Lucky Westmeath winner scoops €20,000 with Prize Bonds

Published: Fri 20 Dec 2013, 3:09 PM

Last updated: Fri 20 Dec 2013, 3:14 PM

This week’s Prize Bond star prize of €20,000 goes to a lucky Prize Bond holder in Westmeath!

The bond number drawn was MM 473226 and it was purchased in 2010.

And it's just in time for Christmas!

There were over 9,500 prizes awarded in this week’s Prize Bond Draw, amounting to over €500,000.

In addition to a €1 MILLION prize on the last Friday of every second month (February, April, June, August, October and December) there are weekly draws where the top prize is €20,000.

Other weekly cash prizes include 5 at €1,000, 500 at €100 and over 8,000 at €50.

Prize Bonds are a State savings product which, instead of paying interest, offers bond holders the chance to win cash prizes every week. All winnings are tax-free, and Prize Bonds can be cashed in at any time after the minimum holding period of three months.