National Lottery News
Founded by a parliamentary act, the UK National Lottery was unveiled in the year 1993, on October 21st. Thanks to the exciting draws that it catered out to millions, it soon became the rage of the nation and did not take long enough to scale up the charts of popularity. Camelot Group was picked out as the official operator of the lottery during that time and it still continues to hold onto this role till date.
The maiden tickets of the lottery was put up on sale on 14th November, 1994 and the draw was conducted on the 19th day of the same month, same year, with 20 million + viewers tuning in to the BBC1 for a glimpse of the National Lottery Show, live on air.
Machines used
At the onset, 5 machines were used to draw the balls in National Lottery – Arthur, Lancelot, Guinevere, Galahad and Merlin. The ‘Guinevere’ no longer exists but 8 additional machines have now been incorporated into the game, namely, Amethyst, Garnet, Opal, Pearl, Moonstone, Sapphire, Topaz and Vyvyan.
The lottery
Putting stakes at the National Lottery would cost you £ 1 for every single line of numbers, the Euro Millions game is different. Every player has to select 6 numbers, placed between 1 and 49. A player getting all 6 right wins the jackpot and in case there is more than one in this category, the money is equally distributed between them (If the jackpot is not hit, the win amount is “rolled over” to the next week for a bigger win value). Some draws are different, The Health Lottery results are only once a week.
The “Bonus Ball” is the additional number that is drawn out after the initial 6 numbers.
The subsequent highest prizes go out to people who get 5/4 and 3 matching numbers respectively.
Buying National Lottery Tickets online
Most players prefer buying the lottery tickets online as it is much more quick, convenient and easy. Many websites sell out these tickets and you can buy them from here by directly transferring funds from your bank account online.
The best part of buying online is that, your ticket is checked by default, in time, and an email is sent out to you, if you have hit the WIN button. You need not remember to check out your numbers if you opt for direct debit and never worry about misplacing your ticket too. Smaller win money is straightaway transferred to your lottery account, this happens with Euro Millions results. For prize money upto £5,000, the amount is directly credited to your debit card.