People from across the county have come out as winners in the draw for April 2026, with plenty earning between £1,000 and £100,000.
However, this month, a Hampshire resident also claimed the biggest prize possible.
The Premium Bonds draw is run by National Savings and Investments (NS&I), with the winners being created randomly.
With that said, here are the bondholders from Hampshire named in this month’s draw.
What is a Premium Bond?
Hampshire Premium Bonds winners in March 2026
Every month, only two winners take home £1 million, but there are still plenty of other prizes available from the bonds.
On this occasion, a winner from the Hampshire and Isle of Wight section was among the lucky people to claim the maximum £1 million prize.
The winning bond was 511HH360429, which had a holding of £50,000, a bond value of £34,650, and it was purchased in August 2022.
Alongside that, five people in the county also picked up prizes of £100,000.
The prize money won was split up in the county like so:
- £1m – 1
- £100,000 – 5
- £50,000 – 7
- £25,000 – 11
- £10,000 – 29
- £5,000 – 45
- £1,000 – 528
The overall total won by Hampshire and Isle of Wight residents for April 2026 was £3,168,000, which was an increase on the £2,242,00 won in March.
How to see if you’ve won on Premium Bonds
You can check your account via the NS&I website.
Prize draws happen every month, with prizes worth up to £1,000,000 up for grabs.
To see if you’ve ever won a Premium Bonds prize, just grab your holder’s details and head to the prize checker.
You’ll need your holder’s number, which you can find on your bond record or in the app.
You can also use your NS&I number, which you should see on any letters or emails about your bonds.
How are Premium Bonds winners decided?
According to the NS&I website, they use a system called ERNIE (Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment) to decide the winners.
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It is “powered by quantum technology, which uses light” to help it produce enough random numbers for a monthly prize draw in around 20 minutes.
The website adds: “Using light, ERNIE 5 generates random numbers that are matched against eligible Bond numbers to determine the lucky winners.
“And because it’s random, every Bond number, whether it has 8, 9, 10 or 11 digits, has a separate and equal chance of winning a prize.”
Have you ever won a Premium Bonds prize? Let us know in the comments.
