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
The National Lottery Draws the day's Lotto and Thunderball draws and also how many winners there are. The same thing is also broadcast on BBC One on Tuesday nights after the local news opt-out showing the results of the Tuesday EuroMillions draw and UK millionaire raffle. "National Lottery Stars" are held each year and aired on BBC One. Until 2015, the ceremony's name was "The National Lottery Awards". It is currently presented by Ore Oduba. From 1998 to 2017, eighteen National Lottery game shows have aired. The Wednesday night draws were usually broadcast at 22:35 and present the Thunderball and Lotto draws. Until 2006,