Press Release

APRIL'S £1 MILLION PREMIUM BONDS JACKPOT WINNING NUMBERS

2 April 2007

Nearly 1.5 million other tax-free* prizes worth over £101m also awarded

Number 1 A man living in the London Borough of Hounslow Bond number: 121AC715181 Bought in December 2006 Bond value: £50 Total holdings: £21,640

Number 2 A man living in Aberdeen Bond number: 049WF012332 Bought in June 1998 Bond value: £200 Total holdings: £7,400

£50 transformed into £1 million

One of this month's winners has a definite lucky streak. The jackpot winner from Hounslow scooped a £50 prize in December's extra large anniversary draw and had it automatically reinvested. The Bond that it bought was then drawn this month as one of April's jackpot winners, turning a £50 win into £1 million.

The winner from Hounslow - who has chosen to remain anonymous - said: "My parents suggested I use the auto reinvest option on my Premium Bonds so that any prize money goes straight into my savings rather than being tempted to spend it. It seemed like a good idea but now one of the Bonds won the £1 million it seems even better! I don't know what I'm going to do with the money, maybe a new computer, perhaps something for the folks for the suggestion and something for my sister and some time off work to seriously celebrate!!"

The winner from Aberdeen is also keeping his identity a closely-guarded secret.

In the London Borough of Hounslow nearly 300,000 people own Premium Bonds worth over £110 million.  There are over 2,500 unclaimed prizes in the borough, worth over £146,000.  This is the first time the Premium Bonds jackpot has been won in Hounslow, however it is the third time that Aberdeen has claimed the jackpot.

In Aberdeen, more than 63,000 people own Premium Bonds worth over £86 million.  There are over 2,000 unclaimed prizes in the area, worth over £130,000.

In April's draw ERNIE paid out nearly 1.5 million prizes worth more than £103 million.

Value and number of prizes awarded in April 2007

£1 million        2        

£100,000         17

£50,000           33

£25,000           67

£10,000           167

£5,000             335

£1,000             4,146

£500                12,438

£100                236,148

£50                  1,186,745

 

Prize value    Number of prizes

£103,687,050  1,440,098

Super draw in June

Following on from the special anniversary draw in December 2006, which celebrated 50 years since the launch of Premium Bonds, there will be a second (and final) anniversary draw in June 2007. This extra large draw again offers five chances to win the £1 million jackpot and marks the anniversary of the first Premium Bonds prize draw in June 1957.

Customers need to have purchased there Premium Bonds by 30 April 2007 to be entered into the June prize draw.

Premium Bond Facts

The Premium Bonds prize fund rate is 3.60% tax-free*, rising to 3.75% for June's draw.  The rate for July will return to 3.60% (subject to there being no changes in interest rates).  The odds of winning are 24,000 to 1 and, with average luck, an investor with £30,000 in Premium Bonds can expect to win 15 tax-free* prizes a year - more than one a month.

23 million people have more than £35 billion invested in Premium Bonds.

Premium Bonds can be bought online at www.nsandi.com, by telephone on 0500 007 007, by post and over the counter at Post Office® branches.

Like all NS&I products, Premium Bonds offer investors 100% security, backed by HM Treasury, as well as the sense of fun that comes from winning tax-free* prizes.

Since the first Premium Bonds prize draw in 1957, over 151.19 million tax-free* prizes worth £9.6 billion have been paid out.  Prizes range from £50 to £1 million.

There is currently £28 million in unclaimed prizes.  There is no time limit on claiming prizes.  Premium Bonds investors can check to see if they have won by logging on to www.nsandi.com and using the Premium Bonds prize checker.

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