11. Premium Bonds operated from there for more than 40 years and then moved to Blackpool.12. Tales abound of those who've owned premium bonds since childhood and never won a thing. 13. There's 6 . 8 billion pounds invested in premium bonds , 31 percent more than a year ago. 14. Aaron Brown discusses Premium Bonds in comparison with equity-linked, commodity-linked and other " added risk " bonds. 15. Premium bonds , part of the U . K .'s National Savings program, don't pay an interest rate.16. In the 1950s, a hardware random number generator named ERNIE was used to draw British premium bond numbers. 17. Premium Bonds celebrated their 50th anniversary in November 2006 when a special 5??m jackpot draw was announced.18. As of March 2014 " NS & I Premium Bonds give you the chance every month to win ? million. 19. "The premium bonds have done well, " said Kathleen Malus, who manages $ 8 billion for Federated Investors in Pittsburgh. 20. In 1964 Frank won ?00 on the premium bonds and chose to leave the Street for a new life in Wilmslow.