uk lottery draw

Originally published by the BBC news site

The holder of a lottery ticket which won £4.1m in a triple rollover has come forward after two weeks.

Organisers said the ticket had been sold in the Birmingham area and was one of four winning tickets that matched six numbers to the draw from 14 April.

A National Lottery spokesman said the winner of the £4,130,980 prize wanted to remain anonymous.

The spokesman said the £16.5m jackpot was the fifth time there had been a triple rollover.

Media appeal

He said: “It would have been awful if the ticket-holder had missed out on this substantial and life-changing amount of money.”

The first three ticket claimants came forward immediately but wished to remain anonymous.

The final winner came forward on Thursday morning, two days after the National Lottery advertised in local and national press that the last winning ticket had been sold in the Birmingham area and remained unclaimed.

National Lottery rules state that a triple rollover prize has to be won and if no claimants are found, the criteria for winning the jackpot is lowered to find the ticket holders with the most matching numbers.

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Published: 2010/04/29 12:58:07 GMT

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This post is copied from Jersey-on-Sale.com and covers a subject I have yet to cover so, thank you, Johnny Sorrento.

The gordo primitiva is a Spanish Lottery which within the El Gordo theme acts as a very important and influential part. The Thursday draw of El gordo de la primitive draws a millions of lottery ticket purchases through out Spain each and very week.

The warm and beautiful Spanish Summer from the stifling heat of Alicante to the cooler breezier north of Asturias provides a romantic and colourful backdrop to one of the greatest lottery branded vehicles in the world, gordo primitiva. The spectacle of this draw acts as an important and rudimentary forerunner for the main monthly gordo primitiva draws. The series and progression of gordo primitiva manifests it self through fantastic cash prize funds and themed lottery draws such as el gordo de navidad, sorteo extraordinario and of course that post Christmas favourite El Nino.

Just a few words about El Nino as it is central to the gordo primitive series. The ability of the nation to provide a staggering cash prize fund after one of the greatest lotteries in the world just one month before is remarkable.

This is for several reasons:

1. Gordo Primitiva is a massive lottery brand.

2. El gordo form a cultural perspective is engrained and part of the Spanish social fabric.

3. Christmas is an expensive time anyway, yet El Nino still caters for the volume and excitement of a national and internationally renowned lottery.

Therefore, gordo primitiva merits the respect, dignity and position it holds among the Spanish Lottery genere, not of course withstanding the stature it hold among other great European lottery organisations such as the Euromillions, UK Nationallottery and the Italian Superenalotto.

So from the playing and lottery gaming public perspective the gordo primitive actually provides fantastic value as each main ticket or billet can be divided in to decimos or one tenths. This encourages groups of people to purchase tickets together. The main gordo primitiva draw takes place in the month of December and will definitely create many millionaires.

It gives the world the opportunity to await a fantastic and marvellous event, televised internationally, and promotes the Spanish Lottery culture.

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“Our Dear Winner, You have won the sum of £710,000 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND TEN THOUSAND, POUNDS STERLING ) from British Lotto on our 2008 new year charity bonanza. The winning ticket was selected from a Data Base of Internet Email Users, from which your Address came out as the winning coupon.”

“We hereby urge you to claim the winning amount quickly as this is a monthly lottery. Failure to claim your win will result into the reversion of the fund to our following month.”

This is just one example of a lottery scam, a curse which is becoming more frequent. At least 70 000 victims are known but of course many more may not want to admit to being duped. The perpetrators are using the latent greed in all of us to draw their victims into firstly revealing personal details and later, if they can draw you further in, encourage you to part with money perhaps as an ‘administration fee.’ One victim paid out over £10 000 believing he was about to receive a large lottery win and another elderly couple had to be persuaded not to send £20 000.

The British Office of Fair Trading investigated one particular scam and uncovered fifteen call centres in Canada which had already taken £1.6 million from British victims. With the widespread use of communications nearly all the fake lottery correspondence comes from another country, for some reason Canada and Nigeria are common sources.

Many hoaxes come from people who do not have English as their first language. For this reason basic grammatical errors are made either in speech or in the written word. If you spot these alarm bells should start ringing.

There are other points to bear in mind if you are advised of a lottery win:

1. You cannot win a lottery unless you have entered it by either buying a ticket or joining a syndicate. In either case you will certainly know you have entered it.

2. No lottery organization contacts winners. Winners in the UK lottery draw take their ticket to a retailer to start the claim procedure. Of course, if you have won as part of a syndicate then the person who runs the syndicate will advise you.

3. In any case you do not have to provide identification to claim a prize. Holding the ticket is sufficient.

4. There is no fee to pay before you receive your winnings.

5. You can always check with the British National Lottery direct by finding their details online. Do not use the details provided on the email, letter or on the telephone.

The Metropolitan Police in London have an excellent resource but there are a several good websites which can offer good advice on what should be done when you receive such correspondence but by far the best action is to delete the email, destroy the letter or put the phone down. Go no further.

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By W Tsang

When you search the internet for some inspirational stories of lottery jackpot winners, you will definitely be inspired to also buy and bet on your own. But along with the inspirational success stories are the tales of how jackpot winners eventually end up in deeper holes of debts, even after they have won millions of dollars from the lottery. Certainly no reader would want to be like those ‘rags-to-riches-then-back-to-rags’ winners of lottery.

So what should really be done just in case your number gets called during the lottery draw or your scratch card turns out to be your ticket to fortune? You could either jump as high as you can or shout as much as you want for your initial reaction. You would certainly also feel the urge to buy whatever you feel like buying, but first take a deep breath and focus on what would be a smarter idea to maximize the worth of that wads of cash you recently won.

Before planning on any spending or investments, consider these two important things first:

• If you have a full-time job, it may be wise not to quit right away from the moment you knew you have become the newest member of the higher social class. If for anything, that job could be a more stable financial means that lottery winnings.
• The total amount of jackpot winnings indicated on lottery tickets is the total amount of money. Meaning to say, when you are in the lottery office to claim your prize, there are certain papers and documents you have to fill out. This may probably half of the total winning amount shall be deducted for tax purposes and you should only be able to take home the other half.

Nevertheless, it is the grand prize that has landed onto your hands against all odds, you are still millions of dollars worth after tax has been deducted. Although you are free to spend it anyway you like, this may not be the smartest thing unless you want to be bankrupt in the end. Instead, seek assistance from a good financial adviser if possible. This adviser can help you to spend and allot every single cent or dime wisely.

Pay your debts, if there are any. Should you really be set on shopping, it would be good to start with buying small items only or have some small purchases initially. A car or a house may seem like the best investment for your money but do not buy impulsively. Look around first for the best deal and do not just grab anything at first sight. Set a limit or a budget for any purchases, whether big or small.

Since you already have the money in your possession, there is possibly no need to always swipe your credit card when shopping. For smaller amounts, pay in cash to eliminate high amounts of interest in credit card shopping. However, be sure that you stick to your set budget and do not go over the limit as this can be a way of draining up your lottery riches.

Instead of spending all your money on non-profitable goods, why not allocate a big amount for a business, buy stocks and bonds or any kind of investment that would give you additional earnings in the near future. Your financial adviser can also give you recommendations on this.

To read the latest Lottery news, history of Lottery, strategies or the latest Lottery results. Please visit Lottery.com.au today.

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By Duncan Mackay in London
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

Originally Posted on insidethegames.biz

April 15 – Specially designated National Lottery games have raised £500 million ($771 million) for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, it was announced today.

It takes to £750 million ($1.1 million) the total raised for London 2012 through sales of such games, including Dream Number, certain scratchcards and all interactive instant win games, so far as part of a wider Lottery contribution of £2.2 billion ($3.3 billion).

The money raised is helping fund the building of the facilities for 2012, including the Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre and the Velodrome.

Dianne Thompson, the chief executive of Camelot, operator of the National Lottery, said: “We are delighted that the £500 million milestone has already been reached, with over two years to go until London 2012.

“We’d like to thank National Lottery players for this fantastic achievement – by playing specially designated games, they are playing a crucial part in making the London 2012 Games the greatest sporting event the nation has ever seen and creating a lasting legacy for the whole of the UK.”

Sebastian Coe, the London 2012 chairman, said: ” The £500 million raised by National Lottery players is great news and I’d like to thank everyone for their support of the London 2012 Games.”

To help celebrat the achievement five-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Steve Redgrave today helped launched a new nationwide quiz, The Games Brain of Britain, to find Britain’s most knowledgable expert on the Olympics and Paralympics.

Sir Steve said: “Raising £500 million for London 2012 from designated games with over two years to go is a phenomenal achievement by Lottery players.

“It’s great to see the UK getting behind the approaching Games and what a fantastic way to begin the countdown by opening up the challenge to find the UK’s expert in Olympic and Paralympic knowledge.

“I hope people the length and breadth of the UK will take up the challenge – it will be fascinating to find out just what a nation of aficionados of the Olympics we are in the run-up to the Games.”

Coe, who as the only runner to win two consecutive Olympic 1500 metres titles as well as two silver medals in the 800m, is sure to feature as a question in The Games Brain of Britain.

He said: “The Games Brain of Britain is a fantastic challenge and is a great way to enthuse the public about the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.

“I’m looking forward to seeing who emerges as the UK’s expert.”

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The Ulster Aviation Society has undertaken the restoration of an English Electric Canberra PR9. The intention is to bring this Belfast-built aircraft to a condition when it can be the subject of guided tours, illustrated talks and even an educational DVD to keep this important part of the history of Northern Ireland alive.  

The Society already has a fascinating collection of eleven aircraft at their Long Kesh hangar and of course financing is always a challenge. The Canberra project managed to receive a £50 000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to continue.
 

The Heritage Lottery Fund is one of the bodies distributing the funds from the British National Lottery and is charged with contributing to historical and cultural projects. It was created in 1994 and since that time it has financed over 33 900 projects across Britain and has distributed £4.4 billion.

The Faughan Valley is an area of some 100km between the Sperrin Mountains and the city of Londonderry. The landscape is a stretch of ancient woodland in a beautiful river valley. The Heritage Lottery Fund is looking to give up to £1.2 million to a partnership between The Woodland Trust, Derry City Council and The Rural Area Partnership In Derry (RAPID) to restore woodland habitats and include local people. Projects will include woodland visits, Heritage Weeks, rural crafts training and walking festivals.

Brian Poots of the Woodland Trust said, “We are absolutely delighted to receive the backing of the Heritage Lottery fund. With our collective efforts, we can make a positive and lasting contribution to the beautiful Faughan valley; it’s good news for the landscape, for wildlife and for people.”
 
The Heritage Lottery Fund does use British National Lottery funds for some great causes. It is particularly good news therefore to hear that the income from the UK lottery draw is increasing and as a result the Heritage Lottery Funds budget has just benefited to the tune of an extra £25 million a year. This brings the money they have available to £205 million each year.
 

Clearly the money raised by the UK lottery draw has been put to great use by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the increase in funding just announced will mean more museums, libraries, historical buildings and conservation projects will benefit over the years to come. In every weeks lottery draw the whole country wins.