NS&I are celebrating the 65th anniversary of the first premium bond draw.
Sixty-five years ago, the first Premium Bonds prize draw was held on 1 June 1957, with a top prize of £1,000.
This month’s draw is the 781st Premium Bonds prize draw and ERNIE (Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment), the machine that generates the winning numbers, has now paid out more than 562 million prizes worth £22.9 billion.
Harold Macmillan (left) launched Premium Bonds in 1956 – but Harold