Overview

• The August 2025 draw produced two £1 million winners, one in Central Bedfordshire holding £7,000 in bonds and another overseas with a £50,000 stake
• NS&I reduced its annual prize fund rate from 3.8 percent to 3.6 percent for the August draw, shrinking the number and size of larger awards while keeping two top jackpots unchanged
• More than 2.5 million prizes worth over £103 million remain unclaimed as of July, leading NS&I to promote its online prize checker and My Lost Account tracing service
• Premium Bonds holders moving abroad must maintain a UK bank account in pounds sterling and keep their contact details up to date to receive prize payments
• The government-backed no-interest scheme has 24 million participants with £127 billion invested and fixed odds of about 22,000-to-1 per £1 bond for monthly prize draws