NS&I has this morning reported that its October’s Premium Bonds draw has introduced life-changing wins to 2 holders in Derbyshire and Gloucestershire who decide up the £1 million jackpot prizes.
They’ve additionally stated that one other Gloucestershire holder with simply £275 in Premium Bonds from NS&I has scooped a £100,000 payout this month. The October draw noticed over 5.9 million prizes awarded, price greater than £461 million.
The primary Bond quantity drawn was 535MK963637 and is held by a winner in Derbyshire. They’ve a holding of £50,000 in Premium Bonds and bought their successful Bond in March 2023. They grow to be the fifth £1 million winner from Derbyshire.
The second Bond quantity drawn was 203JB525288 and is held by somebody in Gloucestershire. The winner has a holding of £29,900 in Premium Bonds and bought their successful bond in February 2013. They grow to be the eighth jackpot winner from Gloucestershire.
For the reason that first Premium Bonds prize attract June 1957 round 719 million prizes have been drawn with a mixed worth of £33 billion – with £3 billion since April this 12 months.
Andrew Westhead, NS&I Retail Director,,stated:
“Congratulations to our latest Premium Bonds millionaires from Derbyshire and Gloucestershire. I’m certain these wins will assist to carry some autumnal cheer to our fortunate Bond holders.
“However it’s not nearly our jackpot winners although – this month noticed one £100,000 prize go to a holder with simply £275 invested, and one other to a winner who purchased their successful bond 47 years in the past again in July 1977. This exhibits that each one eligible £1 Premium Bonds, no matter once they have been purchased, have an equal probability of successful.”
October 2024 prize draw breakdown
Within the October 2024 prize draw, a complete of 5,991,306 prizes price £461,330,525 shall be paid out. There have been 125,817,411,486 Bond numbers eligible for the draw. For the reason that first attract June 1957, ERNIE has drawn 719 million prizes with a complete worth of £33 billion.
| Worth of prize | Variety of prizes |
| £1,000,000 | 2 |
| £100,000 | 88 |
| £50,000 | 177 |
| £25,000 | 353 |
| £10,000 | 883 |
| £5,000 | 1,766 |
| £1,000 | 18,452 |
| £500 | 55,356 |
| £100 | 2,212,098 |
| £50 | 2,212,098 |
| £25 | 1,490,033 |
| Whole worth of prizes | Whole variety of prizes |
| £461,330,525 | 5,991,306 |
Unclaimed prizes
Premium Bonds prize winners are notified when a prize is received, however generally folks 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 immediately right into a checking account.
In Derbyshire, there are at the moment 24,356 unclaimed prizes price £861,350. The most important unclaimed prize in Derbyshire is price £25,000 from the March 2016 draw.
Whereas in Gloucestershire, 22,595 prizes with a complete worth of £768,875 are ready to be claimed. The most important unclaimed prize is £5,000 and this was from the April 2019 prize draw.
Greater than 9 in ten prizes are actually paid immediately into winners’ financial institution accounts or robotically reinvested into extra Premium Bonds. This fashion is faster and safer than ready for a cheque. Prospects can learn how to vary prize supply choices right here.
Folks can examine 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 the moment 2,459,320 unclaimed prizes price £88,403,850 ready to be claimed by holders of Premium Bonds.