The first Premium Bonds millionaire is from Hertfordshire, holding the maximum £50,000 allowed in Premium Bonds.
Their winning bond number – 286HQ028274 – was purchased in November 2016.
Meanwhile, the second million-pound winner is from Cumbria, with their bond number 474HX772350 being selected. They bought the winning number fewer than three years ago in October 2021, and also hold a total of £50,000 in Premium Bonds.
‘Ernie’ (NS&I’s electronic random number indicator equipment) has drawn more than 5.9 million prizes this month, worth more than £456m.
A total of 5,927,312 prizes worth £456,402,800 will be paid out in the July 2024 prize draw. There were 124,473,494,622 bond numbers eligible for the draw.
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While the million-pound jackpot winners find out on the first working day of the month, for everyone else, you’ll need to wait until tomorrow (Tuesday 2 June) to see if you have won. You can check the NS&I website, the prize checker app, or ask ‘Alexa’.
However, you can get a sneak peek of the July winners, and this shows there were a total of 87 bond holders who each scooped the second-tier win of £100,000.
In one case, a holder from South Yorkshire with just £500 bought in January 2009 has won £100,000, while another saver from Kent has won the coveted prize with just £1,420 worth of bonds, bought 54 years ago in March 1970.
There are also 175 people who each won £50,000 and 349 who have won £25,000.
All Premium Bonds prizes are free from UK income tax and capital gains tax.
Premium Bonds prize winners receive notifications of their winnings if they have registered their contact details. However, there are instances where customers relocate or forget to update their contact details with NS&I. This can lead to unclaimed prizes, especially for those who opt to receive their prizes via cheque rather than bank transfer – in June, there were 2,399,977 unclaimed prizes worth £83,367,525 waiting to be claimed.
