Press Release

ONE MILLION OTHER TAX-FREE PRIZES WORTH OVER £75M ALSO AWARDED

3 April 2006

One million other tax-free* prizes worth over £75m also awarded

Number 1 A man living in Nottingham Bond number: 15KA050617 Bought in March 2001 Bond Value: £5,000 Total holdings: £30,000

Number 2 A man living in Glasgow Bond number: 67MJ353926 Bought in January 2004 Bond Value: £2,000 Total holdings: £11,010

Nottingham winner plans holiday of a lifetime

The winner from Nottingham - who has chosen to remain anonymous - said: "Winning the million pound jackpot is something I have always dreamed about and I can't believe it's actually happened!  The first thing I plan to do with the winnings is to treat my family and then I plan to enjoy the holiday of a lifetime."

Glasgow winner celebrates good fortune

The winner from Glasgow, who is also keeping his identity a closely-guarded secret, exclaimed: "I was stunned when I got that knock on the door to tell me I was a jackpot winner. I'd always believed that only people with the maximum holding stood a chance of winning the top prize but I'm delighted to have been proved wrong. I haven't decided what to do with the money yet but I'm sure a holiday and some home improvements, or maybe even a new home and studio, will be on the list."

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 Nottingham, more than 380,000 people own Premium Bonds worth over £415 million.  There are more than 4200 unclaimed prizes in the county, worth almost £250,000.  This is the third time someone from Nottinghamshire has scooped the jackpot.

In Glasgow, almost than 275,000 people own Premium Bonds worth approximately £230 million.  There are almost 3000 unclaimed prizes in the area, worth almost £200,000.  This is the second time a jackpot winner has emerged in Glasgow.

In April's draw ERNIE gave away over one million prizes worth more than £75 million.

Number and value of prizes awarded in April 2006

£1 million - 2
£100,000 - 7
£50,000 - 12
£25,000 - 27
£10,000 - 67
£5,000 - 133
£1,000 - 1,818
£500 - 5,454
£100 - 63,174
£50 - 1,193,073

Prize value
£75,826,050

Number of prizes
1,263,767

Premium Bond Facts

The Premium Bond prize fund rate is 3.00% tax-free*, equivalent to 5.00% for a higher rate taxpayer and 3.75% 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 £30 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 133.5 million tax-free* prizes worth £8.5 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.