National Savings & Investments (NS&I) has drawn the March Premium Bond winners, making two bond holders from West Sussex and Hampshire millionaires.
The first winner from West Sussex drew Bond number 513VQ281226 and holds £50,000 in Premium Bonds, which were purchased in September 2022. This makes them the thirteenth millionaire from the region.
The second winner from Hampshire also holds £50,000 in Premium Bonds and drew the Bond number 441BK932039. The winning Bond was bought in February 2021.
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This is the first month that NS&I dropped the prize fund rate to 4.4% in six months- from a record high of 4.65%. It means fewer prizes were drawn in March compared to February.
That said, the odds of winning remain the same since September, at 21,000 to 1 for every £1 bond- up from 22,000 to 1 in August.
The £1million jackpot winners will have received a winner from Agent Million. Even if you didn’t bag the £1million jackpot, you could get a prize worth between £25 to £100,000.
March 2024 NS&I Premium Bond winners
In the March draw, there are more than 5.8 million prizes worth £451 million.
This compares to prizes worth more than £475 million in the February 2024 draw.
Winners can check for prizes from Monday 4 March.
| Value of prize | Number of prizes |
|---|---|
| £1,000,000 | 2 |
| £100,000 | 86 |
| £50,000 | 174 |
| £25,000 | 345 |
| £10,000 | 863 |
| £5,000 | 1,728 |
| £1,000 | 18,077 |
| £500 | 54,231 |
| £100 | 2,167,115 |
| £50 | 2,167,115 |
| £25 | 1,459,716 |
| Total value of prizes: £451,947,650 | Total number of prizes: 5,869,452 |
How to check if you’re a March NS&I Premium Bond winner
If you’re a Premium Bond holder and want to check what you’ve won in the March draw, there are a few ways to tackle this.
The easiest ways include going onto the nsandi.com website and using its prize checker. Or, you can download the official prize checker app on your iPhone or Android.
For both methods, keep your Premium Bond Holder number and NS&I number to hand.
If you’re checking for prizes beyond the March draw, an Alexa device will notify you of any unclaimed bonds you could be sitting on since July 1968.
NS&I reveal there are currently xxx unclaimed Premium Bonds as of March 2024.
If you have an Alexa, you will need to download its app and activate the NS&I Premium Bonds prize checker skill.
How will your NS&I prize be paid?
NS&I has confirmed that the majority of prizes are paid automatically into your bank account or reinvested into Premium Bonds.
It’s worth checking on the NS&I website that your automatic payments are set up.
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