:00:10. > :00:16.It's Wednesday, 24th October. And here to guide us through the
:00:16. > :00:19.midweek draws, it's Jenni Falconer. Hello and welcome to the show.
:00:19. > :00:23.Coming up tonight, we've got the Thunderball and Lotto draws, both
:00:23. > :00:25.of which could make you very rich indeed. And remember, when you play
:00:25. > :00:28.National Lottery games, you're helping to contribute to the �30
:00:28. > :00:31.million raised each week for good causes. And every year the nation
:00:31. > :00:34.gets the chance to vote for its favorite good causes which are
:00:34. > :00:37.celebrated at the National Lottery Awards. Voting for this years
:00:37. > :00:40.Awards is about to close so if you've not yet cast your vote then
:00:40. > :00:46.you'd better hurry, as you only have until midnight on Sunday 28th
:00:46. > :00:49.October to do it. To vote, simply head online and follow the links.
:00:49. > :00:51.There's some really great projects this year and receiving your vote
:00:51. > :00:56.this year and receiving your vote means the world to them, so make
:00:56. > :00:57.sure it's on your to do list. And what else is on that list? Well, I
:00:57. > :01:07.should imagine becoming a should imagine becoming a
:01:07. > :01:10.
:01:10. > :01:20.Thunderball winner, so here it Julie, please start tonight's
:01:20. > :01:20.
:01:20. > :01:23.The independent adjudicator is Luke Thornley and Draw Master is Julie
:01:23. > :01:26.Morrissey. There were over 291,000 Thunderball winners at the weekend
:01:26. > :01:36.with one very lucky ticket matching all the numbers drawn to win that
:01:36. > :01:46.�500,000 top prize. Congratulations from all of us here. Best of luck
:01:46. > :02:23.
:02:23. > :02:33.Remember, this next ball, the Thunderball, is worth money to each
:02:33. > :02:49.
:02:49. > :02:52.and every ticket that matches it. OK, it's time for your chance to
:02:52. > :02:55.become a multi millionaire. All you need is your ticket and some
:02:55. > :03:05.reliable eyes to check off your numbers. Got all that? Well, then
:03:05. > :03:17.
:03:17. > :03:21.Since the lottery began, 3000 millionaires have been created,
:03:21. > :03:27.winning more than �8.5 billion between them. According to a survey
:03:27. > :03:31.of lottery winners, they have created a further 3780 millionaires
:03:31. > :03:37.simply by giving money away to friends and family. What a generous
:03:37. > :03:43.bunch! They have helped to employ 3195 people through starting or
:03:43. > :03:48.supporting various businesses. hiring butlers? Well, cleaners,
:03:48. > :03:55.gardeners and beauticians were on the list. Are you offering your
:03:55. > :04:00.services as a butler? You rang? like that. Some more statistics,
:04:00. > :04:06.68% have gone on a five-star holiday, 29% have opted for a hot
:04:06. > :04:11.tub and 10% have splashed out on state-of-the-art caravans. So, if
:04:11. > :04:15.you fancy becoming the next national lottery millionaire,
:04:15. > :04:25.tonight, let's find out how much you could win. Tonight's jackpot
:04:25. > :04:42.
:04:42. > :04:47.has been estimated at �2.2 million. On Saturday, one lucky ticket
:04:47. > :04:52.holder scooped the entire �4.4 million jackpot all to themselves.
:04:52. > :05:02.Julie, are we ready? Yes. OK, good luck to all you would-be
:05:02. > :05:02.
:05:02. > :05:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:05:52. > :05:55.Thanks, Alan. That's all from us tonight. I hope it's been a lucky
:05:55. > :05:58.night for you. Matt Johnson is back here on Friday night at 11.20pm
:05:58. > :06:01.with another huge EuroMillions jackpot estimated at �72 million.
:06:01. > :06:04.And make sure you join OJ here on Saturday for the weekend draws and