Premium bond winners in September - plus four prize draw alternatives

Two lucky premium bond holders have become millionaires after winning the two jackpot prizes in the National Savings & Investments (NS&I) September draw. 

The £1m winners are from Norwich and Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Meanwhile, 90 other winners bagged the next-best prize of £100,000.

If you didn't win this time, you may have more luck entering other prize draws that reward savers.

Here, Which? reveals the winning premium bond numbers, how to find out if you have a prize waiting for you, and explores alternative competitions.

September 2023 premium bond winners

The first winning bond (501CJ068508) was bought by a lucky winner living in the Norwich, and is part of a total holding of £30,000. The winning bond was bought in May 2022.

The second winner, based in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, bought their bond (277QT743538) back in July 2016. They have a total holding of £30,244.

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How many winners were drawn in September?

There were 5,782,602 premium bond prizes paid out in the September draw. Of these, 5,703,977 were worth £100 or less

In total this month’s prize were worth £470,559,225.

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Are you more likely to win with other prize draws?

The odds of each £1 premium bond number winning a prize is currently 21,000 to 1. But even with average luck, someone investing £1,000 will probably win nothing over the course of a year.  

There are, however, alternative prize draws that may not offer the chance to become a millionaire but have much better odds of winning.

Halifax and Bank of Scotland Savers Draw

What is it?How do you enter?How much can you win?What are the odds?Is it available throughout the UK?Other terms? Find out more:

Chip Prize Savings Account

What is it? How do you enter?How much can you win? What are the odds?Is it available throughout the UK?Other terms?Find out more:

Nationwide Start To Save Account Issue 2

What is it?

Eligible customers have a chance to win £250 cash and the next prize draw is set for February 2024. The number of winners will vary based on how many savers qualify for the draw. 

Nationwide explains that the prize fund for each draw is equal to 2.5% of the total increase in balances that qualify for the draw across the six calendar months that lead up to the prize draw. 

How do you enter?How much can you win?What are the odds?Is it available throughout the UK?Other terms?Find out more:

Credit Union Prize Saver Account

What is it?How do you enter? How much can you win?What are the odds?Is it available throughout the UK?Other terms?Find out more

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