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Premium Bonds winners announced – did you scoop the September jackpot?
NS&I has announced the winners for September’s Premium Bonds prize draw, with two lucky savers becoming overnight millionaires. Did you win this month?
Two lucky savers have become millionaires overnight after they won the Premium Bonds jackpot in September’s draw.
NS&I announced the two winners are based in County Durham and Cumbria.
The winner from Country Durham held £50,000 in Premium Bonds before winning with bond number 224BZ748917 in this month’s prize draw, the county’s fifth jackpot win. They bought their winning bond in June 2014.
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Meanwhile, the second jackpot winner from Cumbria won their £1 million payout from bond number 243VC581367. They’re the 12th Premium Bonds millionaire from the county. The saver bought their winning bond in April 2015 and also had a total of £50,000 held in Premium Bonds before they won big this month.
Both of these savers will have been informed of their newfound fortune by Agent Million, an anonymous NS&I employee who travels up and down the country to inform jackpot winners of their luck.
But September’s prize draw did not just make two millionaires. Millions of other savers have won a combined total of over £397 million this month, including 2,797 who won high-value prizes between £5,000 and £1 million.
This includes a saver from Essex with just £350 in Premium Bonds, who won £100,000 from a bond they bought in December 2024.
Meanwhile, 12 more savers won £100,000 from bonds they purchased within the last 12 months, with one from Birmingham having bought their winning bond in July 2025, the most recent month eligible for the prize draw.
Andrew Westhead, NS&I’s retail director, said: "Congratulations to our two new jackpot winners from County Durham and Cumbria who've each won £1 million in September’s draw. Along with more than six million other prizes we're awarding this month, it's been another fantastic month for Premium Bonds holders.
“We'd also like to remind all Bond holders to keep their contact details up-to-date with us to ensure they don't miss out on being notified of prizes.”
The total number of winners in September’s Premium Bonds prize draw was 6,026,999, splitting the total prize pot of £397,781,850 between them.
There were a total of 132,593,956,732 eligible Bonds in this month’s draw, with winners being drawn at random.
Alongside the two jackpot winners, 76 savers won prizes of £100,000, 150 won £50,000, and 303 won £25,000.
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Prize value
Number of prizes
£1,000,000
2
£100,000
76
£50,000
150
£25,000
303
£10,000
755
£5,000
1,511
£1,000
15,910
£500
47,730
£100
1,692,128
£50
1,692,128
£25
2,576,306
Source: NS&I
The prize fund rate, the average rate of returns for someone with average luck, for the September draw was 3.6%.
Premium Bonds do not pay a set level of interest like other savings accounts. Instead, every £1 you save in them gives you a one in 22,000 chance to win one of the prizes each month.
You do not have to pay any tax on your Premium Bonds winnings either, making them a good way to protect your savings from the taxman.
How to check if you won in September’s Premium Bonds prize draw
Savers will be able to check if they won any money in September’s prize draw from tomorrow, 2 September.
You can check if you won a prize through NS&I’s website, app, or even using an Amazon Alexa.
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Daniel is a financial journalist at MoneyWeek, writing about personal finance, economics, property, politics, and investing.
He covers savings, political news and enjoys translating economic data into simple English, and explaining what it means for your wallet.
Daniel joined MoneyWeek in January 2025 and previously worked at The Economist in their Audience team. He read history at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and edited Cambridge's student newspaper, Varsity.
In his free time, he likes reading, walking around Hampstead Heath, and cooking overambitious meals.
