People from across the county have come out as winners in the draw for May 2026, with people earning between £1,000 and £100,000.
It is run by National Savings and Investments (NS&I), with the winners being created randomly.
With that said, here are the bondholders from Dorset named in this month’s draw.
What is a Premium Bond?
Dorset Premium Bonds winners in May 2026
Every month, only two winners take home £1 million, but there are still plenty of other prizes available from the bonds.
No one from Dorset won a £1 million prize in May, but two people took home £100,000.
They had the bond numbers 339VE054054 and 658BT434020, respectively.
The prize money won was split up in the county like so:
- £100,000 – 2
- £50,000 – 1
- £25,000 – 3
- £10,000 – 8
- £5,000 – 20
- £1,000 – 186
The overall total won by Dorset residents in May 2026 was £691,000, which was an increase from April’s total of £578,000.
How to see if you’ve won on Premium Bonds
You can check your account via the NS&I website.
Prize 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”, which helps 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.