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UK National Lottery Celebrates a Quarter Century

UK National Lottery Celebrates a Quarter Century   The UK National Lottery celebrated its 25th birthday! The first draw took place on November 19th 1994 and the lottery has since paid out an incredible £71 billion in prize money to winners across all National Lottery games in the UK. This Continue Reading

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Who Won the National Lottery First?

Who Won the National Lottery First?   The very first UK National Lottery draw was held live on BBC on 19th November 1994. It was hosted by the TV favourites of that day: Noel Edmonds and Anthea Turner. Tickets sold for £1 per line and some 25 million people (about 40% of the population at […]Continue Reading

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IN THE NICK OF TIME

IN THE NICK OF TIME Timing is everything in life and can be life altering. Too soon and you miss an opportunity, too late and you can misthat very same opportunity.   A warehouse worker from Bradley Stoke, in Bristol almost lost a life changing win, but he managed to avoid it in the nick […]Continue Reading

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The Lottery – A Game for the Young at Heart

The Lottery – A Game for the Young at Heart When you think of lottery winners, images of elderly men and women who have weathered the storms of life and come out on the other side may spring to mind. After all, you need to have both the wisdom and the wherewithal to beat the […]Continue Reading

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Lottery Power and Lottery Fever

Lottery Power and Lottery Fever Across the world people are playing the lottery every week, some twice a week as every Tuesday and Friday night is Mega Millions night – this is when the live draw takes place.  The jackpot is guaranteed a prize amount that includes annuity interest.  Sometimes it is a “roll-over”.   As […]Continue Reading

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It’s all in the stars… or is it?

It’s all in the stars… or is it? Do you put much faith in what the horoscopes predict in the daily print media?    Rachel Bryan didn’t think much of the first one she saw. However when she spotted a second horoscope prediction for a big win, she decided to go with it and purchase […]Continue Reading

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It all comes out in the wash! Granny “lotto” winner up for fraud?

It all comes out in the wash! Granny “lotto” winner up for fraud? Susanne Hinte, who moved to the UK from her native Germany at the age of 19, now 48 years old and a grandmother may face fraud charges.   David and Carol Martin The record breaking UK Lottery Jackpot of £66 Million was […]Continue Reading

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What were the UK Lottery results for the 21st July 2012

The UK lottery results for Saturday the 21st July draw were as follows: Main numbers: 05-14-20-40-41-42 Bonus:08 Some trivia: The National Lottery is the state-franchised national lottery in the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man. It is operated by Camelot Group, to whom the licence was granted in 1994, 2001 and again in 2007. […]Continue Reading