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MAY’S £1 MILLION PREMIUM BONDS JACKPOT WINNING NUMBERS
02 May 2007
Nearly 1.5 million other tax-free* prizes worth over £104m also awarded
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Number 1
A man living in Bristol
Bond number: 11HM493290
Bought in May 2004
Bond value: £1,000
Total holdings: £29,000 |
Number 2
A man living in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Bond number: 85JY046972
Bought in July 2005
Bond value: £500
Total holdings: £5,035 |
Celebrating Premium Bond holders
The winner from Bristol – who has chosen to remain anonymous – said: ““This has been a big shock for my wife and I that I have won, I use Premium Bonds as part of my long-term savings because they are safe and I like the fact they are tax-free. I have always dreamed of scooping the jackpot too but like everyone else you never think it will actually happen to you. It is a very handy sum, I’m going to spoil the family and really have some fun spending it!”
The winner from the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, who is also keeping his identity a closely-guarded secret, said “I’m really surprised. I have put a small amount of money into Premium Bonds every so often over the past few years, whenever I have anything to spare, I certainly never expected to win the ‘big’ prize. It will take me some time to think about how I will use the money but I’m sure the family will have plenty of ideas.”
Regional facts
In Bristol, more than 336,500 people own Premium Bonds worth over £508 million. There are almost 5,000 unclaimed prizes in the area, worth over £287,000. The jackpot has been claimed by a Premium Bond holder in Bristol four times.
In the London Borough of Richmond over 140,000 people own Premium Bonds worth nearly £260 million. There are over 2,800 unclaimed prizes in the borough, worth over £160,000. This is the fourth time the Premium Bonds jackpot has been won in Richmond.
In May’s draw ERNIE paid out nearly 1.5 million prizes worth more than £104 million.
Value and number of prizes awarded in May 2007
£1 million 2
£100,000 17
£50,000 33
£25,000 68
£10,000 168
£5,000 336
£1,000 4,164
£500 12,492
£100 237,057
£50 1,191,520
Prize value Number of prizes
£104,101,700 1,445,857
Super draw in June
Following on from the special anniversary draw in December 2006, which celebrated 50 years since the launch of Premium Bonds, there will be a second (and final) anniversary draw in June 2007. This extra large draw again offers five chances to win the £1 million jackpot and marks the anniversary of the first Premium Bonds prize draw in June 1957.
All Bonds purchased before 30 April 2007 will be included in the June prize draw. Customers purchasing after 30 April 2007 will be entered into July’s draw which will pay out the usual two £1 million jackpots, as well as over 1.4 million other prizes, with an estimated prize fund of £106 million.
Premium Bond Facts
The Premium Bonds prize fund rate is 3.60% tax-free*, rising to 3.75% for June’s draw. The rate for July will return to 3.60% (subject to there being no changes in interest rates). 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 £35 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 152.64 million tax-free* prizes worth £9.7 billion have been paid out. Prizes range from £50 to £1 million.
There is currently £28 million in unclaimed prizes. There is no time limit on claiming prizes. Premium Bonds investors can check to see if they have won by logging on to www.nsandi.com and using the Premium Bonds prize checker.
ENDS
Notes to Editors
1. The lucky jackpot winners become ERNIE’s 182nd and 183rd Premium Bond millionaires
2. * All Premium Bonds prizes are free of UK income Tax and Capital Gains tax.
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