Premium Bonds August 2026 winners: Saver with £650 holding wins £100,000 prize

New Dispatch Published Aug 3, 2026 Reviewed Aug 4, 2026 ✓ Reviewed by citations.press editors

A Tyne and Wear saver won a £100,000 prize in the August 2026 Premium Bonds draw after investing £650 and purchasing the winning bond in March 2026.

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The £100,000 prize won by the Tyne and Wear saver is the highest prize below the two £1 million jackpots in the August 2026 Premium Bonds draw.

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Both £1 million jackpot winners in the August 2026 Premium Bonds draw were based in the south of England.

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Andrew Westhead, retail director at NS&I, announced that two Premium Bonds holders in Kent and Hampshire & Isle of Wight had each won a £1 million jackpot in August 2026.

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A saver who invested £20 in a Premium Bond purchased in July 1981 won a £50,000 prize, and another saver who invested £30 in a bond bought in December 1979 also won £50,000.

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Premium Bonds, offered by NS&I and backed by the Treasury, do not pay interest; each £1 bond is entered into a monthly prize draw with prizes ranging from £25 to £1 million.

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The odds of winning a Premium Bond prize are currently 22,000 to one, the prize fund rate is 3.8 per cent, and savers can invest up to £50,000.

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NS&I notifies Premium Bonds winners by email or text, and bond holders can check results using the NS&I prize checker or the Premium Bonds app.

A Tyne and Wear saver scooped the second-largest Premium Bonds prize after buying the winning bond just four months ago

A Premium Bonds holder in Tyne and Wear has won a £100,000 prize in the August 2026 draw despite having just £650 invested.

The saver secured the second‑largest prize available after purchasing the winning bond only four months earlier in March 2026.

The £100,000 award is the highest prize below the two £1million jackpots, and the result underlines that every £1 bond carries the same chance of winning through ERNIE, NS&I’s electronic random number generator.

Both £1million jackpot winners in August were based in the south of England.

Andrew Westhead, retail director at NS&I, said: “August has a whole new outlook for two Premium Bonds holders in Kent and Hampshire & Isle of Wight, with Agent Million bringing the good news they have each won the £1million jackpot.”

He added that the Kent winner’s recent purchase shows “every £1 Bond has an equal chance of winning”.

Several small holdings also secured major prizes. One saver with just £20 invested won £50,000 from a bond purchased in July 1981.

Another holder with £30 invested also won £50,000, with the winning bond bought in December 1979.

Premium Bonds, offered by NS&I and backed by the Treasury, do not pay interest. Instead, each £1 bond is entered into a monthly prize draw, with prizes ranging from £25 to £1million.

There is no guarantee of winning, and the odds currently stand at 22,000 to one, with a prize fund rate of 3.8 per cent. Savers can invest up to £50,000.

NS&I notifies winners by email or text, and bond holders can check results using the NS&I prize checker or the Premium Bonds app.

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