female | Sep-86 | £16 | £1,000 |
Some of the oldest unclaimed prizes in Essex
| Winning Bond number | Winner | Month and year of draw | Current holding balance | Prize value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3AT735772 |
Male | Feb-64 | £1 | £25 |
|
2AP815673 |
Male | Oct-65 | £1 | £25 |
|
1AL241541 |
Male | Apr-66 | £1 | £25 |
|
AL828455 |
Male | Aug-67 | £1 | £25 |
| 4VW520121 | Male | Nov-67 | £130 | £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.
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.
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.
Premium Bond facts
Since the first Premium Bonds prize draw in 1957, more than 280 million tax–free prizes worth approximately £14.7 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 (see note 5), 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, as well as the sense of fun that comes from potentially winning tax-free prizes. Prizes range from £25 to £1 million.