Premium Bonds winners for November have been announced, and there are two new millionaires in the UK - both near Bristol.
The first winner of the £1million jackpot had a bond with the number 332GB855665, and had a total of £38,000 in Premium Bonds . The winning bond was bought in June 2018.
The second lucky millionaire won with the bond 209DZ100774, bought in July 2013, and which is part of a total of £25,004 in Premium Bonds.
The winners were confirmed earlier today by National Savings and Investment (NS&I), which runs the Premium Bonds scheme.
The two winners are the twelfth and thirteenth winners from the Bristol area.
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There are more than 277,000 Premium Bonds holders in Bristol, who hold more than £1.2billion of the bonds between them.
Bristol also has more than 23,000 unclaimed prizes, worth more than £800,000.
NS&I retail director Jill Waters said: “2021 has been a lucky year for Premium Bonds holders in Bristol, with the fourth jackpot win recorded in the area so far this year.
"With one draw left in 2021, I’m sure that the millions of other Premium Bonds holders will be crossing their fingers that they’ll be next in line for a windfall from Ernie – and make it a Christmas to remember."
Today also marks 65 years to the day that Premium Bonds first went on sale.
In the November 2021 prize draw, a total of 3,304,532 prizes worth £95million are being paid out.
While the two winners of the monthly £1million jackpot are told on the first of every month, the rest of the winners find out a few days afterwards.
There were 114,006,329,133 Bond numbers eligible for this month's draw.
Since the first draw in June 1957, NS&I has drawn 542 million prizes with a total value of £22.3billion.
How to find out 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.
NS&I had said it would phase out the use of Premium Bonds prize cheques from this spring, but it has since U-turned on this decision following complaints from customers.
It means customers can continue to receive their prize by cheque, should they wish.
Find forgotten Premium Bond prizes
NS&I revealed earlier this year how there are now more than £64million worth of prizes going unclaimed.
You can find out if any of your Premium Bonds are winners by downloading the prize checker app from the App Store or Google Play, or visit the prize checker at nsandi.com .
Customers manage their Bonds online at nsandi.com and by phone.
At the moment the odds of a bond winning each month are 24,500 to 1, and the vast majority of the prizes are for £25. That works out as a 1.4% prize fund rate.
Customers can choose to have their prizes paid straight into their bank account, or to have them automatically reinvested into new Premium Bonds.
