- They are the second ever prize winners of £1 million from the Highlands and Islands
- The £1 million Premium Bonds award is in its 30th year and was first launched in April 1994
- Since then, there have now been 528 £1 million jackpot winners
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A saver from the far north of Scotland has won one of two £1 million Premium Bonds jackpot prizes on offer in April.
The winner becomes only the second person from the Highlands and Islands to claim a jackpot prize, which was launched 30 years ago this month in April 1994.
It makes them the 528th person to win a £1 million prize, with the winning band purchased seven months ago in September 2023 with a total asset of £32,675.
Jackpot: A Premium Bonds holder becomes the second ever person from the Highlands and Islands to win a £1 million jackpot prize
The other winner of this month’s £1million Premium Bonds prize is from London.
This winner had an asset of £45,000 and bought the winning bond in September 2015. He is the 527th person to win a £1 million prize.
Premium Bond Winners
| Price | Area | Value of the bond |
| £1,000,000 | Outside London | £45,000 |
| £1,000,000 | Highlands And Islands | £18,500 |
| £100,000 | Shropshire | £50,000 |
| £100,000 | Leeds | £100 |
| £100,000 | Warwickshire | £50,000 |
| £100,000 | Greater Manchester | £40,000 |
| £100,000 | Cheshire East | £20,000 |
| £100,000 | Surrey | £50,000 |
Even more winners from April 2024
The very first person to win a £1 million Premium Bonds prize in April 1994 was from Surrey.
At the time there was one prize of £1 million, and in August 2005 the second prize of £1 million was added to the draw.
In April 2009 it went back to one jackpot in the prize draw, but in August 2014 this was increased again to two.
The Premium Bonds Prize Draw was launched in 1957 and since then more than £30 billion in prizes have been won by Premium Bonds holders.
Andrew Westhead, NS&I retail director, said: ‘Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the £1m Premium Bonds jackpot is testament to the love the country has for this iconic way of saving, with more than £30bn worth prizes of all shapes and sizes paid out since launch. The trek started in 1957.
‘A big congratulations to our 528 £1 million jackpot winners over the last 30 years.’
One of NS&I’s five Agent Millions, delivering the good news to the winners, said: ‘Premium Bonds are often people’s hard-earned savings and they invest with us because they trust us.
‘I love my job, I would do it every day if I could, it is such an honor and a privilege. I get as much pleasure and satisfaction from delivering the news as the winners receive the news.”
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