NS&I Premium Bonds June draw sees two savers win £1million jackpots

Two Premium Bonds holders from Leeds and Cheshire & West Chester have each won £1million in the June prize draw.

The pair became instant millionaires after their bond numbers were selected by ERNIE, National Savings and Investments' (NS&I) electronic random number generator.

More than 5.9 million tax-free prizes worth over £376million were awarded across the country in the June draw.

Alongside the two £1million jackpots, 71 bondholders won £100,000 prizes, while hundreds more secured prizes worth £50,000 and £25,000.

The winner from Leeds holds £42,425 in Premium Bonds and purchased the winning bond in February this year. They become the fifth person from the city to secure the £1 million jackpot.

The Cheshire & West Chester winner holds £33,800 in Premium Bonds and bought the successful bond in March 2024. They are only the second bondholder from the area to claim the top prize.

The winning bond numbers were 662EK268242 for the Leeds winner and 573GA618329 for the Cheshire & West Chester bondholder.

Both winners were informed privately by Agent Million before the public announcement of the results.

Andrew Westhead, retail director at NS&I, said: "Agent Million has made the start of summer even brighter for two lucky £1million jackpot winners from Leeds and Cheshire & West Chester.

"But the good news doesn't stop there.

"This month, ERNIE drew more than 5.9 million tax-free prizes totalling over £376million, and with the prize fund rate and odds improving for next month's draw, there'll be even more prizes to celebrate."

He also encouraged savers to check whether they had won.

Mr Westhead said: "You can check using our NS&I prize checker app from Tuesday June 2 to find out if ERNIE has brought you a win this month."

A total of 136,955,621,672 individual £1 bonds were entered into the June draw.

Since ERNIE launched in June 1957, more than 839 million prizes worth a combined £41.5billion have been awarded to bondholders.

Customers can check whether they have won through the NS&I prize checker app, on the official website or through Alexa-enabled devices.

Bondholders checking online will need their Premium Bonds holder number, while the app also accepts NS&I numbers.

Leeds currently has 17,917 unclaimed prizes worth £756,600, including a £10,000 prize from July 2023 that remains uncollected.

The oldest unclaimed Premium Bonds prize in Leeds dates back to 1961.

In Cheshire & West Chester, there is also an unclaimed £25,000 prize from June 2023.

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