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March's big money Premium Bonds winning numbers

Two lucky Premium Bond holders from Leicestershire and Tyne and Wear have won the £1 million jackpot prizes in the third draw of 2016.

Did one of your numbers scoop one of March’s top prizes? Take a look below.

Prize Value

Winning bond number

Area

Total value of holding

Date of Purchase

£1,000,000

176QW334158

Leicestershire

£25,075

Dec-10

£1,000,000

254MZ390454

Tyne and Wear

£40,000

Aug-15

£100,000

189SR408716

Wales

£40,000

Feb-12

£100,000

265JN632736

Wales

£4,800

Jan-16

£100,000

250VM945648

County Durham

£10,010

Jul-15

£100,000

153PC733202

Suffolk

£29,107

Mar-09

£100,000

215XY398675

Preston

£25,833

Jan-14

£50,000

85XA357243

Essex

£27,000

Mar-03

£50,000

230VB788651

Surrey

£40,000

Sep-14

£50,000

26AE681300

Cambridgeshire

£34,000

Feb-01

£50,000

78WE426762

Hertfordshire

£30,000

Sep-02

£50,000

207DY019736

Suffolk

£17,500

Jun-13

£50,000

106FW247383

Outer London

£30,875

Feb-06

£50,000

242HJ793876

Ealing

£50,000

Mar-15

£50,000

192EM410998

London

£26,000

Apr-12

£50,000

258SW881085

Staffordshire

£7,430

Oct-15

£50,000

93GY116930

Wales

£40,300

Jan-04

£50,000

253QD351217

Outer London

£15,010

Aug-15

£50,000

231YN531182

Berkshire

£40,000

Sep-14

£25,000

210JD871366

Nottingham

£40,225

Aug-13

£25,000

59QB477497

Norfolk

£40,000

Apr-96

£25,000

205CR227341

Hereford and Worcester

£50,000

Apr-13

£25,000

149CK224303

Hampshire and Isle of Wight

£34,725

Jan-09

£25,000

26KJ023137

North East Scotland

£30,000

Jul-04

£25,000

138DV628086

Derbyshire

£40,375

Apr-08

£25,000

259VD952342

Somerset

£45,005

Nov-15

£25,000

201NN272219

Kent

£20,008

Jan-13

£25,000

153AB053497

Tyne and Wear

£30,025

Mar-09

£25,000

211LP251805

Northamptonshire

£40,000

Sep-13

£25,000

18EA695428

West Midlands

£12,400

Oct-01

£25,000

69BC463517

Cambridgeshire

£37,900

Apr-01

£25,000

244RG236544

Wales

£35,000

Apr-15

£25,000

19FX962349

Leicester

£27,925

Sep-03

£25,000

104NA633459

Kirklees

£20,225

Dec-05

£25,000

255PE404405

North East Scotland

£50,000

Sep-15

£25,000

259CH905294

Preston

£18,600

Oct-15

£25,000

219VF187612

Reading

£30,000

Apr-14

£25,000

259XP568521

Hertfordshire

£25,015

Nov-15

£25,000

37RN737098

Central Bedfordshire

£501

Jan-95

£25,000

179WV039253

West Sussex

£33,300

Apr-11

£25,000

243RX884250

Inner London

£40,000

Apr-15



February’s winning numbers

And here’s a reminder of February 2016’s big money prize winners.

Prize Value

Winning bond number

Area

Total value of holding

Date of Purchase

£1,000,000

98DC258404

Nottingham

£30,000

Jan-00

£1,000,000

241QQ814726

Wales

£12,002

Mar-15

£100,000

128MT882542

Southampton

£40,000

May-07

£100,000

162DS982532

Wales

£21,700

Nov-09

£100,000

127AG354956

Ealing

£20,025

Apr-07

£100,000

211GQ302543

Kent

£4,000

Aug-13

£100,000

170MT779070

Hampshire and Isle of Wight

£30,000

Jul-10

£50,000

130LL126692

Essex

£40,000

Aug-07

£50,000

247AH899621

West Midlands

£50,000

Jun-15

£50,000

177XY855205

Cheshire

£8,500

Feb-11

£50,000

148ZS305966

Surrey

£30,575

Dec-08

£50,000

199JE528144

Inner London

£15,000

Nov-12

£50,000

112PH777219

London

£15,000

Jul-06

£50,000

261SV569145

North East Scotland

£28,000

Dec-15

£50,000

129ZK162945

Berkshire

£49,275

Jul-07

£50,000

54XY208864

Manchester

£31,525

Jan-05

£50,000

251VY927696

Inner London

£26,500

Jun-15

£50,000

38QX658778

Greater Manchester

£30,000

Oct-04

£25,000

225EK521476

Devon

£35,964

Jun-14

£25,000

152ZY895019

Highlands and Islands

£30,000

Mar-09

£25,000

254NA590898

Hereford and Worcester

£9,955

Aug-15

£25,000

154BH196683

Lancashire

£29,720

Mar-09

£25,000

255QQ312064

Sheffield

£26,004

Sep-15

£25,000

218MK309416

Overseas

£29,675

Mar-14

£25,000

174NF638142

London

£33,452

Nov-10

£25,000

236QH803012

Hertfordshire

£50,000

Dec-14

£25,000

182LZ185300

Lincolnshire

£16,800

Jul-11

£25,000

136BD900650

Suffolk

£100

Feb-08

£25,000

70BY976505

Barnet

£30,000

May-03

£25,000

147CM467045

Cheshire West and Chester

£19,955

Nov-08

£25,000

123MX765303

Shropshire

£22,415

Feb-07

£25,000

210EF388038

West Sussex

£40,000

Aug-13

£25,000

205WH948396

Hertfordshire

£22,000

May-13

£25,000

43LS782559

Edinburgh

£40,000

Nov-94

£25,000

125KE112059

Devon

£30,700

Apr-07

£25,000

119DH770400

Bedfordshire

£29,690

Oct-06

£25,000

223PL122972

Buckinghamshire

£50,000

Jun-14

£25,000

118LR587135

East Riding of Yorkshire

£15,500

Oct-06

£25,000

260JG673054

Wiltshire

£30,000

Nov-15

£25,000

202YS942999

Leeds

£20,450

Mar-13

If your numbers haven't come up in a while, or ever, it might be worth looking at moving your money to somewhere where it will earn interest. At the moment, some current accounts, such as Nationwide FlexDirect and TSB Classic Plus, are paying up to 5%.

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