July’s Premium Bonds millionaires come from Staffordshire and Norfolk.
In the month that the Premium Bonds prize fund rate hit 3.70% – the highest in 15 years – Staffordshire and Norfolk are home to the two £1 million jackpot winners.
The increase to the Premium Bonds prize fund rate means that, this month, there are also more higher value prizes up for grabs, with 142 £50,000 prizes as well as 71 £100,000 prizes.
This month, the first Bond number drawn by ERNIE was 493HK711899 and is held by a winner based in Staffordshire. The winner holds £48,750 in Premium Bonds and purchased their winning Bond in March 2022. This win makes them the fifth millionaire from Staffordshire.
The second Premium Bonds millionaire is based in Norfolk and holds Bond number 246DR645231. The winner has £20,000 in Premium Bonds and purchased their winning Bond in May 2015. They become just the second jackpot winner in Norfolk.
Sally Swait, NS&I Retail Assistant Director, said: “Congratulations to our two millionaires from Staffordshire and Norfolk – £1 million is a life changing amount of money and we hope our jackpot winners each enjoy their winnings.
“This is the highest rate the prize fund has been in over 15 years, meaning this month we paid out a total of 5 million prizes worth over £374 million. The Premium Bonds prize fund is going up again for the August draw too, with the odds improving as well, meaning more wins and more excitement each month for savers up and down the country.”
