The winners of the latest Premium Bonds prize draw have been announced – with 278 lucky winners in London scooping up a combined prize total of £3,555,000 for high-value prizes only.

New research from iGaming media platform Japan-101 analysed the latest data from National Savings and Investment (NS&I) after the winners of the May Premium Bonds prize draw were announced – with 9 lucky people in London scooping up a big win of £100,000.

As well as the six-figure prize, 9 people in London won £50,000, 27 people won £25,000, and 73 people won £10,000.

Of the 278 winners from London, the average holding amount of Premium Bonds was £40,555.

At the national level, there were 1,342 winners of high-value prizes for the month of May. In total £41,390,000 was won between 2,917 winners, with 2 people winning the £1m jackpot, 79 people winning £100,000, a further 157 winners scooping up £50,000, 315 securing £25,000, and 789 welcoming £10,000.

The luckiest region, based on winnings per £1000 in holdings, was Suffolk, whose winners received £1,890,000 with only £2,327,605 in holdings – £811 for every £1000 held.

Nozomi Kato, spokesperson for Japan-101 commented, “May’s Premium Bond winners played it safe with their money when saving really matters, and it paid off! Premium Bonds are a more exciting, low-risk way to invest that can add a bit of fun thanks to the luck factor. And with some seriously good payouts this time around, plenty of investors probably got a well-needed boost to their bank balance for May.”

How to see if you’ve won on Premium Bonds

Prize draws are conducted every month and see prizes up to £1,000,000 given away.

To find out if you have ever won a Premium Bonds prize, you will need to dig out your holder’s information and head over to the prize checker.

You will need your holder’s number which you can find on your bond record, or in the app.

You can also use your NS&I number which you should be able to find on any communication about your bonds.