Saver Wins £100,000 with Just £270 in Premium Bonds
National Savings and Investments (NS&I) is urging customers who have held Premium Bonds since 2000 to check their accounts after a saver landed a £100,000 prize despite holding only £270 in bonds. The winning entry was a £100 bond originally purchased in February 2000, and the Bromley resident's windfall came alongside 70 other savers who also claimed £100,000 prizes in the June draw.
Other Big Winners Across the UK
A saver from Southern Scotland claimed £100,000 with a £50,000 bond acquired in March 2026, while a Hertfordshire resident won the same amount from a £7,000 investment made that same month. In South Yorkshire, one bondholder turned a £9,300 purchase from April 2026 into a £100,000 prize. An outer London saver achieved particularly impressive returns, winning £100,000 from just £600 invested in April this year. A Surrey resident also secured the six-figure sum with a £5,000 bond bought in January 2026.
June Draw Details and Total Prizes
In the June draw, 5,954,593 tax-free prizes worth a total of £376,627,975 were paid to winners. This month, 136,955,621,672 £1 bonds were eligible for the draw. Since the first draw in June 1957, a grand total of 839 million prizes have been awarded, with a cumulative value of £41.5 billion.
NS&I Director Comments on Summer Wins
Andrew Westhead, NS&I Retail Director, said: “Agent Million has made the start of summer even brighter for two lucky £1 million jackpot winners from Leeds and Cheshire & West Chester. But the good news doesn't stop there. This month, ERNIE drew more than 5.9 million tax-free prizes totalling over £376 million, and with the prize fund rate and odds improving for next month’s draw, there’ll be even more prizes to celebrate. You can check using our NS&I prize checker app from Tuesday 2 June to find out if ERNIE has brought you a win this month.”
Premium Bonds History and Accessibility
Since they originally went on sale in November 1956, Premium Bonds have offered savers an accessible way to invest with the chance to win tax-free prizes. The first prize draw by ERNIE was held in June 1957.
