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
South African National Lottery and PowerBall Plus. 8 games operate under the South African National Lottery brand: Players buy tickets with their choice of six different numbers between 1 and 52; there is provision for random numbers to be generated automatically for those who do not wish to choose, known as 'Quick Pick'. In the draw, six numbered balls are drawn without replacement from a set of 52 balls numbered from 1 to 52. A further "Bonus Ball" is also drawn, which affects only players who match five numbers. Prizes are awarded to players who match at least three of the six drawn numbers,