May 2025 Premium Bonds Draw Crowns Two New Millionaires
The start of May brought a burst of excitement for Premium Bonds holders as NS&I revealed its latest million-pound winners. For two lucky individuals, the news was nothing short of life-changing. One winner from Derbyshire, holding bond number 462DR240519 and investing £25,361, saw a bond they bought back in July 2021 transform their financial future overnight. Over in Suffolk, another winner secured the top prize with bond number 300ZZ346515 from April 2017, part of a £35,000 holding.
Both millionaires got their big news from Agent Million, NS&I’s anonymous messenger famous for delivering such lucky notifications. The secrecy and surprise of the process is a classic part of the Premium Bonds moment, with winners learning the news away from prying eyes.
Millions of Prizes and a Solid Prize Rate
While everyone’s attention often falls on the headline million-pound prizes, there’s a lot more happening in every draw. The May 2025 round saw a staggering 5.9 million prizes handed out, totaling £413.9 million. That’s plenty of smiling winners across the country, not just among the millionaires. In fact, a sizable group—79 people—pocketed £100,000 each this month, with countless others celebrating wins between £25 and £100,000.
The Premium Bonds scheme sticks out for keeping its prize fund rate competitive. For the May draw, NS&I kept this at 3.8%. That means an impressive amount of money will continue to feed back to bond holders in future draws. Odds of winning held steady at 22,000 to 1 for every £1 bond, a figure that makes each combination a genuine long shot, yet month after month, the wins keep surfacing—from the millionaires down to thousands picking up smaller, but still welcome, prizes.
Andrew Westhead, who leads retail operations for NS&I, reflected on the draw, saying it’s about more than just the big numbers. He pointed to the genuine, often life-changing impact the prizes have, whether it’s for a Derbyshire teacher, a Suffolk retiree, or anyone else who gets that special visit from Agent Million.
Behind every draw, there are millions of hopes pinned on the next round of results. For many, the appeal of Premium Bonds lies not just in the cash, but in the thrill of waiting for news—one that, every so often, proves to be worth every penny invested.