21/09/2013 The National Lottery Draws

With your host, OJ Borg. Thanks very much, Alan. Hello to everyone

at home. Tonight, we have a packed show in store. Not only will there

be two chances to boost those bank accounts with both the Thunderball

and of course the Lotto draw. We will also take a look at some Good

Cause projects from around the UK. Thanks to you, they have recently

been awarded National Lottery funding. But before that, one of

you could be about to finish the weekend half a million pounds

richer. Grab your tickets. Here comes Thunderball. Start up that

first machine, if you would, please, Matt. Our draw master tonight is

Matt Chamberlain and the drawers are being overseen by independent

adjudicator Chris Williams. Excalibur 5. Set of balls number

six. Since last Saturday, over £2.7 billion in prize money has been won

on the Thunderball. Congratulations if you were one of the lucky

winners. Congratulations, indeed. Are we ready?

We can get the second machine started, please. If you have

matched all the numbers drawn so far, you are on the way to becoming

a top prize winner. You just need to match with this next ball, the

Thunderball, as well, and that half a million pounds is yours. Good

luck. By playing National Lottery games,

you have helped to raise money for hundreds of thousands of good

causes across the UK. Here are just a few that have benefited recently

from National Lottery funding. Starting in Wales. Over £3,000 has

been awarded to Newport's Regeneration Association Somerton

Community at Large. RASCAL for short. The money will be used to

fund their Inspired project. It will engage young people at risk of

committing crime, to help to stamp out local anti-social behaviour

problems. In Sheffield, more than £269,000 has been awarded to the

Heeley City Farm, who, among other things, provide education, training

and social opportunities for disadvantaged young people. They

help to make them more employable. The money will go towards the

creation of a learning centre. Further south in Watford, the

Dolphina gymnastics club has been awarded a grant of £50,000. The

club has been running for over 21 years. It has 200 members. The

funding will extend their reach among the community, giving many

hundreds more the chance to learn gymnastics. Finally, this week, it

is great news for the Family Deaf Centre for Deaf Children down in

Bristol and the surrounding areas. The centre delivers British Sign

Language courses to families that live with a deaf child or parent.

They have been awarded more than £42,000 to ensure that they can

continue to not only provide, but improve these courses.

Congratulations. Keep up the brilliant work that you are doing.

Well done to you at home, as well. Since the National Lottery began,

almost 20 years ago, you have helps to raise more than a mind-blowing

£30 billion for over 400,000 grants. Remember, it is your help that

makes this funding possible and a huge thank you for that. It is

almost time for the Lotto, but just before that, some important news

about Lotto Plus 5. Tell us what is happening, Alan. The final Lotto

Plus five draw will take place on Tuesday, 1st October. The last date

you will be able to plus-five your Lotto numbers is this Wednesday,

25th September. Where can people find out more? Head online. You can

follow the link. And now we is the main event, it is time for Lotto.

Alan, how much is the jackpot tonight? £3.6 million is the

estimation. Thanks to Adam from Bracknell, we

are using Merlin tonight. Last Wednesday's double rollover

jackpot was shared between two very lucky ticket holders. Each won more

than £4.1 million. How is that for a midweek pick-me-up? Hopefully,

you are ready at home. Good luck. lucky ticket holders. Each won more

than lucky ticket holders. Each won more

you are ready at home. Good luck. next week's show, we will explain

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