The National Lottery Draws

The National Lottery Results
Graphics used from 2006–13
Also known as The National Lottery Live
The National Lottery Draws
Narrated by Alan Dedicoat
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
Production
Production location(s) BBC Television Centre (1994–2005)
Arqiva Chalfont Grove Studio
(2006–2012)
Pinewood Studios (2013—)
Running time 10–60 minutes
Production company(s) Endemol (2006–14)
Princess Productions (2014—)[1]
Release
Original network BBC One (1994–2016)
BBC iPlayer (2017)
Facebook Live (2017–)
YouTube (2016–)
ITV (2018–)
Picture format 4:3 (1994–98)
16:9 (1998—)
Original release 19 November 1994 (1994-11-19) – present (present)

The National Lottery Results (previously The National Lottery Live and The National Lottery Draws) is the television programme that broadcasts the drawing of the National Lottery in the United Kingdom. The programme launched in November 1994 on BBC One, and was initially broadcast live on Saturday nights, before expanding to Wednesday and Friday nights later on. From January 2013 to December 2016, the program aired only on Saturday nights. On 24 November 2016 it was announced that the Saturday night draws would be dropped and moved to BBC iPlayer from 7 January 2017.[2][3] The draws have 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.[4]

Presenters

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 early years of the show whereby, she would use mathematical techniques to predict the winning numbers. When Gordon left, Anthea remained as solo host and was followed by a number of presenters over the years.

Commentary on the draws is provided by Alan Dedicoat. During the live show era, in the event of Alan Dedicoat being unavailable, commentary is provided by fellow BBC Radio 2 announcer Charles Nove.

Presenters

Draw masters
  • Paul Van Den Bosch
  • Matthew Chamberlain
  • Jeff Brewin
  • Julie Hamilton
  • John Willen
  • Martin McClure
  • Paul Cartwright
  • Louise Walters

Stand-in presenters

Current shows

Saturday night draws

The Saturday night draws were usually presented as part of a game show that is shown to be associated with the lottery branding. The game shows were previously broadcast live, with the game show host also presenting the lottery draws, though since October 2002, there would also be a co-host that would tell the viewers about how to play the draws and what the Lotto jackpot is, etc. Since late 2006, the game shows were pre-recorded, with the live lottery draws included as a separate segment with a different presenter. The draws on Saturday night consisted of "Thunderball" followed by "Lotto" a few minutes later. Since 2014, "Lotto Raffle" is no longer featured during the draws. These gameshows usually aired at about 8.00pm, meaning the draw was a lot earlier than when there is no gameshows, when the draw was around 10.00pm. A new gameshow has been released every year, except 2010, 2012, and 2016.

Gaby Roslin hosted the final live draw on 31 December 2016, with Alan Dedicoat joining her in vision to close the show. From 7 January 2017, with the move to the BBC iPlayer, the programme featured no presenter with Dedicoat continuing to announce the draws using pre-recorded commentary.

Lottery update

On BBC One on Saturday nights straight after the BBC Weekend News (previously Match of the Day), a segment known as Lottery update is broadcast showing the results of 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

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.

Presenters

Former shows

Saturday night game shows

From 1998 to 2017, eighteen National Lottery game shows have aired.

ShowStart dateEnd dateSeries
(to date)		Presenter(s)
Big Ticket28 March 199811 July 19981Patrick Kielty & Anthea Turner
We've Got Your Number27 February 199915 May 19991Brian Conley
Winning Lines12 June 199916 October 20046Simon Mayo (1999–2000)
Phillip Schofield (2001–04)
Red Alert13 November 19998 April 20002Lulu & Terry Alderton
On the Spot29 July 20002 September 20001Des O'Connor
Jet Set13 January 20018 August 20078Eamonn Holmes
In It to Win It18 May 200216 July 201618Dale Winton
Wright Around the World25 October 20038 January 20052Ian Wright
Come and Have a Go If You Think You're Smart Enough3 April 200425 June 20052Nicky Campbell (2004)
Julian Clary (2005)
Millionaire Manor3 December 20054 March 20061Mark Durden-Smith
1 vs. 10030 September 200623 May 20094Dermot O'Leary (2006–07)
Ben Shephard (2008–09)
The People's Quiz24 March 200723 June 20071Jamie Theakston
Who Dares Wins!17 November 2007present11Nick Knowles
This Time Tomorrow5 July 200823 August 20081Tess Daly
Guesstimation11 July 200929 August 20091Nick Knowles
Secret Fortune12 February 201129 December 20123
Break the Safe27 July 201330 August 20142
Win Your Wish List27 December 20147 May 20162Shane Richie
5-Star Family Reunion25 July 201515 October 20162Nick Knowles

Wednesday night draws

The Wednesday night draws were usually broadcast at 22:35 and present the Thunderball and Lotto draws. Until 2006, the draw was presented by the game show host and would often include a challenge for the winner of the previous Saturday's game show, offering a chance to win more prizes. From January 2013, the Wednesday draws are available to watch exclusively on the National Lottery's website. There is still a results update on BBC One at 22:35.

Wednesday night presenters

Friday night draws

The Friday night draws showed the EuroMillions results and the Thunderball draw and are usually broadcast at 23:15. The Friday night draws were the only draws not to be broadcast live. From January 2013, the Friday draws are available to watch exclusively on the National Lottery's website. There is still a results update on BBC One at 22:35.

Friday night presenters

Studios

The National Lottery draws were originally filmed at BBC Television Centre in London. From 2006 to 2012, it was filmed at Arqiva Chalfont Grove studios in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire in a set known as Lottery HQ. From January 2013, it has been filmed from Pinewood Studios. The EuroMillions draw takes place in a dedicated studio in Paris, France. The draw is occasionally shown at other locations for special events such as The National Lottery Awards ceremony.

Broadcasting

Until 2017, the programme was usually broadcast on BBC One, although it was occasionally shown on BBC Two if BBC One was unable to show it. BBC were granted the rights in 1994 after defeating a rival bid from ITV. The programme was also broadcast on BBC Radio 1 (or Radio 1 FM as it was then known) and later, it was broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live.

Following their defeat, ITV quickly created a rival as they launched their Bingo-based game show Lucky Numbers, hosted by Shane Richie, which was one of the first UK game shows which allowed viewers to take part at home and win. Sponsored by national tabloid The Sun, each week the viewers who had purchased a copy of The Sun were supplied with a game-card. They had to cross off numbers that appeared on that week's show and those that crossed off all their numbers by the time the 'big hooter' sounded on the show would win (or share if there was more than one winner) a prize of £20,000. Whilst it lasted three series from January 1995 until July 1997, it was not as popular as The National Lottery Draws. Unlike the latter show it never aired on Saturdays, with its inaugural series airing on Mondays and the two successive series airing on Fridays. In 2001, ITV would air a single series of The Biggest Game in Town which was similar in its bingo-based interactive style to Lucky Numbers.

Incidents

  • On 30 November 1996, live on BBC, the draw machine failed to start, causing the draw to be delayed by 50 minutes; Mystic Meg later said that she had been predicting it all day.
  • On 17 February 2001, during the Thunderball draw, the column that lifts the balls up in the first draw machine initially failed to lift a ball for the second number, with the column eventually lifting without a ball and then not lowering for some time for it to retry lifting a second ball. It later repeated this for the fifth ball.
  • On 20 May 2006, during the draw on the National Lottery game show Jet Set, several members of the group Fathers 4 Justice protested on the set, causing the show to be taken off air for several minutes while the protesters were removed from the studio. The Lotto and Lotto Extra draws then took place quickly and finished on time for the broadcast of the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 on BBC One, as missing the start of the contest would be a breach of rules.
  • On 7 November 2015, the Lotto draw machine failed to release all the balls, causing the draw to be postponed. The draw later took place off air, and the results were posted on the website.

References

  1. ↑ "Princess wins Lottery deal from Endemol". Broadcast. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "The National Lottery live draw is dropped from BBC1". Radiotimes.com.
  3. ↑ "The National Lottery IS being axed from BBC One". Digitalspy.com. 25 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "National Lottery results will air on ITV for first time". Digitalspy.com. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
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