The National Lottery Draws since been dropped from BBC iPlayer as of 8 April 2017, and since 1 April 2016, draws are now broadcast exclusively on their official channel on YouTube. On 12 April 2018, it was announced that the televised Saturday night draw would be aired on ITV with Stephen Mulhern as the new host, being renamed to "The National Lottery Results". The first show was presented by Noel Edmonds. After the first show, it was either co-presented by Anthea Turner and Gordon Kennedy, or Bob Monkhouse, all of them assisted by the psychic Mystic Meg. Carol Vorderman had a segment during the
National Lottery (United Kingdom) ways of playing the lotto online. Direct Debit. Players can sign up by registering their bank account details and their saved numbers will be automatically entered. The National Lottery notifies winners by email if they have won, although this will not be on the evening of the draw; notification is usually by 12 noon the following day. This method is only available for the main Lotto and Thunderball games. Loaded Account. Funds are loaded into a player's account and are played as required. The National Lottery notifies winners by email if they have won on the draw games, or in