If you own premium bonds in Wales, this could be your lucky day.
National Savings and Investment (NS&I) has announced the September 2023 Premium Bonds winners.
This month's draw saw more than 100 people across Wales win a share of over £1.4 million with prizes ranging between £100,000 and £5,000.
One lucky winner in Wales won £100,000 in the September Premium Bonds draw.
The winner was Bond number 496HJ005650 which is valued at £50,000 and was bought in April 2022 with an overall holding of £50,000.
The winning Bond was from Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.
Here’s what one of our £1 million jackpot winners - who won with just over £4,000 invested in Premium Bonds - had to say about their big win 👇 pic.twitter.com/aYYUQRXqFu
— nsandi (@nsandi) February 21, 2023
Premium Bond prizes won in Wales in September
Every month two winners in the UK take home £1 million.
There are also prize values of £100,000, £50,000, £25,000, £10,000 and £5000.
Welsh Bond holders shared in over £1 million in the July draw.
Four bond numbers in Wales won £100,000, while another five won the £50,000 prizes.
Here is a full rundown of the winners and what prizes they were awarded:
- £100,000 - 1 Welsh winner
- £50,000 - 7
- £25,000 - 9
- £10,000 - 36
- £5000 - 78
More than 5.5 million cash prizes were up for grabs in the September Premium Bonds draw with winners sharing in over £470 million.
NS&I revealed last month the September draw presented bondholders with their best chance of winning in over 24 years.
The prize fund rate increased from 4% to 4.65% for the September draw, marking its highest level since March 1999.
Millions of savers will soon benefit from rate increases across our variable accounts 🎉
— nsandi (@nsandi) August 8, 2023
✅ Premium Bonds prize fund rate up to 4.65% from September, with odds of winning a prize improving
✅ Rates across other on sale variable products up from 18 Augusthttps://t.co/VLYpei2uEX
How to find out if you've won on your Premium Bonds?
To find out if you have won a prize in July on your Premium Bonds simply visit the NS&I website.
Use the NS&I prize checker, but make sure you have your holder’s number handy as you will need that to claim your winnings.
Your holder number is either a nine or 10-digit number, or 8 digits followed by a letter.
Prize draws are conducted every month through the service.
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