Latest Lottery News Sunday 31 August 2008

 

£92 Million EuroMillions rollover causes Lotto frenzy

With a 3600% better chance of winning, Britain and Europe are in the grip of Lotto fever...

 

Foreign lotteries eye Camelot stake
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
By Mark Kleinman A pack of overseas lottery operators and private equity investors have made tentative approaches to acquire shareholdings in Camelot, ...

 

Four share £7.7m Lotto prize
TeleText - Scotland,UK
Four lucky ticket-holders are each £1.9m richer after sharing a £7.7m weekend jackpot in the Lotto main draw. Eighteen others each won £83593 after matching ...

 

Charity staff wait for lottery cash decision
Redditch Standard - Redditch,Worcestershire,UK
STAFF from a homeless charity in Redditch will be waiting with bated breath this weekend as they find out whether they will pick up a £2000 lottery grant. ...

 

Lotto cash is boost for youngsters
Wembley and Kingsbury Times - London,England,UK
by Nadia Sam-Daliri The Notting Hill Carnival featured a colourful mural display from a group of youths, thanks to the country's lottery players. ...

 

Borough groups cheered by £40000 lotto booster
Harrow Observer - London,UK
Young and old alike are to benefit from more than £40000 of investment in grassroots community groups. The Big Lottery Fund announced that in its latest ...

 

Lottery boost for local groups
WalesOnline - United Kingdom
The Lottery good cause cash is being shared by 60 projects throughout the country, helping to revitalise communities and bring people together. ...

Another Neath resident targeted by Spanish lottery scam.
WalesOnline - United Kingdom
YET another Neath resident has been targeted by a Spanish lottery scam – and is warning older residents against falling for the trick. ...

 

Village hits jackpot with lotto hall cash
Bournemouth Daily Echo - England, UK
By Steven Smith IT'S not every day that each person living in a village receives hundreds of pounds, but it has happened in Purbeck. ...

 

James Lawton: Politicians may bask in Beijing's golden glow but ...
Independent - London,England,UK
As the government preens itself over the torrent of gold, silver and bronze it presumably expects us to equate the massive investment of Lottery funds in ...

 

Team GB success reflects Lottery gamble on a gold rush
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
Camelot chief executive Dianne Thompson has often had to defend the National Lottery against public criticism. But thanks to its role in funding Team GB's ...

 

Labour's raid on Lotto money must stop
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
Athletes need gymnasiums, swimming pools, velodromes and running tracks where they can hone their skills, and the Lottery has helped pay for them: talent is ...

 

A triumph for our national character
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
It remains, too, a good use for lottery money. Whenever they are questioned about funding, government ministers are adamant that it is sufficient and insist ...

 

In brief: Academies; Lotto results; eBay
Times Online - UK
Five ticketholders won the double rollover Lotto jackpot on Saturday, sharing the prize pot of £13.5 million, Camelot said. The winning numbers were 9, 16, ...

 

Lotto winner railman back in work
BBC News - UK
A train driver whose family syndicate won £6.9m on the lottery 10 months ago has gone back to work on the railway. Carl Prance, aged 50, gave up his job ...

 

Real Lotto jackpot is a glorious Olympics
Mirror.co.uk - London,UK
After crashing out in the BMX Olympic finals, British cyclist Shanaze Reade limped off with a broken hand and a damaged shoulder. ...

 

TAKE A CHANCE TO WIN A LOTTO LOOT
Grimsby Evening Telegraph - Grimsby,England,UK
We have teamed up with National Lottery company Camelot to offer our readers the chance to win a lucky Lotto ticket - and, if the gods are smiling, ...

 

£7m lottery winner returns to work - because he couldn't face ...
Daily Mail - UK
By Chris Brooke A train driver whose family won a £6.9 million lottery fortune has gone back to work on the railways because he couldn't bear to spend the ...

 

Bored Lotto winner Carl returns to job on trains
Mirror.co.uk - London,UK
By Richard Smith 25/08/2008 A lottery millionaire has gone back to his work after a series of luxury breaks saying: "I couldn't spend the rest of my life on ...

 

Lotto's £13m for the high five
The Sun - London,UK
FIVE punters won Saturday’s double rollover Lotto jackpot — sharing the prize pot of £13.5million, operators Camelot confirmed yesterday. ...