Anthea Turner Lottery draw on BBC One on 19 November 1994 with Noel Edmonds and Gordon Kennedy. She remained as sole host of the National Lottery Live until 20 April 1996, when she defected to ITV and the travel show "Wish You Were Here...?", becoming the second highest paid female television presenter in the UK, after Cilla Black. The relationship between Turner and her "GMTV" co-presenter Eamonn Holmes was frosty, with Holmes issuing an ultimatum to the "GMTV" management that he would leave if they did not sack his colleague; as a result of this Turner lost her job. After Bovey left
The Lottery (TV series) 16, 2013, Lifetime placed a pilot order on "The Lottery". On November 4, 2013, Michael Graziadei, Lesley-Ann Brandt and Louise Lombard were cast as regulars. On November 21, 2013, Marley Shelton signed on to star in the pilot episode. David Alpay later was cast as her character's assistant. On December 2, 2013, Martin Donovan was cast as a regular and Salli Richardson was cast in a recurring role as the first lady of the United States. On February 11, 2014, Lifetime officially green-lit "The Lottery" with a 10-episode series order. The series filmed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. After the pilot