If you own Premium Bonds or you’re just curious to see who won in your area this month, look no further.

Plenty of people won in County Durham with prizes ranging from £5,000 to as high as £100,000.

National Savings and Investment (NS&I) has announced the October 2023 winners, so let’s take a look.

One lucky person in the county has won £100,000 with the winning bond number 275SS217007.

The owner's bond number was valued at £17,144, bought in June 2016 with an overall holding of £46,394.

Amount of Premium Bond prizes won in October in County Durham

Every month only two winners in the UK take home £1 million, but plenty of other prizes are still available.

One person in County Durham also won £25,000 in October.

  • £25,000 – 1
  • £5,000 – 12

The overall total for County Durham this month was £185,000.

The Northern Echo: The overall total for County Durham in October was £185,000The overall total for County Durham in October was £185,000 (Image: Getty)

How to see if you have won on Premium Bonds

You can check your account via the NS&I website here.

Prize draws are conducted every month and prizes up to £1,000,000 are given away.

To find out if you have ever won a Premium Bonds prize, you will need to dig out your holder's information and head over to the prize checker.

You will need your holder’s number which you can find on your bond record, or in the app.

You can also use your NS&I number which you should be able to find on any communication about your bonds.