:00:15. > :00:22.It's Wednesday, the 21 December, four more sleeps till Christmas.
:00:22. > :00:27.Here for the midweek draws is Jennie Falconer. I'm so excited. It
:00:27. > :00:32.is approaching fast. Imagine becoming a mill air in time for the
:00:32. > :00:41.2578. What a fantastic feeling. could even leave Santa a present.
:00:41. > :00:49.On Friday OJ and Myleen is hosting a special show. Friday sees the
:00:49. > :00:53.creation of 25 millionaires. All in one night, with the EuroMillions,
:00:53. > :00:57.Millionaire Raffle super draw. Pretty special. The chances to win
:00:57. > :01:00.a fortune don't end there. Tonight we have a live Thunderball and
:01:01. > :01:04.Lotto draw. Why not get cracking with the first draw of the evening.
:01:04. > :01:14.Grab your tickets and pay close attention. Wre now officially ready
:01:14. > :01:34.
:01:34. > :01:41.Release the mid-week balls please On Saturday, two very lucky ticket
:01:41. > :01:47.holders each won �500,000 on this game. Well done. Right then Julie,
:01:47. > :01:55.are we ready to start Thunderball? Yes, we are. Fabulous. Good luck.
:01:55. > :01:59.We're off! Which is going to be the first, there it is, 38. 39 balls in
:01:59. > :02:05.all to pick from in this first machine. Choose five of them.
:02:06. > :02:13.That's how it works. Next up is 14. And the third to be drawn this
:02:13. > :02:20.Wednesday evening is number five. You get a prize for matching with
:02:20. > :02:30.just the Thunderball itself. Number 20. The final ball from the first
:02:30. > :02:33.
:02:34. > :02:38.machine is 21. Release the 14 Thunderballs now please. All right
:02:38. > :02:42.then, will your Christmas be a cascade of cash? If you've matched
:02:42. > :02:49.the numbers so far and you go on to match with the Thunderball as well,
:02:49. > :02:54.it will be. Here we go, the very best of luck to you all.
:02:55. > :02:59.Cascade of cash, I'm glad you had that to say. There it is, number
:02:59. > :03:09.three. Here are tonight's Thunderball numbers again in
:03:09. > :03:12.
:03:13. > :03:18.Now in a short while, we have the Lotto draw. But first, I have a
:03:18. > :03:21.story for you. On Saturday, one very lucky ticket holder scooped an
:03:21. > :03:27.amazing early Christmas present worth over �4.6 million by matching
:03:27. > :03:30.all six main numbers. Very nice indeed. But, did you know, if they
:03:31. > :03:37.were to take their winnings in pound coins and place them on top
:03:37. > :03:41.of each other, it would take quite a while, it would be over 14
:03:41. > :03:45.kilometres high? Due know that? Nearly twice the height of Everest.
:03:45. > :03:51.How do you know things? I spent ages today practising that.
:03:51. > :03:56.Interesting, isn't it. Right, the mashes are primed. And Julie's --
:03:56. > :04:06.machines are primed and Julie's gloves are on. That means it's time
:04:06. > :04:08.
:04:08. > :04:13.What kind of money are we playing for tonight? Let's see if we can't
:04:13. > :04:19.outfact you, tonight's estimated jackpot is an incredible �2.2
:04:19. > :04:24.million. Or to put it into festive perspective, about 30,000 Christmas
:04:24. > :04:30.dinners. Is that including everything, sprouts, mince pies?
:04:30. > :04:34.All the trimmings. Plenty of leftovers as well. Oh, yeah. Alan,
:04:35. > :04:40.please take the reins. Release the big money balls.
:04:40. > :04:44.Now thanks to Louise we're using Merlin and set of balls number five.
:04:44. > :04:48.Over 419,000 lucky tickets won a prize on Saturday. As we've been
:04:48. > :04:54.hearing, one ticket holder scooped the jackpot and a further ten
:04:54. > :04:59.matched five plus the bonus. They won over �143,000 each. Well done.
:04:59. > :05:04.Is Merlin ready? Yes, he is. He's looking good. Good luck everyone.
:05:04. > :05:10.Here we go. There's the first one, number 30. National Lottery players
:05:10. > :05:15.raise around �30 million for good causes every week. Next, number
:05:15. > :05:20.seven. Also drawn ten Saturdays ago. 221st time we've seen that one.
:05:20. > :05:27.Next is number 28. It joined us last week too. 204th time as a
:05:27. > :05:31.Lotto main ball. The next is 34, also joined us five Saturdays ago.
:05:31. > :05:35.210th time as a main ball. The fifth is number 38. Since it
:05:35. > :05:42.launched in '94, the National Lottery has given away over �38
:05:42. > :05:48.billion in prizes. The sixth is number 45. Bonus five Saturdays ago.
:05:48. > :05:58.251st time we've seen it. The bonus is number six. Millionaires row
:05:58. > :06:02.
:06:02. > :06:10.Thank you. Don't forget millionaires month comes to its
:06:10. > :06:17.conclusion on Friday, with the creation of 25 millionaires in time
:06:17. > :06:20.for Christmas. Join us with special guests the Overtones. Scott's here