€50,000 star prize has been won in Clare

This week’s Prize Bond Star Prize of €50,000 has gone to someone in County Clare.

The lucky Prize Bond number YX 406933 is held in County Clare and was bought in 2015.

There were over 6,400 prizes awarded in this week’s Prize Bond Draw, amounting to over €380,000.

In addition to a €1 million prize awarded on the last weekly draw of each quarter there are weekly draws where the top prize is €50,000.

Other cash prizes awarded each week include 10 of €1,000, 10 of €500 and over 6,000 of €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.