Kildare person gets weekend off to a great start thanks to €50K Prize Bond win

A Prize Bond holder in Kildare scooped the top prize of €50,000 in this week's prize bond draw.

The lucky Prize Bond holder's number is YX762472 and was purchased in 2015.  There were over 4,400 prizes awarded in this week’s Prize Bond Draw, amounting to over €285,000.

In addition to a €1 million prize awarded on the last weekly draw of June and December, there are weekly draws where the top prize is €50,000. Other cash prizes awarded each week include 10 of €1,000 and 10 of €500.

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.