December’s big wins can now be seen on the NS&I website
December’s Premium Bond prizes have now been revealed by the NS&I(Image: PA)
Three savers from Greater Manchester have won a whopping £50,000 in the December Premium Bond draw.
National Savings and Investments (NS&I) has shared the full list of big prizes from December’s Premium Bond draw, which as usual includes two £1million prizes. Around £400million gets paid out in toal by the NS&I each month.
The Government-owned bank offers people a fun way to save money with incentive of potentially winning a big prize. Despite the prize fund rate being slashed, currently sitting at 3.6%, NS&I has onfirmed that odds of winning remain the same, at 22,000 to 1 for each £1 Premium Bond held, so although a similar amount of people will win, there will be fewer large prizes and less prize money paid out each month.
People can save up to £50,000 in a Premium Bond account, and each £1 equals one bond and is linked to a bond number that could be picked at the start of the month to win a prize.
As well as the top prize of £1million, people can win £100,000, £50,000, £25,000, £10,000, and £5,000.
Winning bonds are selected by ERNIE (Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment)(Image: PA)
This month, three savers across Greater Manchester scooped the third highest prize of £50,000. The first was won with bond number 357GY888639 with bonds bought in April 2019. This saver had the maximum amount of £50,000 in their savings.
Generally speaking, the higher amount of bonds someone has in their account, the higher their chance of winning a big prize. However that isn’t always the case. Another saver from Greater Manchester managed to win £50,000 with just £23,200 in their account. The winning bond number was 356FE740702 which was bought in March 2019.
The final £50,000 prize won by a saver in Greater Manchester was won with bond number 481FL202133, bought in December 2021.
And finally one Greater Manchester resident scooped a staggering £100,000 in the December draw. This saver had the maximum amount of £50,000 in their account and bought the winning bond in April 2025.
The full list of big prizes can be found on the NS&I website, and savers can check if they have won on Tuesday, December 2.
Premium Bonds were first created in 1956, with the first bond going on sale on November 1, 1956, and the first prize draw taking place in June 1957. Premium Bonds were introduced by Chancellor of the Exchequer Harold Macmillan as a way for people to save while having the chance to win tax-free cash prizes instead of earning interest.