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There are 1.3m unclaimed prizes worth £54.9m with winners dating back more than 50 years. Harold Macmillan introduced Premium Bonds in the Budget under the banner ‘saving with a thrill’. The first bond was bought by Alderman Sir Cuthbert Ackroyd, then Lord Mayor of London. Bletchley Park Cold War codebreake­r, Tom Flowers, helped developed ERNIE. The smallest holding to ever win £1million is £17. A total of 356 Premium Bond millionair­es have been created since 1956. The identity of Agent Million, who visits lucky jackpot winners, is top secret!

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Premium Bonds were part of Harold Macmillan’s ‘savings budget’ as chancellor
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