Were you one of the winners in May’s National Savings and Investments (NS&I) premium bonds draw? Once again, two lucky players won £1m each this month.
The first winning bond number drawn was 462DR240519 and is held by a winner based in Derbyshire. The winner has £25,361 in premium bonds and purchased their winning bond in July 2021.
The second winning bond number drawn was 300ZZ346515 by a new millionaire from Suffolk. The winner holds £35,000 in premium bonds and purchased the winning bond in April 2017.
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Unlike other investments, where investors earn interest or a regular dividend income, bonds are entered into a monthly prize draw where people can win between £25 and £1m. All premium bonds prizes are free of UK income tax and capital gains tax.
The chances of all bonds winning are the same, regardless of when or where they were bought. Even if you did not get a winning ticket this time, be sure to check for any unclaimed prizes.
Prizes do not expire, meaning you can claim as far back as the original 1957 draw. Premium bond holders can reduce the chances of their prizes going unclaimed by managing their premium bonds online or opting to have any prizes paid directly into their bank accounts by BACS, with notification by email.
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A total of 5.94 million prizes worth £413m will be paid out in the May prize draw. There were 130,705,305,671 bond numbers eligible for the draw.
Customers can check the premium bonds prize checker on the NS&I website or download the app to see if they have won.
The odds of any £1 bond number winning a prize are 22,000 to one. The prize fund rate for premium bonds was reduced from 4% to 3.8% from the April 2025 prize draw. Still, the odds of winning will remain the same.
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