“Premium Bonds have really changed over the years, with the first draw having 23,142 prizes and this month’s draw seeing a total of 4,823,067 prizes – a record number for a Premium Bonds prize draw.”
Some £74 million in prizes are still unclaimed.
Anyone who thinks they may have missed out on a prize should check the NS&I prize checker online, or via the official app on an Alexa-enabled device.
On the group’s website, it said: “Each £1 Bond number has an equal chance of winning, regardless of when or where it was bought.
