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%.