National Lottery (United Kingdom) National Lottery is franchised to a private operator; the Camelot Group was awarded the franchise on 25 May 1994. The first draw took place on 19 November 1994 with a television programme presented by Noel Edmonds. The first numbers drawn were 30, 3, 5, 44, 14 and 22, the bonus was 10, and seven jackpot winners shared a prize of £5,874,778. Tickets became available on the Isle of Man on 2 December 1999 at the request of Tynwald. A second lottery draw, Thunderball, was introduced by Camelot on 12 June 1999. The National Lottery undertook a major rebranding programme in
Matt Johnson (TV presenter) "This Morning" show on ITV. Johnson left "This Morning" in 2013 and presented his final show on 30 August. From 14 February to 16 August 2011 Johnson was co-presenter of Channel 5's "OK! TV". In 2012, Johnson appeared as a celebrity contestant on the Christmas edition of "Take Me Out". In August 2013, he was a contestant on an episode of "" He appeared as a contestant on a celebrity episode of "The Chase" in December 2014. Johnson occasionally presented "The National Lottery Draws" on BBC One. He also co-presented "Hwb", a programme for Welsh learners, on Welsh-language channel S4C.