National Lottery (United Kingdom) the games. The majority of National Lottery draws take place on live television. The first National Lottery show (entitled "The National Lottery Live: The First Draw") was at 7 pm on Saturday 19 November 1994. Presented by Noel Edmonds, this was an hour long special, in which 49 contestants competed to become the first person to start the draw, the winner being 18-year-old Deborah Walsh. The first number to be drawn was 30. For its first few years, the TV show took the title "The National Lottery Live", and was presented mainly by Anthea Turner or Bob Monkhouse. Other notable
Matt James (TV presenter) in the UK. Matt James presented an episode of "Great British Garden Revival" that aired on BBC Two in 2014. Matt James (TV presenter) Matt James is a British garden designer, horticulturist and university lecturer who rose to fame on the TV programme 'The City Gardener' which is shown on the UK's Channel 4. Originally from Essex, he now resides with his wife in Cornwall. Matt's gardening career began when he was a teenager working on a small farm. He then went on to study at various horticultural colleges and work at nurseries. He was honoured in 2000 as Londoner-of-the-Year