The Premium Bonds March jackpot saw two £1 million winners, both holding the maximum £50,000 allowed in their accounts. According to major media reports, the winners came from Liverpool and Norfolk. The Liverpool winner purchased their bond in April 2022, while the Norfolk winner has held their bond since September 2016.
In the three draws so far this year, all six £1 million winners have had the maximum £50,000 allowed. The lowest holding to win the jackpot in the past year was £7,000 in August in Central Bedfordshire. The average holding of £1 million winners over the past 12 months is just over £42,000.
Other significant Premium Bonds prizes were awarded to holders with more modest investments. A Premium Bonds holder in Oxfordshire won £100,000 with a £1,230 holding. Two winners in Leeds and Devon won £100,000 with holdings of £2,100 and £3,000 respectively. A winner in Greater Manchester won £50,000 on a £200 holding purchased in June 2006.
Premium Bonds remain immensely popular across the United Kingdom, with roughly 23 million Britons holding them. Around 1.4 million savers now hold the maximum £50,000, a significant increase from 600,000 in 2019. Premium Bonds are the most popular UK savings account and have passed £40 billion in prizes drawn since launching in November 1956.
Changes are coming to the Premium Bonds prize structure that will affect future distributions. NS&I will cut the Premium Bonds prize rate from 3.6% to 3.3% from the April 2026 draw. Simultaneously, NS&I will lengthen the odds for each £1 bond winning a prize to 23,000 to 1 from 22,000 to 1 from April 2026. Andrew Westhead, NS&I retail director, explained in an official statement that the change reflects market adjustments to balance interests.
Brilliant news, someone in the UK has scooped a life-changing £181 million! That makes this the biggest win of 2026 so far and the third biggest UK National Lottery winner of all time. With that size fortune, this lucky winner would have wealth on a par with the likes of Adele (worth an estimated £170 million). Just imagine the kind of lifestyle that could unlock! Anyone who bought a ticket should take a moment to check it carefully — you could be the winner we’re looking for.
The number of £100,000 prizes will fall from 78 in the most recent draw to an estimated 71 in April 2026. There will be 143 prizes worth £50,000 versus 156, and 285 prizes worth £25,000 versus 313 in March 2026.
Turning to lottery draws, the EuroMillions jackpot has generated conflicting reports about Tuesday night's outcome. Major media reports indicate a mystery person has won a £181 million EuroMillions jackpot in Tuesday night's draw. The £181 million win would be the third biggest UK payout of all time and the biggest jackpot of 2026 so far. The winning ticket was bought somewhere in the UK, but the winner has yet to come forward.
Contradicting this narrative, other sources report that two UK ticket-holders have each won more than £41 million in Tuesday's EuroMillions jackpot. According to these reports, two tickets bought in the UK and one bought in France matched all seven numbers and shared the jackpot, winning £41,844,862.30 each.
Adding to the confusion, sources provide different sets of winning numbers for the same EuroMillions draw. According to multiple reports, the winning EuroMillions numbers were 12, 14, 27, 44, 50 with Lucky Stars 04 and 12.
Beyond the jackpot confusion, one UK ticket-holder matched five numbers and one Lucky Star to win £355,164.90 in the EuroMillions draw. Friday's EuroMillions jackpot resets to an estimated £14 million.
What an exciting time to be a Lotto player, as next Wednesday (4 March) there will be a life-changing estimated £12m Lotto ‘Must Be Won’ jackpot up for grabs. Make sure to get your tickets early to be in with a chance to win!
In Saturday's Lotto draw, no ticket holders matched all six main numbers, meaning the jackpot was missed. Wednesday's "Must Be Won" Lotto jackpot will be an estimated £12 million. Andy Carter, senior winners' adviser at Allwyn, said in a press release that it's an exciting time for Lotto players with the upcoming jackpot.
Three lucky players matched five out of six numbers plus the bonus number to win £1 million each in Saturday's Lotto draw. The winning Lotto numbers were 12, 15, 22, 28, 31, 32 with bonus ball 23.
In Lotto HotPicks, no ticket holder matched all five numbers to win the £350,000 top prize. The winning Thunderball numbers were 03, 05, 07, 33, 38 with Thunderball 05. No player won the top prize of £500,000 in Thunderball by matching all five numbers plus the Thunderball. Two ticket holders matched five numbers in Thunderball to win £5,000 each.
Andy Carter, senior winners' adviser at Allwyn, expressed enthusiasm in a press release about the reported £181 million win, noting its significance and encouraging ticket checks.
The identity and exact location of the mystery winner of the £181 million EuroMillions jackpot remain undisclosed. Similarly, the identities and locations of the two UK winners who each reportedly won over £41 million in the EuroMillions jackpot have not been revealed. The reason why sources report conflicting winning numbers and prize amounts for the same EuroMillions draw remains unexplained.