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Article: The game's Bond ..Premium Bond; 50 FASCINATING FACTS CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF PRIZES.(Features)
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- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 4, 2006
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Byline: By TRICIA PHILLIPS
PREMIUM Bonds will be celebrating their 50th birthday by making five holders millionaires in the December prize draw.
They have come a long way - and made a lot of people rich - since 1956...
HERE ARE 50 FACTS ON 50 YEARS OF THE BONDS..
1 Someone buys Premium bonds every 10 seconds.
2 Until the late 80s there were annual Miss Premium Bond competitions.
3 23 million people hold Premium bonds at the moment - 40 per cent of the UK population.