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Press releaseOLDIES BUT GOODIES IN SHROPSHIRE 03 December 2004Two mystery winners from Shropshire have each won a £10,000 and a £5,000 Premium Bond prize in this month’s draw with Bonds bought as far back as 40 years ago. The £10,000 prize was netted by a £100 Bond bought more than 15 years ago in October 1988 while the £5,000 prize was picked up a Bond dating from August 1964. The winner of this prize owns just £180 in Premium Bonds. The £10,000 prize is one of 47 awarded to lucky winners across the UK and the only £10,000 prize awarded to a winner in Shropshire in the December Premium Bond prize draw, which is operated by National Savings and Investments (NS&I). The £5,000 prize is one of 95 awarded nationally and, again, was the only one of this value to go to a winner in Shropshire. All Premium Bond prizes are tax-free. In Shropshire more than 165,000 people hold Premium Bonds worth nearly £170 million. However, more than 1,800 prizes worth nearly £110,000 remain unclaimed, including three worth £1,000 each. There is no time limit on claiming prizes and, with Christmas approaching, a windfall could prove useful. Sally Swait, Premium Bond manager at NS&I, said: “This goes to show that older Premium Bonds do win prizes and you don’t have to own the maximum amount to win something.” Customers who own Premium Bonds and think they may have any unclaimed prizes can use the Premium Bond prize checker on the NS&I website at www.nsandi.com – customers simply need to enter their Premium Bond holder’s number. “And,” adds Sally, “with so much money lying unclaimed, we would encourage people in Shropshire who own Premium Bonds to use our website to find out if any of these unclaimed prizes are theirs.” ENDS Notes to Editors Premium Bonds were launched in 1956 and £25 billion has been invested by more than 23 million people over the years. Each month, NS&I runs a prize draw and awards over 1 million prizes. In the December 2004 draw, the total prize fund exceeded £67 million. The minimum investment is £100 and the maximum is £30,000 per person. Customers who have lost their Premium Bonds or do not know their holder’s number can use NS&I’s free tracing service. A brochure and form can be downloaded from the NS&I website or requested by calling NS&I on 0845 964 5000. For more information, contact the NS&I media team
Media team The numbers below are for media use only. Customers wishing to contact NS&I can find details here.
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