Premium Bonds saver wins £1 million with bond bought in July
Two Premium Bonds holders have woken up millionaires thanks to NS&I’s October prize draw.
The first £1 million jackpot winner is from East Sussex. They bought their winning bond for £5,900 in May 2018.
Their winning bond number is 331QY484133 and they have the maximum holding of £50,000.
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The second bought the winning bond only months ago, in July 2026, and holds £16,000 in total in Premium Bonds. Their winning bond number is 681KK770541.
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Meanwhile, 96 people have won £100,000 in the October prize draw. A further 191 people got a £50,000 payout and 382 won £25,000 each.
How many prizes will be issued in October’s Premium Bonds draw?
Millions more smaller prizes will also be shared out by NS&I this month, including 957 £10,000 prizes.
Over 1.7 million £25 prizes and 2.3 million £100 prizes will also be making their way to winners.
In total, more than 6.5 million prizes worth £498 million will be distributed in the October draw.
Here is the breakdown of all the prizes that will be shared out this month:
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Prize level
Number of prizes
£1 million
2
£100,000
96
£50,000
191
£25,000
382
£10,000
957
£5,000
1,914
£1,000
19,934
£500
59,802
£100
2,371,145
£50
2,371,145
£25
1,721,281
Total prizes
6,546,849
Total value
£498,378,775
Source: NS&I
How to check if you’ve won in October’s prize draw
Winners of the £100,000 and lower Premium Bonds prizes can check if they have won the day after the first working day of each month. For October 2026, that date is 2 October.
You can do this by using the Premium Bonds prize checker app, visiting the NS&I website or via Amazon Alexa.
The prize checker app and website will show you prizes you’ve won that month, anything you’ve won in the previous six draws and any older prizes you haven’t claimed yet.
Make sure you have your bond number or NS&I number so you can access your account.
There is no time limit to claim a Premium Bonds prize so you should check if you’ve won anything before and didn’t realise, even if you bought the Premium Bonds years ago.
