Two people in Dorset ended up collecting prizes of £50,000 in this month's Premium Bonds draw.
People from across the area have come out as winners in the draw for August 2026, with people earning between £1,000 and £50,000.
It is run by National Savings and Investments (NS&I), with winners selected 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 August 2026
Every month, only two winners take home £1 million, but there are still plenty of other prizes available from the draw.
No one from Dorset won a £1 million prize in August, but two people took home £50,000.
They had the bond numbers 507CT482911 and 411TH105275 respectively.
The prize money won was split up in the county like so:
- £50,000 - 2
- £25,000 - 4
- £10,000 - 12
- £5,000 - 25
- £1,000 - 211
The overall total won by Dorset residents in August 2026 was £656,000.
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.
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.
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