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 Johnson (TV presenter) Matt Johnson (TV presenter) Matthew Alan Johnson (born 18 November 1982) is a Welsh television presenter and personality from Caerphilly, Wales, best known for presenting in the interactive "Hub" on ITV's "This Morning" between 2010 and 2013 and for co-hosting Channel 5's "OK! TV". He has also presented "The National Lottery Draws" and has been a reporter for "Surprise Surprise". Johnson joined ITV Wales in January 2009 presenting "The Wales Show" until December 2010. In September 2010, Johnson joined the interactive "Hub" team on ITV's "This Morning" programme. On 3 June and 28 October 2011, he guest co-presented the main