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NOVEMBER’S £1 MILLION JACKPOT WINNING NUMBERS

01 November 2005

1 million other tax-free* prizes worth over £68m also awarded

Number 1 Living in Glasgow Bond number: 77AG357431 Bought in June 2003 Bond Value: £500 Total holdings: £26,000

Number 2 Living in London Borough of Barnet Bond number: 90NJ028859 Bought in March 2004 Bond Value: £5,000 Total holdings: £30,000

 

In November’s draw ERNIE gave away over one million prizes worth approximately £70 million.

Number and value of prizes awarded in November 2005

£1million            2
£100,000           6
£50,000             12
£25,000             23
£10,000             59
£5,000               119
£1,000               1,699
£500                  5,097
£100                  59,000
£50                    1,114,647

Prize value        Number of prizes
£70,839,850      1,180,664

Premium Bond Facts

The Premium Bond prize fund rate is 3.00% tax-free, equivalent to 5.00% for a higher rate taxpayer and 3.75% for a basic rate taxpayer. The odds of winning are 24,000 to 1 and, with average luck, an investor with £30,000 in Premium Bonds can expect to win 15 tax-free prizes a year – more than one a month.

23 million people have more than £28 billion invested in Premium Bonds.

Premium Bonds can be bought online at www.nsandi.com, by telephone on 0500 007 007, by post and over the counter at Post Office® branches.

Like all NS&I products, Premium Bonds offer investors 100% security, backed by HM Treasury, as well as the sense of fun that comes from winning tax free prizes.

Since the first Premium Bonds prize draw in 1957, over 128 million tax-free prizes worth £8.1 billion have been given away.  Prizes range from £50 to £1 million.

There is currently over £25 million in unclaimed prizes. There is no time limit on claiming prizes.  Premium Bond investors can check to see if they have won by logging on to www.nsandi.com and using the Premium Bond prize checker.

ENDS

Notes to Editors

1. All Premium Bond prizes are free of UK income Tax and Capital Gains tax.

2. Pictures of ERNIE (including the new ERNIE 4 machine), Agent Million and buying Premium Bonds online are available in high-resolution jpeg format from the NS&I media team.

3. Further information on National Savings and Investments (NS&I), including press releases and product information, is available on the website at www.nsandi.com. You can also contact the NS&I media team.

4. NS&I has a number of spokespeople available for interviews and our experienced radio team is available via our ISDN line: 020 7602 4522.

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.

Gareth Headon		020 7348 9494
		gareth.headon@nsandi.com
Gill Stephens		020 7348 9449
		gill.stephens@nsandi.com
Iman Asante		020 7348 9301
		iman.asante@nsandi.com
Monica Del-Villar		020 7348 9654
		monica.del-villar@nsandi.com
ISDN for interviews		020 7602 4522
Out of hours		All numbers above diverted to staffed mobile phones

 

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