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
John Leslie (TV presenter) John Leslie (TV presenter) John Leslie (born John Leslie Stott; 22 February 1965) is a Scottish former television and radio presenter. Debuting on Music Box in 1987, he later presented BBC One's "Blue Peter", and ITV's "This Morning" and the gameshow "Wheel of Fortune". He was also the studio host for the first series of the UK version of "Survivor". John Leslie Stott was born in Edinburgh, the brother of Grant Stott. He attended Liberton High School and James Gillespie's High School. He spent his early years in the church choir, studied music on leaving school, and worked as a