Premium Bond Winners August 2025: Who won in the NS&Is
Only two lucky winners get to claim the top million-pound prize, with the first being claimed by a winner from Central Bedfordshire with the bond number 148YD123622.
The owner's winning bond was valued at £1,000 and was purchased in December 2008 with an overall holding of £7,000.
The second Premium Bond winner to claim £1 million is from overseas with the bond number 205XQ030808.
The winner has an overall holding of £50,000 with a winning bond worth £10,000 purchased in May 2013.
Every month, only two winners take home £1 million, but plenty of other prizes are available, with around 80 people winning the second prize of £100,000 and 163 claiming £50,000.
You can check out the big winners for June via the NS&I website here.
You can check your account via the NS&I website.
Prize draws are conducted every month and prizes up to £1,000,000 are given away.
To find out if you have ever won a Premium Bonds prize, you will need to dig out your holder's information and head over to the prize checker.
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You will 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 be able to find on any communication about your bonds.
Premium Bonds are the UK's biggest savings product, with more than 24 million people saving over £122 billion in them, according to Money Saving Expert.
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