If you own Premium Bonds or are just curious to see who won the top £1 million prize, look no further.
National Savings and Investment (NS&I) has announced the 2024 December winners.
Only two lucky winners get to claim the top million-pound prize with the first claimed by a winner from Kent with the bond number 405PY086681.
The owner's winning bond was valued at £49,950 and was purchased in July 2020 with an overall holding of £50,000.
The second Premium Bond winner to claim £1 million is from Cumbria with bond number 538KR930303.
The winner has an overall holding of £33,275 with a winning bond worth £10,000 purchased in April 2023.
Amount of Premium Bond prizes in December
Every month only two winners take home £1 million but plenty of other prizes are available, with 71 people winning the second prize of £100,000 and 141 claiming £50,000.
You can check out the big winners for November via the NS&I website here.
- £1million - 2
- £100,000 - 71
- £50,000 - 141
- £25,000 - 284
- £10,000 - 590
- £5,000 - 1,177
- £1,000 - 12,573
- £500 - 37,719
- £100 - 1,280,509
- £50 - 1,280,509
- £25 - 2,376,161
How to check if you have won on Premium Bonds
You can check your account via the NS&I website.
Prize draws are conducted every month and see prizes up to £1,000,000 given away.
To find out if you have ever won a Premium Bonds prize, you will need to dig out your holder's information and head over to the prize checker.
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You will need your holder’s number which you can find on your bond record, or in the app.
You can also use your NS&I number which you should be able to find on any communication about your bonds.
Premium Bonds are the UK's biggest savings product, with more than 24 million people saving over £122 billion in them, according to Money Saving Expert.
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