:00:17. > :00:26.APPLAUSE Hello and welcome to the post-stick
:00:27. > :00:33.stick. Well done Ms Clancy. The jackpot is ?4.4 million. Very good.
:00:34. > :00:37.Plus, we have Lotto Raffle, 50 prizes of ?20,000. And we will be
:00:38. > :00:40.chatting to this right bunch of jokers, The Clown Doctors, who are
:00:41. > :00:45.living proof that laughter can be the best medicine for sick children.
:00:46. > :00:51.Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas, Chris! Well done. First, let's see
:00:52. > :00:52.if we can't stick ?500,000 in someone's Christmas stocking with
:00:53. > :01:05.Thunderball. Good evening, Draw Master, Matt.
:01:06. > :01:06.Merry Christmas. And to you. Will you release the balls, please?
:01:07. > :01:19.Indeed. Alan, are you joining us? I thought
:01:20. > :01:24.I might. Both of tonight's draws are being overseen by an independent
:01:25. > :01:30.adjudicator. Earlier today, Excalibur 2 and set of balls 8 was
:01:31. > :01:43.selected at random for us. Let's start the draw. The first one is
:01:44. > :01:59.about to appear. That is 35. Next up is 18. Three opportunities per week
:02:00. > :02:06.to play the game itself. Next is 36. Next this Saturday night is 20.
:02:07. > :02:15.Finally, from this, our first machine, how about 32? Marvellous.
:02:16. > :02:25.OK, let's draw the Thunderball itself. Up pops 13. So here are
:02:26. > :02:39.tonight's Thunderball numbers again in ascending order:
:02:40. > :02:46.Thank you. Now, in the past five years, ?1.6 billion of National
:02:47. > :02:51.Lottery funding has gone to projects that help improve the lives of young
:02:52. > :02:58.people in spectacularly diverse ways. There are few ways more
:02:59. > :03:10.appreciated than laughter. Cue the brilliant Clown Doctors.
:03:11. > :03:17.She wanted to put performance to a fantastic case and what better use
:03:18. > :03:22.than going to visit sick and vulnerable children and delivering
:03:23. > :03:27.interactions for them. Robin House is a children's hospice and it's for
:03:28. > :03:35.children with life-threatening conditions. What the Clown Doctors
:03:36. > :03:45.give is unique, they gauge it so well, whether it is quiet play or
:03:46. > :03:54.noisy play. Personally, it is the best job in the world. We have
:03:55. > :04:03.special moments with children. I'm grateful for that. Moses had several
:04:04. > :04:13.experiences and it is nice to see a smile on Rosie's face. The work they
:04:14. > :04:15.do is amazing. You learn every day. You get to meet brilliant kids and
:04:16. > :04:28.brilliant people. You have to love The Clown Doctors.
:04:29. > :04:32.Pip, tell us how all this started? The Clown Doctors is an
:04:33. > :04:40.international movement. It was started by a performer who wanted to
:04:41. > :04:47.enhance the experience for sick and vulnerable children in hospices. You
:04:48. > :04:58.get a free alter ego. Carmen becomes? Dr Squeegie. Dr Cous Cous.
:04:59. > :05:06.Dr Doodle. Dr Beatz. You don't have to. Dr Beatz, what is the best thing
:05:07. > :05:10.you get back All this giving? -- get back from all this giving? When we
:05:11. > :05:13.come towards the end of a visit, the parents will inform us that is
:05:14. > :05:16.possibly one of the first times they have smiled that week. That is a
:05:17. > :05:22.real privilege. That is such a big deal. It is. Lilian, you are an
:05:23. > :05:28.activities coordinator. What can you tell that the kids get from The
:05:29. > :05:32.Clown Doctors? When The Clown Doctors come, they make it that
:05:33. > :05:35.extra special. They bring fun and laughter and most importantly, they
:05:36. > :05:40.leave happy memories for our families. Brilliant. National
:05:41. > :05:45.Lottery funding, what has it done for you? It is vital to us to
:05:46. > :05:49.provide smiles to 10,000 brave children all over Scotland and their
:05:50. > :05:52.families. We visit 15 units throughout Scotland and we wouldn't
:05:53. > :05:56.be able to do that without the National Lottery. Fabulous. You are
:05:57. > :06:01.very welcome. To find out more about The Clown Doctors and why wouldn't
:06:02. > :06:04.you want to, please visit the website, bbc.co.uk/lottery. No
:06:05. > :06:14.clowning around now as it is time for Lotto.
:06:15. > :06:30.It is that man again, Matt. Let's get going with those Lotto balls. He
:06:31. > :06:35.gets everywhere. Who is this wishing us all the very best? They are
:06:36. > :06:42.volunteers and parents from Robin House. Earlier today, we asked Ms
:06:43. > :06:49.Johnson to select this evening's draw equipment. Chris? Camera one
:06:50. > :06:54.was very eager there to get home! Wednesday's double rollover was won
:06:55. > :06:58.by one lucky ticket holder who scooped ?7.9 million. Could you have
:06:59. > :07:13.the winning ticket tonight? Good luck, everyone. Here we go. The
:07:14. > :07:23.first one is 40. The next one is 33, drawn seven Wednesdays back. The
:07:24. > :07:30.third one - that is 28. The fourth one, please. Hout Out she pops, 18.
:07:31. > :07:46.The fifth one is 12. The sixth number is for the jackpot
:07:47. > :07:51.- 25. Excellent. Next, the bonus is 17. So millionaire's row this
:07:52. > :08:05.Saturday night looks like this in ascending order:
:08:06. > :08:13.Alright. Thank you very much. Remember, every line of Lotto gives
:08:14. > :08:18.entry into the Lotto Raffle, which has 50 prizes of ?20,000. We can see
:08:19. > :08:25.where the majority of those numbers are with the Raffle Map. Wow, look
:08:26. > :08:34.at that. Well done, London. Wow. This Christmas Day's midweek Lotto
:08:35. > :08:41.day - there is an extra Lotto Raffle where there will be a guaranteed 500
:08:42. > :08:48.prizes of ?20,000. That is an extra ?10 million to be won. That is
:08:49. > :08:53.almost it from us. A huge thank you to The Clown Doctors. APPLAUSE As
:08:54. > :08:56.always, for full results, go to the led button later or go to
:08:57. > :09:04.bbc.co.uk/lottery. We will be back next Saturday. Have a very Merry
:09:05. > :09:06.Christmas. Abbey Clancy tonight, didn't she do well? Good night.
:09:07. > :09:09.Merry Christmas.