WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH THIS WEEK'S JACKPOT?

Find out how this group of friends didn't realise they were lottery winners for 24 hours.

Fantastic jackpots to be won with Lotto
on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Many ways to play; give your
lucky numbers another go.

Play now

£1.00 per play

 
 
Close video transcript

 

Descriptor:  First we see an oversized National Lottery cheque being presented to the Armagh syndicate, before we see two men.  The man of the right speaks about winning the lottery, and as he speaks, we see various shots of the syndicate having their photos taken with the oversized National Lottery cheque.

Man:  The draw was on the Wednesday night. We didn’t actually check our, our, our ticket until 24 hours later, so at 9 o’clock on, on, on Thursday night, um, Brendan who had picked the numbers, um, was told by Declan to, to check it.  Um, he checked it and, um we, he was overwhelmed.  Um, we rung Gillian, who was off that day and we all got together in, in work.  It is fantastic.

Descriptor:  We now meet Brendan, one of the syndicate members, who describes how the winning numbers were chosen.

Brendan:  Number 6 is my date of birth, um, 23 was my girlfriend’s anniversary, ah, eighteen’s my sister’s birthday, ah, 26 was my girlfriend’s birthday, and 32 and 44 I just picked at random.

Descriptor:  We now see further shots of the syndicate group having their photos taken with the oversized National Lottery cheque, before meeting Gillian, who describes what she would like to do with the money she has won.

Gillian:  Well, I always would have liked to take my four kids to Lapland, which I could never afford to do in the past, but this year we’ll definitely be there.

Descriptor:  For the final time we see the five members of the syndicate holding the oversized cheque and cheering as they are photographed.

Related

See all related videos
 
Lotto Plus 5 TV ad 0:40

Lotto Plus 5 TV ad

Lotto Plus 5 is our brand new game, giving your Lotto numbers five chances to win a top prize of £250,000 across the week for £1 extra. Check out the TV ad.

Jackpot-Winning Olympic Park Volunteers 2:26

Jackpot-Winning Olympic Park Volunteers

London's Olympic Park was recently visited by a group of National Lottery jackpot winners.  Discover how they contributed to the legacy of the site for years to come.

Matthew Breach nets £17.7 million 2:08

Matthew Breach nets £17.7 million

Matthew Breach was an ordinary lorry driver from Sussex until he was delivered a £17.7 million win on The National Lottery. Find out more in our exclusive interview with the lucky winner.

 
 

Videos in this category

  Winners' stories
 
Ask the public: How do you pick your numbers? Part 2 0:24

Ask the public: How do you pick your numbers? Part 2

With so many ways to pick your numbers, how will you choose yours?

Roy Gibney's millionaire mansion 3:41

Roy Gibney's millionaire mansion

Roy Gibney won £7.5 million and built his dream home. He gives us an eye-opening guided tour of his millionaire mansion, complete with swimming pool and working pub.

Friends grab Lotto jackpot 3:33

Friends grab Lotto jackpot

Alan Stringer and Wally Jinks, from Doncaster, shared £2,033,705 after scooping the Lotto jackpot on Saturday 19th June. Watch the press conference here.

 
 

Recommended Videos

See all our Recommended Videos
 
Backstage with New Kids on the Backstreet Boys 1:58

Backstage with New Kids on the Backstreet Boys

Find out why US boy-band legends Joey McIntyre and Howie D from NKOTBSB drink a very special kind of tea before taking to the stage.

An interview with war veteran Jack Jennings 2:16

An interview with war veteran Jack Jennings

A captivating interview with Jack Jennings, the inspiration behind our latest Good Causes TV ad.

How to play: on your mobile phone 1:20

How to play: on your mobile phone

Our video guide on how to play National Lottery draw-based games using your mobile phone.