To check whether your Premium Bonds won in November 2026, use the official NS&I prize checker from Tuesday, November 3, 2026. On the website, enter your Premium Bonds holder’s number; alternatively, use NS&I’s dedicated prize checker app with either your holder’s number or your NS&I number. You do not need to search a published list of every winner. The checker searches the relevant prizes for your holding.
Information checked November 2, 2026: NS&I’s public checker stated that the next results would be available November 3. It did not specify a release time, so an exact morning launch hour should not be assumed. The published November prize counts were still estimates rather than confirmed results. All times and dates in this guide refer to the United Kingdom unless stated otherwise.
NS&I updates its prize checker on the day after the first working day of each month. For November 2026, the first working day is Monday, November 2, and the results-checking date is Tuesday, November 3. London is on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC+00:00) on these dates, following the UK’s October change from British Summer Time. The calendar date is therefore also November 3 in UTC; NS&I has not provided a specific publication hour to convert.
There is a distinction between jackpot announcements and the public checker. NS&I normally announces the two £1 million winning Bond numbers on the first working day, after contacting the jackpot winners. Its public checker then lets other Bond holders look for prizes from £25 to £100,000 on the following day. If the checker still displays October results when you visit, look for NS&I’s stated next-results date rather than assuming that your November entry has lost.
The website checker uses a holder’s number, not your 11-digit NS&I customer number. You also do not need to enter every individual Bond number. NS&I’s prize-checking instructions explain the accepted identifiers and show that the checker covers more than the newest draw.
If you prefer a phone, download the Premium Bonds prize checker app using the links on NS&I’s official app information page. It is different from the general NS&I account-management app. The dedicated checker can remember multiple holdings, so you can check your own Bonds and family holdings you are authorized to manage without entering each identifier every month.
The dedicated app accepts either a holder’s number or an NS&I number. Enter the requested identifier, follow the on-screen setup, and select the latest draw when it becomes available. NS&I says the app also shows the previous six draws and older unclaimed prizes. If you only have your NS&I number and do not know the holder’s number, use the app rather than putting the NS&I number into the website prize checker.
| Identifier | What it looks like | Where it works for checking prizes |
|---|---|---|
| Premium Bonds holder’s number | Nine or ten digits, or eight digits followed by a letter | Official website checker and dedicated prize checker app |
| NS&I number | Eleven digits, beginning 11, 21, 31, or 41 | Dedicated prize checker app; also used to access an NS&I online account |
| Individual Bond number | A separate number assigned to an individual Bond | Not the identifier requested by the website holder-number checker |
If you cannot find your records, first check correspondence from NS&I or the details in your online account. For an old holding that may be lost or forgotten, NS&I has a tracing service. It can help where paperwork is missing or Bonds may have been bought for you as a child. Do not share holder numbers or account credentials in public comments or social media posts.
Premium Bonds pay prizes rather than conventional interest on your individual balance. NS&I’s published annual prize fund rate for draws from September 2026 was 4.35%, variable, with monthly odds of 21,000 to 1 for each eligible £1 Bond number. These are odds per Bond, not a guarantee that any particular saver will receive a 4.35% return. Someone can win nothing in a month, while another holder can win more than the notional average.
Prize amounts run from £25 to £1 million, with two £1 million jackpots in the published prize structure. For the November 2026 draw, NS&I’s prize allocation table estimated 6,564,673 prizes worth £499,735,600. NS&I explicitly labels those figures estimates subject to change. They must not be confused with a final count of November winners or a claim that a specific Bond has won.
In most cases, a newly purchased Premium Bond must be held for a full calendar month before its first draw. For example, Bonds purchased during September 2026 would ordinarily be eligible for November’s draw after being held throughout October. Bonds purchased during October would ordinarily enter December’s draw; Bonds purchased during November would enter January 2027’s draw. Once eligible, a Bond remains in subsequent monthly draws as long as you hold it on the first day of the relevant month.
There is an exception for Bonds obtained by automatically reinvesting a prize: NS&I says these new Bonds can qualify for the next month’s draw. Checking too early or using a Bond bought too recently is a common reason for misunderstanding a result. A result showing no prize is not by itself evidence that your money disappeared.
Prizes are free of UK Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax. How you receive one depends on the payment option on your NS&I record. You can generally have eligible prizes deposited into a nominated bank account or NS&I Direct Saver, automatically reinvested in new Premium Bonds up to the £50,000 holding limit, or paid by post under the arrangements applicable to your holding. If you choose bank payment or reinvestment and have supplied notification details, NS&I can notify you by email or text.
To review your preferences, sign in at NS&I, open Your profile, and select Your prize options. NS&I’s official help page also explains how to change options without using an online account. If a prize should have reached your bank but is still absent after the seventh working day of the month, NS&I recommends contacting it to check your bank details. Posted prize checks may take until the end of the month and expire after three months; NS&I can arrange replacements.
The same checker displays the current available month, the preceding six draws, and older prizes that have not been claimed. If you think an old prize was missed, you can also sign in to see your prize history or contact NS&I. Its unclaimed-prize guidance states that there is no time limit for claiming an unclaimed prize. A missed letter or an outdated address does not mean the prize is forfeited.
As an example, if you inherited old paperwork and discover a holding from years ago, do not assume it is worthless because recent searches show no wins. First establish who owns the Bonds through NS&I’s tracing process; then check the verified holding for any unclaimed prizes. NS&I restricts searches for someone else’s Bonds to people with appropriate authority, such as a parent or guardian, a person with power of attorney, or an executor.
Use the official nsandi.com website or the app-store links reached from NS&I. Be cautious of messages claiming you must pay a fee or urgently enter account details to unlock a prize. NS&I’s text-message safety guidance states that it does not send a text link directly to its login page or ask for online banking details in a text. If a message seems suspicious, navigate to the official site independently instead of following the message’s link.
You can access the checker, but the November results may not yet appear. NS&I published November 3 as the next results date; no exact hour was confirmed when this guide was prepared.
Yes. The public checker is intended for individual holders to find available prizes, including those starting at £25, rather than just the £1 million jackpots named in media announcements.
No. Buying extra Bonds is not a requirement for checking or claiming a prize. Reinvestment is a separate payment choice that you can make if suitable for you, subject to the holding limit.
Bottom line: On or after Tuesday, November 3, visit NS&I’s official prize checker, enter your Premium Bonds holder’s number, and make sure the displayed draw month is November 2026. If you only have an NS&I number, use the dedicated prize checker app. Review any older unclaimed prizes and keep your contact and payment details up to date.
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