People from across the county have come out as winners in the draw for March 2026, with people earning between £1,000 and £100,000.
It is run by National Savings and Investments (NS&I), with the winners being selected randomly.
Here are the bondholders from Southampton named in this month’s draw.
What is a Premium Bond?
Southampton Premium Bonds winners in March 2026
Every month, only two winners take home £1 million, but there are still plenty of other prizes available from the bonds.
The prize draw is usually broken down into counties, such as Hampshire & the Isle of Wight, but Southampton has its own specific section.
No one from the area won a £1 million prize this month, but two people were drawn out for a £50,000 prize.
Their winning bonds were 223QG242696 and 543JF145414.
The prize money won was split up in the county like so:
- £50,000 – 2
- £25,000 – 0
- £10,000 – 5
- £5,000 – 18
- £1,000 – 139
The overall total won by Southampton residents in March 2026 was £379,000, which was a decrease from the £536,000 won in February.
How to see if you’ve won on Premium Bonds
You can check your account via the NS&I website.
Draws happen every month, with prizes worth up to £1,000,000 up for grabs.
To see if you’ve ever won a Premium Bonds prize, just grab your holder’s details and head to the prize checker.
You’ll 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 see on any letters or emails about your bonds.
How are Premium Bonds winners decided?
According to the NS&I website , they use a system called ERNIE (Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment) to decide the winners.
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It is “powered by quantum technology, which uses light” to help it produce enough random numbers for a monthly prize draw in around 20 minutes.
The website adds: “Using light, ERNIE 5 generates random numbers that are matched against eligible Bond numbers to determine the lucky winners.
“And because it’s random, every Bond number, whether it has 8, 9, 10 or 11 digits, has a separate and equal chance of winning a prize.”
Have you won a big prize in the Premium Bonds draw before? Let us know in the comments.