Premium Bonds holder wins £1m jackpot

The winner bought the lucky Premium Bond in October 2015

A Premium Bonds holder from Shropshire has won £1m in the November draw.

National Savings & Investments (NS&I) said the winner bought the lucky bond in October 2015 and they are the fourth jackpot winner from the county.

Premium Bonds first went on sale in November 1956, with the first prize draw taking place the following year and since then, more than £38bn has been paid out in prizes.

Savers can hold up to £50,000 in Premium Bonds, and are then entered into the draw for tax-free prizes.

In the November draw there were two jackpot winners, with the other one being from York.

NS&I added that in Shropshire there were around 10,822 unclaimed prizes worth £438,250 dating back as far as 1972.

The largest unclaimed prize in Shropshire is £10,000.