NS&I Premium Bonds May 2023 draw: Winning bond numbers in Greater Manchester

National Savings & Investments (NS&I) has announced the winning numbers for its Premium Bonds May draw. There are 180 winning numbers in Greater Manchester this month, with one lucky winner taking home £50,000.

Premium Bonds is a lottery conducted by National Savings & Investments, where the bonds you’ve invested in gives you a unique number which gets entered into a monthly draw for a chance of winning cash prizes. The bonds do not give you interest, nor do you actually gamble. 

The money sits dormant, potentially for years, with a chance of winning sums of money between £25 and £1,000,000 every month. The oldest number to win money in Greater Manchester this month was bought in October 1977.

To enter into the Premium Bonds prize draw, you’ll first need to buy Premium Bonds. You can invest a minimum amount of £25 and a maximum amount of £50,000 in an account. 

You can purchase a Premium Bond online on NS&I’s website. Alternatively, you can buy bonds by post by sending a completed application form with a valid cheque.

Premium Bonds uses a system called ERNIE and has been going since 1957. Your money is always safe in a bond, as it is backed by the UK Government’s treasury.

NS&I Premium Bonds May draw: Winning numbers in Greater Manchester

Here are all the numbers who won £5,000 or more in the May draw:

• 173CJ702079 - £50,000
• 187YB665563 - £25,000
• 248LZ088942 - £25,000
• 248LZ088942 - £25,000
• 376YD013477 - £25,000
• 462CF625983 - £25,000
• 530FX113966 - £25,000
• 120TH617833 - £10,000
• 236TK641708 - £10,000
• 257FN199974 - £10,000
• 305CK725518 - £10,000
• 336RR918876 - £10,000
• 368QJ501649 - £10,000
• 464QW820521 - £10,000
• 479KA000533 - £10,000
• 534GZ907281 - £10,000
• 54DB668417 - £5,000
• 48JK929641 - £5,000
• 103HE542088 - £5,000
• 139EF029751 - £5,000
• 165JA330593 - £5,000
• 233YW478732 - £5,000
• 307JR909547 - £5,000
• 355YJ530244 - £5,000
• 363ZH469649 - £5,000
• 411AN047528 - £5,000
• 469EZ157650 - £5,000
• 469NN568999 - £5,000
• 485QT816021 - £5,000
• 492XL195881 - £5,000
• 516TX588133 - £5,000

Winning a Premium Bond prize won’t do you much good if you don’t know your number has been drawn. To check if you have won, visit the NS&I website.