April’s Premium Bonds millionaires come from Hampshire & The Isle of Wight and Surrey

• April's jackpot millionaires come from Hampshire & The Isle of Wight and Surrey 
• ERNIE has drawn more than 5.9 million prizes this month, worth over £376 million 

This month’s £1 million Premium Bonds jackpot winners come from Hampshire & The Isle of Wight and Surrey. 

The first Bond number drawn was 511HH360429 and it belongs to a winner based in Hampshire & The Isle of Wight. This winner purchased their winning Bond in August 2022 and holds £50,000 in Premium Bonds. 

The second £1 million jackpot winner is based in Surrey. Their winning Bond number is 519FV988513 and it was purchased in November 2022. They hold a total of £50,000 in Premium Bonds. 

April 2026 prize draw breakdown 
A total of 5,951,866 prizes worth £376,455,425 will be paid out in the April 2026 prize draw. There were 136,892,884,477 Bond numbers eligible for the draw. 

Unclaimed prizes

Premium Bonds prize winners will receive notifications of their winnings each month via their chosen method such as email or text if they have registered their contact details. 

Currently there are 2,754,285 unclaimed prizes worth £118,216,175 waiting to be claimed by Bond holders. Over 99% of prizes have been paid to winners since the draw began in 1957. 

The best way to avoid prizes going unclaimed is to have them paid directly into the holder’s bank account or automatically reinvested into Premium Bonds up to the £50,000 holding limit. Prizes automatically reinvested are immediately eligible for the next draw. These payment methods now account for nine in ten prizes being paid in these ways. 

Customers who think they may have an unclaimed prize (prizes over 18 months old) can check by entering their holder’s number into NS&I’s online prize checker or the prize checker app. 

In Hampshire & The Isle of Wight, there are currently 79,128 unclaimed prizes worth £3,373,975 dating back to 1963. The largest unclaimed prize in Hampshire & The Isle of Wight is worth £25,000 and was won in August 2024.

In Surrey, there are currently 72,849 unclaimed prizes worth £3,081,100 dating back to 1963. The largest unclaimed prize in Surrey is worth £50,000 and was won in June 2019.

Notes to Editors 
 

1. The variable annual prize fund rate for the April 2026 Premium Bonds prize draw is 3.30%. The odds of any £1 Bond number winning a prize are 23,000 to 1.

2. Details of previous prize fund rates and odds for Premium Bonds can be found here .

3. All Premium Bonds are free of UK Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax.

4. ERNIE (Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment). The story of ERNIE is available here .

5. Further information on NS&I including past press releases is available at www.nsandi-corporate.com .

6. NS&I photography and logos are available to download here .