24 million Premium Bonds holders must 'check account' before end of Thursday
24 million Premium Bonds holders must 'check account' before end of Thursday It comes as the National Savings and Investments (NS&I) monthly Premium Bonds draw is held, with two winners landing a life-changing sum of cash. It comes as the National Savings and Investments (NS&I) monthly Premium Bonds draw is held, with two winners landing a life-changing sum of cash. 24 million Premium Bonds holders have been warned to check their accounts before the end of Thursday. It comes as the National Savings and Investments (NS&I) monthly Premium Bonds draw is held, with two winners landing a life-changing sum of cash. 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. READ MORE 39 counties in England at risk of 'power cuts' in 29C UK heatwave 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. Article continues below 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. To access your Premium Bonds information, you’ll need your holder’s number, which can be found on your bond record or within the NS&I app. Alternatively, you can use your NS&I number, which is included in most communications you’ve received regarding your bonds. Article continues below Premium Bonds are the UK’s most popular savings product, with over 24 million people collectively saving more than £122 billion, according to MoneySavingExpert. You can check out the big winners for April via the NS&I website. Winning prize amounts and number of prizes won:
