:00:17. > :00:22.Hello everyone and welcome to the National Lottery Live. It's very
:00:23. > :00:26.exciting to be back here at Lottery HQ and I am most definitely in the
:00:27. > :00:28.mood to help make some winners tonight!
:00:29. > :00:32.Glad to hear it Kate. Welcome back! Thanks Alan. OK, we're a matter of
:00:33. > :00:35.seconds away from your first chance to win a fortune this weekend.
:00:36. > :00:39.We kick off tonight's proceedings with the Thunderball draw, which has
:00:40. > :00:42.a top prize of half a million pounds. That's followed closely by
:00:43. > :00:46.tonight's big Lotto draw, with a jackpot of an estimated ?4.4
:00:47. > :00:49.million! Also, a little later in the show, we'll be turning our
:00:50. > :00:52.attentions to cooler climates, where a number of National Lottery-funded
:00:53. > :00:57.members of GB's Paralympic squad are competing for glory over in Sochi.
:00:58. > :01:02.But first it's time for one final call for nominations ahead of this
:01:03. > :01:06.year's National Lottery Awards. Did you know that you help to raise a
:01:07. > :01:10.staggering ?33 million every single week for National Lottery projects?
:01:11. > :01:13.The money you raise makes an enormous difference to people,
:01:14. > :01:17.places and communities all over the UK. So if you know of a project that
:01:18. > :01:21.has benefited from National Lottery funding, why not nominate them for
:01:22. > :01:24.an award? There are seven different categories and the winners will
:01:25. > :01:28.feature as part of a star-studded ceremony later this year here on BBC
:01:29. > :01:37.One. Hosting the event will be John Barrowman, and here he is now with
:01:38. > :01:42.details of how you can nominate. Hi everybody I'm John barrowman and I'm
:01:43. > :01:45.very excited to be hosting this year's National Lottery awards. You
:01:46. > :01:48.still have some time to nominate your favourite National Lottery
:01:49. > :01:52.funded project, but there is not much time, so get moving. In order
:01:53. > :02:03.to do that, you have to nominate before March 12th at midnight. Hey,
:02:04. > :02:13.and I will see you on the night. Thank you John and good luck to all
:02:14. > :02:18.who are entering. Okay, time now for tonight's Thunderball draw.
:02:19. > :02:22.Right, here we go then. Good evening drawmaster Matt. Are we all set? Hi
:02:23. > :02:26.Kate. We most certainly are! Excellent. Half a million pounds
:02:27. > :02:31.could soon be yours, folks. Matt, please start up the first machine.
:02:32. > :02:34.Our drawmaster tonight is Matt Chamberlain and the draws are being
:02:35. > :02:41.overseen by an independent adjudicator. Excalibur five and set
:02:42. > :02:44.of balls number seven were chosen today. There have been over 462,000
:02:45. > :02:49.winning tickets on Thunderball this past week. Congratulations if yours
:02:50. > :02:51.was one of them! Thanks very much Alan. Okay, let's get proceedings
:02:52. > :03:46.underway. Good luck everyone! Start up that second machine if you
:03:47. > :03:52.would please, Matt. That's the five main balls but we still need the
:03:53. > :03:55.all-important Thunderball. Every ticket is still in play, even if
:03:56. > :03:58.you've yet to match with any numbers. You can still win a prize
:03:59. > :04:21.by matching with just the Thunderball alone. Best of luck.
:04:22. > :04:26.Thanks Alan. Tonight's big Lotto draw is coming right up, but before
:04:27. > :04:30.that, with the 2014 Paralympics under way over in Sochi, there's
:04:31. > :04:35.time to say a huge good luck to your National Lottery-funded members of
:04:36. > :04:38.Paralympics GB's squad. Kelly Gallagher and her guide, Charlotte
:04:39. > :04:41.Evans, were in action earlier this morning in the women's downhill
:04:42. > :04:46.skiing, alongside a triumphant Jade Etherington and guide Caroline
:04:47. > :04:49.Powell, who won silver! Congratulations, an amazing
:04:50. > :04:53.achievement! They'll be competing in more events over the course of the
:04:54. > :04:57.week. Meanwhile, for those of you who were gripped by the curling a
:04:58. > :05:00.couple of weeks back when Team GB picked up a silver and a bronze,
:05:01. > :05:04.look out for the wheelchair curling squad. No doubt we'll have more
:05:05. > :05:08.nailbiting moments ahead. We're all rooting for you guys. The best of
:05:09. > :05:10.luck to you and the rest of the team.
:05:11. > :05:15.OK, Sochi's athletes may be warming up to take the stage, but now the
:05:16. > :05:18.spotlight is on you at home. So who's ready to win big? Everyone
:05:19. > :05:37.take a deep breath, because here comes tonight's Lotto draw.
:05:38. > :05:41.Release those weekend balls. Tonight's Lotto rollover jackpot is
:05:42. > :05:58.worth an estimated ?4.4 million. We are using Lancelot and with it
:05:59. > :06:01.set of balls number five. In the last week there have been over
:06:02. > :06:03.570,000 winning tickets on Lotto. This includes four lucky ticket
:06:04. > :06:07.holders who shared last Saturday's rollover jackpot and a further two
:06:08. > :06:14.on Wednesday who also matched with all six numbers. Congratulations and
:06:15. > :06:18.well done! Thanks Alan. It could be your turn
:06:19. > :06:25.tonight. Tickets at the ready. It's time to make millionaires! And she
:06:26. > :07:27.means it. Thanks Alan. Remember, every line of
:07:28. > :07:31.Lotto gives entry to the Lotto Raffle Draw and tonight, as it's a
:07:32. > :07:38.rollover, there are 100 prizes of ?20,000 up for grabs. -- 50 prizes.
:07:39. > :07:42.To find out if you're a winner, full results will be available later via
:07:43. > :07:48.the red button or by visiting bbc.co.uk/lottery and following the
:07:49. > :07:52.links. Early indications show that the region with the most raffle
:07:53. > :07:55.winners tonight is Scotland. The results of this week's draws are
:07:56. > :07:58.available on BBC One on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 10.35pm,
:07:59. > :08:01.straight after the 10 o'clock News. And you can also watch this week's
:08:02. > :08:04.Lotto, Thunderball and EuroMillions by visiting the website.
:08:05. > :08:08.I'm back with you next Saturday night together with the last in the
:08:09. > :08:10.present series of Who Dares Wins, but for now, have a fantastic week.
:08:11. > :08:15.Goodnight!