:00:16. > :00:22.It's June 15th and we're live from Lottery HQ with your Wednesday
:00:22. > :00:26.night host, Scott Mills. Thanks Charles, hello everyone and welcome
:00:26. > :00:30.to the show. Just before we get started with tonight's live draws,
:00:30. > :00:32.I want to remind you about this year's National Lottery Awards. The
:00:32. > :00:38.Awards are an annual search to find the UK's favourite Lotteryfunded
:00:38. > :00:41.projects. Lottery players raise �28 million each week for projects all
:00:41. > :00:51.across the UK and the Awards are a great way to highlight how that
:00:51. > :00:55.
:00:55. > :00:58.funding has changed the UK for the better. -- Lottery-funded. And
:00:58. > :01:01.here's how you can get involved. We are asking you to choose your
:01:01. > :01:05.favourite project to go through to the final of this year's awards.
:01:05. > :01:07.There are seven categories and each has 10 projects to choose from. The
:01:07. > :01:11.winners will be announced in a special star studded event right
:01:11. > :01:14.here on BBC One in the Autumn. For more information and to cast your
:01:14. > :01:17.vote head to BBC online and follow the links. Voting closes at midday
:01:17. > :01:20.on Monday 20th June. There are some really great projects this year. So
:01:20. > :01:23.make sure your favourite project gets the recognition it deserves.
:01:23. > :01:33.Right, back to tonight and your chance to win �500,000. Here comes
:01:33. > :01:39.
:01:39. > :01:44.Thunderball. Charles, it's over to you. Release the midweek balls.
:01:44. > :01:46.Excalibur was chosen for us earlier. Independent adjudicator Sian Fleet-
:01:46. > :01:55.Milne and Draw Master Matt Chamberlain. On Saturday over
:01:55. > :02:05.340,000 lucky tickets won a prize. Are we ready to start Thunderball?
:02:05. > :02:30.
:02:30. > :02:37.Of course. Here we go with the Through opportunities every week to
:02:38. > :02:47.play Thunderball, Wednesday, first -- Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
:02:48. > :02:49.
:02:49. > :02:52.Now release the thunder balls. -- Thunderballs. If you've matched
:02:52. > :02:55.with all the numbers drawn so far then that's already �5,000
:02:55. > :02:58.guaranteed but you could be just one number away from winning that
:02:58. > :03:01.top prize of �500,000. And don't worry if you haven't matched with
:03:01. > :03:11.any numbers yet because matching with the Thunderball alone will
:03:11. > :03:27.
:03:27. > :03:30.still win you a cash prize. Good Just before we get on to tonight's
:03:30. > :03:36.big Lotto draw, a quick reminder that EuroMillions can now be played
:03:36. > :03:38.twice a week, on Tuesdays as well as Fridays. And if you haven't
:03:38. > :03:41.checked your tickets from last Tuesday 7th June when 15
:03:41. > :03:44.millionaires were created with the UK Millionaire Raffle, head online
:03:44. > :03:54.for the results because there are still 31 million pound prizes yet
:03:54. > :04:04.
:04:04. > :04:07.to be claimed. -- three �1 million. You'll also find a video explaining
:04:07. > :04:10.how to play EuroMillions and the changes to the game. Time now to
:04:10. > :04:20.see if we can make you a midweek millionaire with tonight's big
:04:20. > :04:24.
:04:24. > :04:34.Lotto draw. So Charles, what's in the jackpot tonight? Tonight's big
:04:34. > :04:34.
:04:34. > :04:38.Lotto jackpot is an estimated �2.3 milion. -- million. Fantastic,
:04:38. > :04:41.let's see if we can give it away right now. Get those tickets ready.
:04:41. > :04:44.Charles, it's over to you. Saturday night over 465,000 tickets
:04:44. > :04:47.won a prize with four very lucky tickets matching all six main
:04:47. > :04:57.numbers to each scoop a �1.1 million share of the jackpot.
:04:57. > :05:04.
:05:04. > :05:14.Congratulations from all of us here Since it launched in 1994 the
:05:14. > :05:24.
:05:25. > :05:34.National Lottery has given way over 32, the first number to join us the
:05:35. > :05:47.
:05:47. > :05:51.weekend before last. 37 joined us Now if you play Lotto Plus 5 there
:05:51. > :05:54.will be a round up of the week's results at the end of Who Dares
:05:54. > :05:57.Wins on Saturday night. If you want to check if you're a winner before
:05:57. > :06:01.then you can head to our website and see the results there. Right,
:06:01. > :06:04.that's all from me and Charles for tonight. OJ Borg will be here on
:06:04. > :06:09.Friday night at 11.20pm with a EuroMillions jackpot of �80 million
:06:09. > :06:12.along with the UK Millionaire Raffle and Thunderball draw. Then
:06:12. > :06:15.Jenni Falconer is here Saturday night host for the weekend draws
:06:15. > :06:18.during the last in the series of Who Dares Wins from 8pm. She'll be