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Article: North-east man hits premium bond jackpot

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Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK)
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April 2, 2007
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One Aberdeen man is pounds1million richer this morning - but he does not know about his huge windfall yet.

The resident of the Granite City was the winner of the Premium Bond monthly pounds1million jackpot draw. But National Savings and Investments, which runs the draw, was unable to get in touch with the winner last night.

The man has a total of pounds7,400 holdings and the winning bond number, 049WF012332, was bought in June 1998.

He is the third man from the north-east to scoop the monthly jackpot, making it the luckiest region in Britain apart from London.

Premium Savings Bonds were launched by former prime minister Harold Macmillan, then chancellor of the exchequer, in his 1956 ...

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