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 Mundy (presenter) running a parallel career as a highly successful voice-over artist. In 1995, Mundy took a career break and went to live in the USA. For the next five years he was involved in property development which included owning and operating two hotels in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In 2000, he returned to live in Britain and resumed his work as a voice-over artist. Recent work includes UK National TV advertising campaigns for 'DiSaronno' and 'Illy Coffee' plus narration of documentaries for CNN and National Geographic Channel. John Mundy (presenter) John Mundy (born in Manchester, Lancashire) is a British broadcaster and voice-over