NS&I announces August Premium Bonds results and five £100,000 winners bought bond this year
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NS&I will update the Premium Bonds prize checker with the results for August 2024 tomorrow
NS&I has released the results about this month's Premium Bonds prize draw, which saw more than 5.8 million prizes up for grabs.
This month, the two £1million jackpot winners were from Outer London and Devon.
The first Bond number drawn was 516FV135553. The winner from Outer London has a holding of £24,155 in Premium Bonds and purchased their winning Bond less than two years ago, in October 2022.
They become the 12th £1million jackpot winner from Outer London.
The second Bond number to be drawn for the £1m prize this month was 245FP902498.
The Bond holder from Devon holds £30,275 in Premium Bonds and purchased the winning Bond in May 2015.
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They are the 18th Premium Bonds jackpot millionaire from Devon.
Some other high value prize draw winners won £100,000 this month, just months after buying the Winning Bond.
Winning Bonds 565QM134350 and 567RT272138 were both purchased in January this year from holders in South Scotland and Lincolnshire.
A holder from East Sussex bought the Winning Bond 569BY543780 in February 2024. Another holder from Barnet bought their Winning Bond 577VW908156 in April 2024.
Lastly, a holder in North Yorkshire also purchased their bond £100,000 winning bond this year. Bond 584PV209624 was purchased in June 2024.
Savers can find some details about the high value winners on NS&I's website now, and the Premium Bonds prize checker will be updated tomorrow.
Andrew Westhead, NS&I Retail Director, said: “Congratulations to our two new millionaires from Outer London and Devon - what a great way to start the summer holidays.
“It’s not just about our jackpot winners though, as we’re paying out over £457m in prizes this month.
"One winner from Kent scooped £100,000 with only a £100 holding in Premium Bonds. Another £100,000 winner bought their winning bond nearly 30 years ago in 1995 – I hope it was worth the wait!
“The best way to receive prizes hassle-free is to have them paid direct to your bank account, or automatically reinvested into more Premium Bonds.”
Premium Bonds holders can easily check if they've won a prize in the August draw from Friday August 2, by checking the NS&I website, the prize checker app, or simply asking AlexaTo check on the NS&I website.
Customers will need their Premium Bonds holder’s number. If they use the prize checker app, they'll need their NS&I or holder’s number. People can also check for any unclaimed prizes owed to them.
A total of 5,935,875 prizes worth £457,062,375 will be paid out in the August 2024 prize draw.
Customers can choose to have their prizes paid directly to their bank account or reinvested into more Premium Bonds.
Some nine in 10 prizes are already paid in this way and it’s quicker and more secure than waiting for a cheque.
Customers who may have an unclaimed prize can easily check using NS&I’s online prize checker or the prize checker app.
Currently there are 2,433,843 unclaimed prizes worth £86,076,800 waiting to be claimed.