National Lottery
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Founded | 1994 |
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Number of games | 6 |
First draw | 19 November 1994 |
Highest jackpot | £170,221,000 |
Headquarters location | Dublin, Ireland |
Operator | Camelot Group |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2318332 |
About National Lottery
The National Lottery is the state-franchised national lottery in the United Kingdom. It is operated by Camelot Group, to whom the licence was granted in 1994, 2001 and again in 2007.
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Stoke man who bought pool table with lottery winnings gets bronze medal
A Man who bought a pool table after winning £2. 4m on the National Lottery has now won a bronze medal for England in a tournament in Malta.
Former tiler Neil Jones , 59, from Stoke-on-Trent, won The Money with his partner just before Christmas in 2010.
He retired and bought a professional-grade pool table so he could practise.
He played at the European Blackball Championships earlier this month after being picked to captain the England B1 team in an over-50s Masters category.
Speaking to The Bbc ahead of The Tournament , He Said : " There was an open trial for anyone who wants to trial for England, and I got in. That's when it became real.
" It's overwhelming and you just think, I Wish my dad was here, " he added. He has now dedicated The Bronze medal to his late father.
Mr Jones said that before The Lottery win he had just £13 in his pocket and did not have enough money to get through Christmas.
But a celebration at a pool hall With Friends led to Mr Jones measuring up his dining room so he could buy a decent pool table.
At The Tournament , his team played other second-level over-50s sides from France, Spain, Belgium, Ireland and Gibraltar, before losing to Wales in the semi-final. Scotland won the gold medal in The Final .
Mr Jones said: " It was The Most amazing journey and I can't believe that we won a medal. I Am so proud.
" The [lottery] win allowed me To Retire and practise, which I couldn't have done while I was still working. "
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