24/10/2012 The National Lottery: Wednesday Night Draws

It's Wednesday, 24th October. And here to guide us through the

midweek draws, it's Jenni Falconer. Hello and welcome to the show.

Coming up tonight, we've got the Thunderball and Lotto draws, both

of which could make you very rich indeed. And remember, when you play

National Lottery games, you're helping to contribute to the �30

million raised each week for good causes. And every year the nation

gets the chance to vote for its favorite good causes which are

celebrated at the National Lottery Awards. Voting for this years

Awards is about to close so if you've not yet cast your vote then

you'd better hurry, as you only have until midnight on Sunday 28th

October to do it. To vote, simply head online and follow the links.

There's some really great projects this year and receiving your vote

this year and receiving your vote means the world to them, so make

sure it's on your to do list. And what else is on that list? Well, I

should imagine becoming a should imagine becoming a

Thunderball winner, so here it Julie, please start tonight's

The independent adjudicator is Luke Thornley and Draw Master is Julie

Morrissey. There were over 291,000 Thunderball winners at the weekend

with one very lucky ticket matching all the numbers drawn to win that

�500,000 top prize. Congratulations from all of us here. Best of luck

Remember, this next ball, the Thunderball, is worth money to each

and every ticket that matches it. OK, it's time for your chance to

become a multi millionaire. All you need is your ticket and some

reliable eyes to check off your numbers. Got all that? Well, then

Since the lottery began, 3000 millionaires have been created,

winning more than �8.5 billion between them. According to a survey

of lottery winners, they have created a further 3780 millionaires

simply by giving money away to friends and family. What a generous

bunch! They have helped to employ 3195 people through starting or

supporting various businesses. hiring butlers? Well, cleaners,

gardeners and beauticians were on the list. Are you offering your

services as a butler? You rang? like that. Some more statistics,

68% have gone on a five-star holiday, 29% have opted for a hot

tub and 10% have splashed out on state-of-the-art caravans. So, if

you fancy becoming the next national lottery millionaire,

tonight, let's find out how much you could win. Tonight's jackpot

has been estimated at �2.2 million. On Saturday, one lucky ticket

holder scooped the entire �4.4 million jackpot all to themselves.

Julie, are we ready? Yes. OK, good luck to all you would-be

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Thanks, Alan. That's all from us tonight. I hope it's been a lucky

night for you. Matt Johnson is back here on Friday night at 11.20pm

with another huge EuroMillions jackpot estimated at �72 million.

And make sure you join OJ here on Saturday for the weekend draws and