Greater than £100 million in premium bonds remains to be up for grabs, with two fortunate individuals turning into instantaneous millionaires each month.
Premium bonds are a lottery-style government-backed financial savings account, with individuals ready so as to add in or take out cash every time they need.
For every £1 bond put in, the customer is paid curiosity in return with the quantity determined by a month-to-month prize draw.
Some obtain nothing, whereas others can declare all the way in which as much as the £1 million jackpot.
However many are unaware they even have accounts and will have vital winnings ready for them.
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Right here is the way you examine:
What time is the Premium Bond Draw?
The prize checker web site is up to date on the day after the primary working day of every month.
It was final up to date yesterday. Customers solely have to enter their holder’s quantity – which has both 9, 10 or eight digits adopted by a letter.
Winners also needs to obtain a notification they’ve received through or textual content or electronic mail.
Premium Bond winners for August 2025
Though holders have to examine on NS&I’s web site themselves, it has been introduced the place the millionaire winners are from.
One person who received a prize within the thousands and thousands was from Bedfordshire and invested £7,000.
In the meantime somebody from abroad who invested £50,000 has additionally received a prize within the thousands and thousands.
Are you able to examine previous Premium Bond numbers?
Inside the whole there are 2.5 million unclaimed prizes work £103 million, together with 11 individuals who have received £100,000.
Critics have argued not sufficient is being performed to hint winners, however as the primary draw was in 1957, many holders solely have paper information which they haven’t up to date.
Many individuals are additionally unaware they even have bonds, having been gifted them as kids or they have been by no means given a paper certificates.
The oldest unclaimed prize was £25 received in November 1957.
NS&I retail director Andrew Westhead stated: ‘The £103m of prizes presently unclaimed represents simply 0.28% of the whole £37bn awarded by ERNIE over practically seven many years.’
Operator Nationwide Financial savings and Investments (NS&I) has stated each jackpot millionaire have acquired their cash.
Household unable to hint accounts
Melanie Clarke advised the BBC she discovered premium bond papers whereas going by means of her late dad Hugo’s affairs.
Her mum defined some have been a present to her and her sister, however Hugo didn’t depart a will.
Melanie stated: ‘They’re fairly delicate and flimsy…[I thought of the papers] what a part of that’s vital?
‘How do I came upon any details about this?’
She is now in a weeks-long change with NS&I to attempt to hint the accounts.
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