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ESSEX RESIDENT TAKES THE AUGUST PREMIUM BONDS JACKPOT
01 August 2002
The winner becomes ERNIE'S 101st millionaire. Their details are:-
| £1 million winning Premium Bond number | 88KB 083741 |
| Location of winner | Essex |
| Value of winning Bond | £2,000 |
| Total value of Premium Bonds owned | £20,000 |
| Date winning Bond bought | September 1999 |
In Essex* (see notes to editors), 736,828 people hold Premium Bonds worth more than
£682million.
In Essex there are 9,660 unclaimed Premium Bonds prizes worth over £573 thousand, including 2
prizes of £5000, 17 of £1,000 and 53 of £500.
Since the first prize draw in 1957 prizes worth £6.16 billion have been awarded in 95.78
million prizes.
ENDS
Notes To Editors
- *Unclaimed figures include Essex, Basildon and Southend.
- WINNERS' IDENTITIES AND PRECISE LOCATIONS ARE CONFIDENTIAL. THE ONLY DETAILS WE CAN RELEASE
ARE GIVEN IN THIS PRESS RELEASE.
- There are currently 23 million people with Premium Bonds worth £17 billion.
- Anyone in Essex that thinks they may be one of the lucky 9,660 unclaimed Premium Bond winners,
can take advantage of National Savings and Investments recently launched free tracing service. To
initiate a trace, customers should use the Tracing Service request form which can be obtained by:-
| Telephone: | National Savings and Investments Customer Enquiries 0845 964 5000.
lines are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Calls charged at local rate. |
| Post: | In writing to National Savings and Investments, FREEPOST BJ2092, Blackpool, FY3 9XR |
| E-Mail: | customerenquiries@nsandi.com |
| Website: | Download the request form on National Savings and Investments' website - www.nsandi.com |
- All prizes are tax-free.
- Further information on National Savings and Investment, including press releases, is available on National Savings and Investments' website at www.nsandi.com
- ISDN facilities available for interviews with experienced spokespeople.
- For further information contact:
| Mark Brooks | 020 7348 9301 mark.brooks@nsandi.com |
| Angela Metschke | 020 7348 9449 angela.metschke@nsandi.com |
| Jonathan Akerman | 020 7348 9433 jonathan.akerman@nsandi.com |
| Sam Bennett | 020 7348 9654 sam.bennett@nsandi.com |
Media team
NS&I has a number of spokespeople available for interviews and our experienced radio team is available via our ISDN line: 020 7602 4522.
The numbers below are for media use only.
Customers
wishing to contact NS&I can find details here.
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