Latest Lottery News Sunday 8 January 2009

Lottery results: Are you a winner?
BBC News - UK
The winning numbers in Saturday's National Lottery draw were 3, 7, 24, 25, 26 and 41, with a bonus number of 28. One winner won the jackpot of £7.5m. ...

Lottery awards favour Labour areas
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
Constituencies of Labour MPs receive the lion’s share of National Lottery funding at the expense of Conservative seats, an investigation by The Sunday ...

Why Labour's Lottery numbers do not add up
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
When the National Lottery was set up 15 years ago, it faced many criticisms. One was that it was a "tax on stupidity": the odds were so heavily stacked ...

News in brief: Ecstasy, Prince Philip, Lotto and Peaches Geldof
Times Online - UK
Last night’s Lotto draw produced a single jackpot-winning ticket worth £7.4m. Sixteen tickets matched five balls and the bonus to receive £89696 and 642 ...

Du Plantier witness in village lotto storm
Irish Independent - Dublin,Ireland
The grandmother claims she had the winning numbers for the Tarmonbarry village lotto draw. However, organisers refused to pay out after they were unable to ...

Lotto boost helps group enjoy cuppa in style
Shields Gazette - South Shields,England,UK
The Cleadon Residents' Management Committee, based at the Sutton Hall in Prince Edward Road, Cleadon Park, South Shields, was awarded £749. ...