Press Release

JUNE'S £1 MILLION JACKPOT WINNING NUMBERS

1 June 2006

One million other tax-free* prizes worth over £74m also awarded

Number 1

A woman living in Warwickshire

Bond number: 3XH235811

Bought in February 2003

Bond Value: £400

Total holdings: £5,975

 

Number 2

A man living in Cumbria

Bond number: 40BR190585

Bought in May 2003

Bond Value: £5,000

Total holdings: £20,000
 

Emergency cash scoops jackpot

The winner from Warwickshire - who has chosen to remain anonymous - said: "I bought this Bond because I suddenly had some extra money to put away but wanted it to be somewhere I could easily cash it in, in case I needed it. I'm so glad I didn't touch it now! I think I'll use some of the £1 million to spoil my children and grandchildren."

Winner from Cumbria

The winner from Cumbria, who is also keeping his identity a closely-guarded secret, exclaimed: "I've always had a feeling I might hit gold. It had only been small prizes up until now, but it was worth the wait.

"I'd like a new house and a very long holiday but I'm sure my wife will have some ideas on how we spend it too!"

The winners were told in person by NS&I's Agent Millions - M1 and M2 - the mystery people who pay a personal visit to the jackpot winners to give them the good news.

Regional facts

In Warwickshire, almost 300,000 people own Premium Bonds worth approximately £290 million.  There are 2,800 unclaimed prizes in the county, worth just under £160,000.  This is the third time someone from Warwickshire has scooped the jackpot.

In Cumbria, more than 200,000 people own Premium Bonds worth over £305 million.  There are 2,300 unclaimed prizes in the area, worth almost £140,000.  This is the second time a jackpot winner has emerged in Cumbria.

In June's draw ERNIE gave away over one million prizes worth more than £76 million.

Number and value of prizes awarded in June 2006

£1 million                        2

£100,000                        7

£50,000                         13

£25,000                         26

£10,000                         66

£5,000                          133

£1,000                          1,825

£500                             5,475

£100                             41,882

£50                               1,239,935

 

Prize value                    Number of prizes

£76,072,450                  1,289,364

Premium Bond Facts

The Premium Bond prize fund rate is 2.95% tax-free*, equivalent to 4.92% for a higher rate taxpayer and 3.69% for a basic rate taxpayer.  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 £31 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. Customers can also pick up leaflets at over 700 Tesco stores.

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 137 million tax-free* prizes worth £8.7 billion have been given away.  Prizes range from £50 to £1 million.

There is currently over £25 million in unclaimed prizes.  There is no time limit on claiming prizes.  Premium Bond investors can check to see if they have won by logging on to www.nsandi.com and using the Premium Bond prize checker.