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
Laura Greene (presenter) began her career in 1994 at Britain's ITV network. In 2002 she became the co-presenter of "National Geographic Today", a live one-hour daily news journal on the UK's National Geographic Channel. Greene has also worked for Carlton TV's "London Tonight" and Channel Five's "5 News" before becoming a reporter and presenter for Meridian Broadcasting's "Meridian Tonight". Greene is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Laura Greene (presenter) Laura Una Greene (born 16 February 1972) is a British former weather presenter and television presenter. Laura Greene was born at University College Hospital in Fitzrovia, London, the daughter of Welsh DIY