After the draw at the start of this month, two more people who invested in premium bonds will be £1 million better off. For thousands more, cash prizes of £25 to £100,000 are promised.
But it is important to remember that if you choose to invest your money this way, returns are not guaranteed. The odds of winning anything are 22,000 to one for each £1 bond entered into the draw.
What were the winning premium bonds numbers for May 2025?
Two bondholders will scoop the top £1 million prize, and thousands of smaller cash prizes, ranging from £100,000 to £25, are also available.
For May, the bondholders with the most to celebrate after winning the £1 million prize are:
462DR240519 from Derbyshire 300ZZ346515 from SuffolkAt the lowest end of the prize scale, 1,839,447 bondholders received £100, 1,839,447 received £50, and 1,839,447 won £25.
Bond holders face odds of 22,000 to one of winning (Photo: Peter Dazeley/Getty)
Bondholders should go to the NS&I website to check if they are winners this month. Enter their bond numbers into the prize checker here to see if they have been selected for a prize.
Alternatively, holders can ask Alexa if they’ve been lucky in the prize draw using the premium bonds prize checker Alexa skill at Amazon. Enable the skill, and you can check for prizes, find out when the next results are available and if there are any unclaimed prizes.
There is no time limit on claiming prizes – you can claim as far back as the original 1957 draw.
What are the chances of winning?
The odds of winning are 22,000 to one for every £1 bond in the monthly prize draw.
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According to the website Money Saving Expert, it means the odds of winning at least the minimum prize of £25 in one month are now one in 880 per £25 bond held.
And the odds of winning the top prize of £1m are a mere one in 2,602,163,211.
Premium bonds are a type of investment, although the money invested in them does not earn interest. Instead, there is an annual prize fund rate.
The prize fund rate and number of prizes in each cash prize value category are variable, so they can change at any time.
The minimum investment you can make in premium bonds is £25, and the maximum is £50,000.
How do I buy premium bonds?
There are a number of ways to purchase premium bonds, you can do so:
Online: go to the website here, with your debit card details ready. Over the phone: call free on 08085 007 007, with your debit card details ready. If you are buying for someone else’s child, you cannot do so over the vphone. By post: Print and complete an application form from here. Send it to NS&I, Sunderland SR43 2SB with a cheque payable to NS&I. By bank transfer or standing order: if you, or a child you are buying for, already have some premium bonds, you can purchase more via bank transfer (including standing order). Read More Details
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