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Press releaseAPRIL’S £1 MILLION JACKPOT WINNING NUMBERS 03 April 2006One million other tax-free* prizes worth over £75m also awarded
The winner from Nottingham – who has chosen to remain anonymous – said: “Winning the million pound jackpot is something I have always dreamed about and I can’t believe its actually happened! The first thing I plan to do with the winnings is to treat my family and then I plan to enjoy the holiday of a lifetime.” Glasgow winner celebrates good fortune The winner from Glasgow, who is also keeping his identity a closely-guarded secret, exclaimed: “I was stunned when I got that knock on the door to tell me I was a jackpot winner. I’d always believed that only people with the maximum holding stood a chance of winning the top prize but I’m delighted to have been proved wrong. I haven’t decided what to do with the money yet but I’m sure a holiday and some home improvements, or maybe even a new home, will be on the list.” The winners were told in person by NS&I’s Agent Millions – M1 and M2 – the mystery people who pay a personal visit to the jackpot winners to give them the good news. Regional facts In Nottingham, more than 380,000 people own Premium Bonds worth over £415 million. There are more than 4200 unclaimed prizes in the county, worth almost £250,000. This is the third time someone from Nottinghamshire has scooped the jackpot. In Glasgow, almost than 275,000 people own Premium Bonds worth approximately £230 million. There are almost 3000 unclaimed prizes in the area, worth almost £200,000. This is the second time a jackpot winner has emerged in Glasgow. In April’s draw ERNIE gave away over one million prizes worth more than £75 million. Number and value of prizes awarded in April 2006 £1 million 2 Prize value Number of prizes 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 £30 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 133.5 million tax-free* prizes worth £8.5 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. The lucky jackpot winners become ERNIE’s 153rd and 154th Premium Bond millionaires 2. * All Premium Bond prizes are free of UK income Tax and Capital Gains tax. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. NS&I has a number of spokespeople available for interviews and our experienced radio team is available via our ISDN line: 020 7602 4522.
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