NS&I has introduced this morning that the festive season is beginning early for 2 Premium Bonds holders from Kent and Cumbria who’re every unwrapping a £1 million tax-free Premium Bonds prize.
There have been over 5.8 million prizes in December’s draw, with a complete prize fund of greater than £441 million in response to NS&I.
The primary Bond quantity drawn was 405PY086681 and is held by a Bond holder in Kent. The winner has a holding of £50,000 in Premium Bonds and bought their successful Bond in July 2020. They grow to be the twenty fourth £1 million jackpot winner from Kent.
The second Bond quantity to win £1 million this month was 538KR930303 and the Bond holder lives in Cumbria. The winner holds £33,275 in Premium Bonds and bought the successful Bond in April 2023. They’re the sixth Premium Bonds jackpot millionaire from Cumbria.
Andrew Westhead, NS&I Retail Director, mentioned:
“Congratulations to our newest Premium Bonds millionaires from Kent and Cumbria. What an exquisite early Christmas shock because the festive season begins.
“With hundreds of thousands of tax-free prizes gained each month, Premium Bonds proceed to be a well-liked option to save, providing the joy of potential winnings.”
December 2024 prize draw breakdown
Within the December 2024 prize draw, a complete of 5,806,049 prizes value £441,743,525 have been drawn. There have been 127,733,062,250 Bond numbers eligible for the draw. For the reason that first attract June 1957, ERNIE has now drawn 731 million prizes with a complete worth of £34.1 billion.
| Worth of prize | Variety of prizes |
| £1,000,000 | 2 |
| £100,000 | 84 |
| £50,000 | 169 |
| £25,000 | 338 |
| £10,000 | 844 |
| £5,000 | 1,687 |
| £1,000 | 17,669 |
| £500 | 53,007 |
| £100 | 2,100,898 |
| £50 | 2,100,898 |
| £25 | 1,530,453 |
| Complete worth of prizes | Complete variety of prizes |
| £441,743,525 | 5,806,049 |
Unclaimed prizesPremium Bonds prize winners are notified when a prize is gained, however typically individuals transfer or change their contact particulars with out letting NS&I do know. This will result in unclaimed prizes if the Bond holder has opted to obtain prizes by cheque somewhat than paid instantly right into a checking account.
In Kent, there are at present 65,269 unclaimed prizes value over £2.3 million. The most important unclaimed prize is £50,000 from the November 2007 prize draw.
Whereas in Cumbria, 15,116 prizes with a complete worth of £517,450 are ready to be claimed by Premium Bonds holders.
Greater than 9 in ten prizes are both paid instantly into winners’ financial institution accounts or robotically reinvested into extra Premium Bonds. Direct cost or automated reinvestment are faster and safer than ready for a cheque. Prospects can change how they obtain their prizes right here.
Folks can test for unclaimed Premium Bonds prizes simply by utilizing NS&I’s on-line prize checker or the prize checker app utilizing their holder’s quantity.
There are at present 2,484,321 unclaimed prizes value £90,963,050 ready to be claimed by holders of Premium Bonds.