Premium Bonds: October winners announced
Autumn has arrived and so have the latest Premium Bond prize winners.
The October draw has picked out two new millionaires, one is a man from Staffordshire and the second is a woman living in Essex.
The winning bond in Staffordshire (215XY865796) was purchased in January 2014 and the lucky winner has a holding of £40,800.
In Essex the winning bond was number 276AV278339, purchased in July of this year and the winner has a holding of £22,225.
October's high value winners:
Prize value | Bond number | Area | Purchased |
£1,000,000 | 215XY865796 | Staffordshire | Jan-14 |
£1,000,000 | 276AV278339 | Essex | Jul-16 |
£100,000 | 141CJ661353 | Derbyshire | Jul-08 |
£100,000 | 259ZN414297 | Dorset | Nov-15 |
£100,000 | 138HB024467 | Hampshire and Isle of Wight | Apr-08 |
£50,000 | 2VR747799 | Greater Manchester | Apr-04 |
£50,000 | 206GW792012 | Sheffield | May-13 |
£50,000 | 103WK587629 | Reading | Dec-05 |
£50,000 | 241QS845329 | Hertfordshire | Mar-15 |
£25,000 | 229NZ088592 | Hereford and Worcester | Aug-14 |
Information provided by NS&I
This month's millionaires become ERNIE's 347th and 348th jackpot winners.
According to NS&I there are a staggering 1,172,389 prizes worth £50,437,700 won 18 months or more ago. There are also 512 prizes worth £24,225 won 18 months or more ago by bondholders whose names are unknown.
If you're worried about missing out on a unclaimed Premium Bonds prize then get rid of the stress by registering to have any prizes paid directly into your bank account. Find out more about how to do that here.
And don't worry, it won't just sit there until you check your finances, you'll also get an email notifying you of your win!
You can also head to the NS&I website to check whether you've won on your Bonds here.
