June 2023 Premium Bonds Winners: Check Your Number!
In the June 2023 prize draw, two people who had Premium Bonds won the £1m prize. One of them is from Essex and the other is from South Gloucestershire. They get a great start to their summer with this unexpected money!
A person from Essex bought the first winning bond in 2005. The bond number is 083TX260795. The winner holds £42,050 in Premium Bonds. The person is the 21st winner from Essex.
The winner of the second top prize in June is from South Gloucestershire. They now have £50,000 in bonds.
They won with the bond number 429WV622861, which they bought last December. Only two other winners are from the same region.
Premium Bonds Winners: June 2023 Results Out!
The June draw had 5,061,328 prizes. They're worth £334,047,650.
121 billion numbers were checked. These are the ones that qualify.
Apart from the 2 bonds that are worth £1m, there are many other winners too. 63 of them won a prize of £100,000. 125 of them won £50,000. 252 people won £25,000 as a prize. Also, 627 people won £10,000 and 1,257 people won £5,000.
NS&I has paid out £26 billion in prizes over 65 years. The first draw was held in June 1957. 626 million prizes have been awarded in total.
"Check If You've Won: Easy Guide"
Want to see if you've won a prize for your bonds? Check online at NS&I or download their app. Results usually available on the second day of the month.
Amazon Alexa devices remember the past six prize draws for you. They can also check them.
You can claim prizes from the original 1957 draw. There is no time limit.
MoneySavingExpert says over two million unclaimed Premium Bond prizes are worth nearly £75m as of November 2021.
People often buy bonds for children who forget about them. If NS&I doesn't have the correct claimant address, rewards can be missed.
If you're a bond holder, you can update your details and get prizes paid straight to your bank account by taking care of your account online. This is possible on the NS&I website.
Signing up online can avoid losing prizes in the mail. A report showed how serious this issue was last year.
Money Saving Expert asked for information and found out that over 180,000 prizes weren't given out. The prizes were worth £8 million and £66,900 of that was from the year before.
Chances Of Winning Premium Bonds?
Earlier this year, the prize fund's interest rate increased from 2.2% to 3%.
The chances of winning are still 24,000 to 1. But now there are three times more opportunities to get prizes. These rewards can reach £100,000, £50,000, £25,000, £10,000 and £5,000.
The prize fund rate was increased in December. This is the third time it has gone up in eight months. In May 2022, it was only 1 per cent. Now it has tripled.
This means that an additional £80m was given as prizes in the January draw.
NS&I has raised interest rates on some of its variable products besides Premium Bonds.
Ian Ackerley, the NS&I boss, said that they've updated the rates for Premium Bonds, Direct Saver, Income Bonds, and Investment Account. The reason for doing this is to make sure their products are competitively priced.
By doing this, we will keep everyone happy - savers, taxpayers and financial service companies.
