Two individuals holding Premium Bonds, one from Liverpool and the other from Norfolk, have each won a significant prize of £1 million. The National Savings & Investments (NS&I) revealed that the first £1 million winning bond number, 496VT504601, belongs to a Liverpool resident who purchased the bond in April 2022. This winner, the fifth from Liverpool, holds a maximum of £50,000. The second £1 million bond number, 282NN327573, is held by a person from Norfolk who acquired the bond in September 2016. This lucky individual, the third £1 million winner from Norfolk, also has the maximum holding of £50,000.
Andrew Westhead, NS&I Retail Director, expressed joy for the two jackpot winners from Liverpool and Norfolk, highlighting the excitement of spring for them. Alongside these winners, over six million tax-free prizes totaling more than £410 million were drawn by ERNIE this month. To check if you are a lucky winner, you can use the NS&I prize checker app starting March 3.
The current prize draw awarded a total of £410,607,175 to Premium Bonds winners, with 6,221,321 prizes distributed tax-free. Since the inaugural draw in June 1957, a total of 821 million prizes worth over £40.3 billion have been awarded.
Apart from the two £1 million winners, there were 78 bond holders who won £100,000, along with numerous prizes ranging from £10,000 to £25. Premium Bonds, introduced in November 1956, allow individuals to hold up to £50,000, offering the security of UK Treasury backing and the chance to win tax-free prizes. Newly purchased bonds must be held for a full calendar month before being eligible for the draw.
The winning bond numbers are announced on the first working day of each month, with winners contacted directly by Agent Million. Bond holders can check their prizes ranging from £25 to £100,000 on the Premium Bonds prize checker app, NS&I website, or by asking Alexa on the first working day of the month.
To check prizes, holders need their Premium Bonds holder’s number for the NS&I website or their holder’s number or NS&I number for the Premium Bonds app.