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Press release£30 PREMIUM BOND FROM 1969 WINS £10,000 PRIZE 03 December 2004A mystery winner from the London Borough of Hounslow who has just £30 in Premium Bonds has won a £10,000 tax-free prize in this month’s draw with a £30 Bond bought more than 35 years ago in January 1969. It is one of 47 prizes of £10,000 awarded to lucky winners across the UK and the only £10,000 prize awarded in the borough in the December Premium Bond prize draw, which is operated by National Savings and Investments (NS&I). In this month’s draw, another 23 lucky winners in boroughs across London also won high value prizes including one £50,000 in Southwark, one £25,000 in Hillingdon, seven £10,000 in Hammersmith & Fulham and five other boroughs, plus 14 prizes of £5,000 elsewhere including Hillingdon, Kensington & Chelsea, Sutton and Wandsworth. Since the £1 million jackpot was introduced in 1994, 21 very lucky residents across London have bagged the top prize. Across London more than 350,000 people hold Premium Bonds worth £323 million. However, more than 90,000 prizes worth £5.5 million remain unclaimed, including one of £25,000 and at least four of £5,000. There is no time limit on claiming prizes and, with Christmas approaching, a windfall could prove useful. Sally Swait, Premium Bond manager at NS&I, said: “This goes to show that older Premium Bonds do win prizes and you don’t have to own the maximum amount to win something.” Customers who own Premium Bonds and think they may have any unclaimed prizes can use the Premium Bond prize checker on the NS&I website at www.nsandi.com – customers simply need to enter their Premium Bond holder’s number. “And,” adds Sally, “with so much money lying unclaimed, we would encourage people in London who own Premium Bonds to use our website to find out if any of these unclaimed prizes are theirs.” ENDS Notes to Editors Premium Bonds were launched in 1956 and £25 billion has been invested by more than 23 million people over the years. Each month, NS&I runs a prize draw and awards over 1 million prizes. In the December 2004 draw, the total prize fund exceeded £67 million. The minimum investment is £100 and the maximum is £30,000 per person. Customers who own Premium Bonds and think they may have any unclaimed prizes can use the Premium Bond prize checker on the NS&I website at www.nsandi.com – customers simply need to enter their Premium Bond holder’s number. Customers who have lost their Premium Bonds or do not know their holder’s number can use NS&I’s free tracing service. A brochure and form can be downloaded from the NS&I website or requested by calling NS&I on 0845 964 5000. For more information, contact the NS&I media team
Media team The numbers below are for media use only. Customers wishing to contact NS&I can find details here.
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