Yahoo News July Premium Bond winners have been announced - have you won £1 million?
If you own Premium Bonds or are just curious to see who won the top £1 million prize, look no further.
National Savings and Investment (NS&I) has announced the 2024 July winners.
Only two lucky winners get to claim the top million-pound prize with the first claimed by a winner from Hertfordshire with the bond number 286HQ028274.
The owner's winning bond was valued at £13,500 and was purchased in November 2016 with an overall holding of £50,000.
The second Premium Bond winner to claim £1 million is from Cumbria with bond number 474HX772350.
The winner has an overall holding of £50,000 with a winning bond worth £50,000 purchased in October 2021.
Amount of Premium Bond prizes in July
Every month only two winners take home £1 million but plenty of other prizes are available, with 71 people winning the second prize of £100,000 and 141 claiming £50,000.
You can check the July big winners via the NS&I website here.
£1million - 2
£100,000 - 71
£50,000 - 141
£25,000 - 284
£10,000 - 590
£5,000 - 1,177
£1,000 - 12,573
£500 - 37,719
£100 - 1,280,509
£50 - 1,280,509
£25 - 2,376,161
Have you won a cash prize in this month's Premium Bond draw? (Image: Getty)
How to check if you have won on Premium Bonds
You can check your account via the NS&I website.
Prize draws are conducted every month and see prizes up to £1,000,000 given away.
To find out if you have ever won a Premium Bonds prize, you will need to dig out your holder's information and head over to the prize checker.
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You will need your holder’s number which you can find on your bond record, or in the app.
You can also use your NS&I number which you should be able to find on any communication about your bonds.
Premium Bonds are the UK's biggest savings product, with more than 24 million people saving over £122 billion in them, according to Money Saving Expert.
