Lottery facts and Lotto Figures
One statistic we would all like to be linked with is that of being a winner and it won’t be for the want of trying euro millions checker. The first National Lottery draw took place on Saturday 19th November 1994 with a jackpot of just £6.9 million. Since then the only time it has been cancelled was Wednesday 3rd September and Saturday 6th September 1997 after the death of Diana the Princess of Wales.
The most northerly lottery outlet is on the island of Unst in the Shetlands which is actually closer to Norway than London and the luckiest outlet is Star News in Newton Powys although £11,200 worth of tickets are sold online every 100 seconds so lack of a local outlet isn’t a problem lotto results.
The lottery payslips are made from recycled paper and the balls are made from solid latex rubber lotto. Each ball weighs 80 grams and is 2” in diameter. 70% of the population play regularly while a huge 94% have played at least once and 50% of us stick with the same numbers every week. Up to 40% of players are in a syndicate and 50% of winners return to work after their win.
The one statistic we certainly don’t want to be linked with is £2 million in unclaimed prizes every week so look after that ticket and be sure to check. You could be the one scooping the big prize this week.