NS&I Premium Bonds winners announced with £1m prize in February draw
NS&I has just revealed the lucky winners of February's Premium Bonds draw, with two individuals becoming millionaires overnight. The first £1m windfall was claimed by a Kirklees resident, holding the Bond number 150EN423722.
This winner had invested £5,000 in Bonds back in January 2009. Meanwhile, another person from Sheffield struck gold with Bond number 513EP525664, having previously put £10,000 into Bonds in September 2022.
NS&I's retail director Andrew Westhead expressed his excitement: "We're delighted to announce that February's Premium Bonds draw has brought million-pound wins to Kirklees and Sheffield."
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He also highlighted a local winning streak: "The Sheffield win marks the city's fourth Premium Bonds millionaire and is exactly two years since the last jackpot win there in February 2023", reports the Express.
Mr Westhead added: "Yorkshire and the Humber may be on a jackpot winning streak, but thanks to ERNIE, more than £430 million in prizes have gone to bond holders up and down the country this month."
In addition to the top prizes, the monthly draw dished out numerous other substantial rewards, including several for £100,000, £50,000, and £10,000, with the smallest prize being £25. Every single Bond is in with an equal shot at winning, with current odds for a £1 Bond sitting at 22,000 to one.
For those looking to boost their chances of winning, purchasing additional Bonds can help, and many savers opt to automatically reinvest any winnings into buying more Bonds. But luck may be on your side - one person from London bagged a whopping £100,000 prize despite previously having just £100 in holdings.
Another lucky person from Bristol pocketed £25,000 despite previously having just £300 in Bonds. And a long-time saver from Liverpool also scooped a £25,000 prize, for a winning Bond they bought nearly 50 years ago, back in July 1976.
The oldest Bond to win a prize this month belonged to a person from Tyne and Wear. They bought the winning Bond way back in July 1961, when they purchased £4 in Bonds. Their previous holdings were a mere £19.
When buying Bonds, you have to pay out at least £25. You can snap them up online, over the phone or by post. It's worth having a gander if you have any unclaimed prizes to collect from the most recent draw or even further back, as there are millions of prizes still waiting to be claimed.
Data from NS&I as of December 2024 revealed there were almost 2.5 million prizes yet to be collected. This included eight prizes for £100,000 and 12 prizes for £50,000, with a total of over 200 prizes worth £5,000 or more.
NS&I gets in touch with people to let them know they've won, via text, email or post, but messages may not reach the person if they've changed their details such as their address. You can update your details on the NS&I website.