Many Britons are not happy about the “technical issues” that caused the National Lottery draw on Saturday to be delayed. Operators Camelot decided against airing the draw for the lottery following the problem.
The live lottery draw has been shown on television for 20 years, and by and large, it has always been pulled off without a hitch. Last Saturday, though, the hosts were given clear instructions from Camelot that the draw-master had signalled a problem with the machine.
Saturday’s National Lottery featured a triple-rollover jackpot valued at £13.1 million. The draw did eventually take place an hour later, although it was not televised. Camelot insist that the draw took place in the presence of an independent adjudicator, although no winners were announced. Since the draw did go ahead (albeit behind closed doors), understandably Camelot is not issuing a refund on tickets bought for Saturdays draw.
The winning numbers in the postponed lottery draw were revealed to be 02, 03, 34, 43, 49, and 50. The bonus ball was determined as 38. At present, nobody has claimed the jackpot, meaning that Wednesday’s National Lottery Draw should be worth approximately £15.5 million. That is, provided Camelot have fixed the technical issues.
In previous years, two machines were available for the National Lottery draw, in case one of them decided not to “play ball” to speak. This clearly wasn’t the case in the latest National Lottery draw.
Whenever a major lottery does go off as planned, questions are always asked, and people immediately jump to conspiracy theories. Given that nobody has stepped forth to claim the jackpot, one might argue that all is well that ends well for Camelot.
The next draw takes place on Wednesday, although that lottery draw will not be aired live on television.
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