Premium Bonds: NS&I reveals £1million winners - how to check whether you’ve won jackpot
PREMIUM BONDS holders are in with a chance of being selected for the £1million jackpot each month. Now the December 2019 results have been revealed, some may be interested in checking to see whether they were a “winner” this month.
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The Premium Bonds prize draw takes place on a monthly basis. Earlier this month, NS&I revealed the winners list of the December 2019 draw - and the announcement included some details about the two £1million prize winners.
The total prize fund in December was in excess of £98million.
There was also millions of prizes to be won - with this number being more than 3.4million.
Of this prize fund, there were two payouts of £1million.
While NS&I has preserved these two winners’ anonymity, some details have been released about them.
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NS&I explained that the December millionaires are both male.
One person is from Stockport, and has £36,000 invested.
Meanwhile, the other jackpot winner is from the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight, and has £50,000 invested.
There were also six winners of a £100,000 prize, while 11 people scooped the third highest value prize of £50,000.
A lucky 24 people were selected for a £25,000 payout this month.
The minimum investment in Premium Bonds is £25, while the upper limit for the amount a person can hold is £50,000.
How likely is it that a person will win in the Premium Bonds?
The odds of winning for each £1 Bond number is 24,500 to one.
Premium Bonds: Have I won? How to check
There are a number of ways to check to see whether one has won in the Premium Bonds prize draw, however NS&I states that the quickest way is via the prize checker.
This tool can be used online, or via the NS&I app.
NS&I says it updates the prize checker by the second working day of every month.
Those with an Amazon Alexa can look out for the Premium Bonds prize checker skill.
Should a person have scooped a £1million jackpot, then the NS&I’s “Agent Million” will visit them in person.
NS&I reminds Premium Bonds holders to always ask for their ID ahead of celebrating.