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Were you one of the lucky winners in October's National Savings and Investments (NS&I) Premium Bonds draw? Once again, two lucky players won £1m each this month.
The first winning bond number drawn was 333XB827779 and belongs to a winner in Outer London. The jackpot winner holds £50,000 in premium bonds and purchased the winning bond in June 2018. The win makes them the ninth winner from the Outer London area.
The second winning bond number drawn was 226HV323415 and the winner comes from Suffolk. The winner holds £50,000 in premium bonds and purchased their winning bond in July 2014. They are the ninth millionaire from Suffolk.
For the October 2022 draw, NS&I paid out almost 5 million prizes of more than £218m in value.
October’s prize draw also saw an extra £79m added to the prize pot, with the prize fund rate increasing from 1.40% to 2.20% — the biggest single increase in more than 40 years — and the odds improving from 24,500 to one to 24,000 to one.
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The total paid out by NS&I in the 65 years since the first draw in June 1957 now stands at £23.6bn, from 582 million prizes.
Jill Waters, NS&I retail director, said: “Premium Bonds are not just about the £1m jackpot prize — from this month, we’ve increased the prize fund rate and added a massive £79m to the prize pot, meaning people up and down the country will have more chances to win prizes ranging from £50 up to £100,000, as well as our two jackpot prizes.”
As well as the two £1m bonds, there are 18 winners of £100,000, 36 of £50,000, 71 of £25,000, 178 worth £10,000 and 357 with a £5,000 prize.
The chances of all bonds winning are the same, regardless of when or where they were bought.
Even if you did not get a winning ticket, be sure to check any unclaimed prizes. In Outer London, there are 246,510 unclaimed prizes worth £8,613,300. The largest unclaimed prize is £100,000 and is from the February 2007 prize draw. The oldest unclaimed prize in Outer London is from November 1961 and is worth £25.
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In Suffolk, there are 22,656 unclaimed prizes with a total value of £725,300. £1,000 is the largest unclaimed prize in Suffolk and there are nine of these that were won between the May 1986 and December 2020 prize draw. The oldest unclaimed prize is from May 1967 and is worth £25.
Prizes do not expire, meaning you can claim as far back as the original 1957 draw. Premium Bonds holders can reduce the chances of their prizes becoming unclaimed by managing their Premium Bonds online or opting to have any prizes paid directly into their bank accounts by BACS, with notification by email.
Customers can check the Premium Bonds prize checker on the NS&I website or download the app to see if they have won.
Take a look at the rest of the big prize winning numbers from this month's draw to see if you were a winner.
Prize Value
Winning Bond NO.
Area
Val of Bond
Dt of Pur
£100,000
487VT299784
Leeds
£25,000
Jan-22
£100,000
404SW966172
Derbyshire
£45,998
Jul-20
£100,000
467TW000659
Cumbria
£20,000
Aug-21
£100,000
253ZF728526
Devon
£9,900
Aug-15
£100,000
505VL058950
Somerset
£16,100
Jul-22
£100,000
302ZG422974
Preston
£17,000
May-17
£100,000
507HM401005
Nottingham
£1,000
Jul-22
£100,000
411MJ479824
Bedfordshire
£3,000
Sep-20
£100,000
354TV373614
Surrey
£5,000
Mar-19
£100,000
420RP067171
Inner London
£10,000
Nov-20
£100,000
57JZ043720
Northamptonshire
£5,000
Oct-97
£100,000
416BP416558
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
£35,900
Oct-20
£100,000
35QC279832
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
£1,000
Aug-02
£100,000
407BX680923
Berkshire
£50,000
Aug-20
£100,000
381BK882864
Outer London
£20,000
Jan-20
£100,000
413ES494591
Wandsworth
£27,000
Sep-20
£100,000
431SL164729
Buckinghamshire
£5,000
Jan-21
£100,000
336RP549554
Wiltshire
£20,000
Aug-18
£50,000
406PA811788
West Midlands
£500
Aug-20
£50,000
235SH525923
Tyne and Wear
£2,000
Nov-14
£50,000
210EX654770
Staffordshire
£7,000
Aug-13
£50,000
413YD089443
Avon
£25,000
Sep-20
£50,000
119LL230121
Kent
£5,000
Oct-06
£50,000
407KE781973
Lancashire
£40,000
Aug-20
£50,000
359DZ270022
Gloucestershire
£30,000
May-19
£50,000
489NA498612
Bristol
£450
Feb-22
£50,000
131JN254746
South Yorkshire
£400
Sep-07
£50,000
421PN389566
Inner London
£5,000
Nov-20
£50,000
225XS030955
Buckinghamshire
£10,000
Jun-14
£50,000
479GJ099526
South Gloucestershire
£40,000
Nov-21
£50,000
386YN475144
Suffolk
£16,000
Mar-20
£50,000
113EV736013
Derby
£5,000
Jul-06
£50,000
225ND117969
Brighton and Hove
£10,005
Jun-14
£50,000
16LE533701
West Sussex
£100
Jan-03
£50,000
294NH107581
Berkshire
£20,000
Feb-17
£50,000
301QV101838
South Yorkshire
£50,000
May-17
£50,000
479BR379665
West Sussex
£10,000
Nov-21
£50,000
456KG862670
Norwich
£50,000
May-21
£50,000
350QR889870
Cleveland
£15,000
Jan-19
£50,000
337CK367109
Northamptonshire
£17,000
Aug-18
£50,000
120EY194785
Surrey
£5,000
Oct-06
£50,000
333EG202405
Shropshire
£50,000
Jun-18
£50,000
418NN543700
East Sussex
£5,000
Oct-20
£50,000
326TA951958
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
£25,000
Mar-18
£50,000
310YZ649178
Cumbria
£12,900
Sep-17
£50,000
199EY178685
Somerset
£28,000
Nov-12
£50,000
437JZ049614
Bradford
£49,997
Feb-21
£50,000
478RB205842
Hereford and Worcester
£7,000
Nov-21
£50,000
304QE097137
Havering
£25,000
Jun-17
£50,000
505QY601074
Gloucestershire
£20,000
Jul-22
£50,000
202ZC387821
Cardiff
£5,000
Mar-13
£50,000
470JV804085
Wiltshire
£1,000
Sep-21
£50,000
225WH530154
Tyne and Wear
£20,000
Jun-14
£50,000
193MB178924
Lincolnshire
£19,000
Jun-12
£25,000
475WQ686903
Wandsworth
£49,476
Oct-21
£25,000
46FW600878
North Yorkshire
£5,000
Jan-96
£25,000
82AY108284
Somerset
£5,000
Feb-03
£25,000
496YE330931
North East Scotland
£20,000
Apr-22
£25,000
493VY248172
Warwickshire
£9,500
Mar-22
£25,000
273MP543002
Northern Ireland
£15,000
May-16
£25,000
471EE729927
Edinburgh
£1,000
Sep-21
£25,000
65QX815636
Outer London
£5,000
Mar-05
£25,000
455BT711291
Kent
£14,550
May-21
£25,000
494BZ074713
Cambridgeshire
£8,000
Mar-22
£25,000
135TX664848
Berkshire
£50
Feb-08
£25,000
249WR973978
East Sussex
£10,000
Jun-15
£25,000
502FT458358
Derbyshire
£24,900
Jun-22
£25,000
355TD023740
Essex
£49,000
Mar-19
£25,000
487MF008742
Norfolk
£50,000
Jan-22
£25,000
249AC019340
South Yorkshire
£49,998
Jun-15
£25,000
227YY814190
Somerset
£35,000
Jul-14
£25,000
422YL905374
London
£50,000
Nov-20
£25,000
379RQ174278
Devon
£2,500
Jan-20
£25,000
370SN803982
Essex
£28,000
Sep-19
£25,000
438HE586138
Gloucestershire
£35,000
Feb-21
£25,000
506ZQ031228
West Sussex
£5,000
Jul-22
£25,000
193JW731775
Essex
£5,000
May-12
£25,000
341SH239554
Derbyshire
£6,000
Oct-18
£25,000
476ST717654
Fife
£7,000
Oct-21
£25,000
286SQ729752
Kent
£27,950
Nov-16
£25,000
447NB089752
Shropshire
£50,000
Mar-21
£25,000
359VB320074
South Yorkshire
£8,500
May-19
£25,000
488ZG164074
Norfolk
£9,999
Feb-22
£25,000
445AF677919
Hertfordshire
£47,000
Mar-21
£25,000
390YX687996
Cornwall
£36,350
Apr-20
£25,000
510AQ457089
West Scotland
£15,000
Aug-22
£25,000
492PY245179
Surrey
£29,000
Mar-22
£25,000
16NK705419
Tyne and Wear
£5,000
Mar-94
£25,000
425YZ014703
Croydon
£5,000
Dec-20
£25,000
397BM288620
Devon
£10,000
Jun-20
£25,000
482DW457300
Bedfordshire
£500
Dec-21
£25,000
442YC730264
Buckinghamshire
£49,950
Mar-21
£25,000
309WX640314
Northern Ireland
£49,995
Aug-17
£25,000
72QW292199
Glasgow, City of
£5,000
Jul-98
£25,000
415RR008976
Oxfordshire
£25,000
Oct-20
£25,000
262MK523544
Devon
£25,000
Dec-15
£25,000
36ZL454576
Overseas
£5,000
Jun-95
£25,000
387YG504479
Dorset
£49,993
Mar-20
£25,000
132YL917889
South Scotland
£1,000
Oct-07
£25,000
274LH146774
East Sussex
£10,000
Jun-16
£25,000
420GV766559
Inner London
£30,000
Nov-20
£25,000
405JQ250642
Cheshire East
£10,000
Jul-20
£25,000
326QD962572
Bristol, City of
£10,000
Mar-18
£25,000
446WW607124
South Gloucestershire
£10,000
Mar-21
£25,000
484CY655939
Cheshire
£4,000
Dec-21
£25,000
445AW041945
Outer London
£17,899
Mar-21
£25,000
395JY289550
Hertfordshire
£50,000
May-20
£25,000
467JH882300
Bromley
£28,000
Aug-21
£25,000
467AB971398
Overseas
£15,000
Aug-21
£25,000
503KK496828
Derby
£25,000
Jun-22
£25,000
299WY163184
Surrey
£9,900
Apr-17
£25,000
292RL970087
East Sussex
£17,000
Jan-17
£25,000
117XM387429
Outer London
£5,000
Oct-06
£25,000
208TP625938
Essex
£20,000
Jul-13
£25,000
482NZ028686
North Yorkshire
£40,000
Nov-21
£25,000
200EF357199
South Scotland
£2,500
Dec-12
£25,000
500RF246102
Hereford and Worcester
£10,000
May-22
£25,000
398GC474398
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
£6,000
Jun-20
£25,000
363WV876864
Leicestershire
£22,500
Jul-19
£25,000
478ZT760015
Swansea
£20,600
Nov-21
£25,000
175VH065414
Essex
£5,000
Dec-10
£25,000
351BZ864194
Kent
£1,000
Jan-19
£25,000
510VV895956
Greater Manchester
£25,000
Aug-22
£25,000
142YL883564
Northern Ireland
£5,000
Sep-08
£25,000
429SV853740
Avon
£50,000
Dec-20
Information supplied by National Savings & Investments
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