34 Premium Bonds winners in Northamptonshire scoop up share of nearly £600,000 in May

The winners of the latest Premium Bonds prize draw in May have been announced - and 34 lucky winners in Northamptonshire all took home a significant amount of money.

New research from iGaming media platform Japan-101 analysed the latest data from National Savings and Investment (NS&I) and found that two lucky people in the county won £100,000.

Three people won £50,000, three people won £25,000, and eight people won £10,000.

Of the 34 winners from Northamptonshire, the average holding amount of Premium Bonds was £37,806.

Nozomi Kato, spokesperson for Japan-101, said: “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.”

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 two people winning the £1 million jackpot, 79 people winning £100,000, a further 157 winners scooping up £50,000.