Premium Bond results for April are in - and there are two new millionaires in the UK.
The first £1million winner is based in Hereford and Worcester, with this person having invested the maximum £50,000 in Premium Bonds.
They bought the winning Bond 117XT770430 in October 2006.
The second big winner is from West Sussex with the Bond number 112WT615892.
This person has £49,995 invested in Premium Bonds - the maximum possible amount - and purchased their winning Bond in July 2006.
In the April 2022 prize draw, a total of 3,396,079 prizes worth £97,637,200 will be paid out.
There were 117,164,626,417 Bond numbers eligible for the draw.
Since the first draw in June 1957, ERNIE has drawn 559 million prizes with a total value of £22.8billion.
Premium Bonds is an investment product issued by National Savings & Investment.
But instead of earning interest, you are entered into a monthly prize draw where you can win between £25 and £1million tax free.
Have you won big on Premium Bonds and want to share your story? Let us know: mirror.money.saving@mirror.co.uk
This means your chance of winning is completely down to chance - and you may not win anything at all.
Whenever you want to you can get all your money back from NS&I, though it may take a few days.
The minimum amount you can have invested in Premium Bonds is £25, and the maximum is £50,000.
Jill Waters, NS&I Retail Director, said: “Congratulations to our Premium Bonds jackpot winners from Hereford and Worcester and West Sussex.
“Good things really do come to those who wait, as both of our winners bought their Bonds over 15 years ago, and have now won the £1 million Premium Bonds jackpot.”
“You can start sowing a regular savings habit this spring by investing in Premium Bonds from just £25.
“Customers can invest via bank transfer or they can set up a regular standing order.”
How to check if you're a winner
Customers can use the nsandi.com prize checker tool and prize checker app to see if they have won.
If you have an Amazon Alexa, you can also ask it to tell you the latest winning numbers.
To see if you've won, you will need to enter your Premium Bonds holders’ number.
Those who have chosen to have prizes paid to their bank account, or have their prizes reinvested, will be informed whether they have won by email or text message.
At the moment the odds of a bond winning each month are 34,500 to 1 for every £1 Bond you have invested.
The vast majority of the prizes released each month are for £25.
