2012 undoubtedly will go down in British
history as one it’s greatest ever years of sporting achievement.
If you can’t remember what happened this
summer, here are a few reminders: Bradley
Wiggins won the Tour de France; incredible success was achieved by British athletes
in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and, as of yesterday, Andy
Murray took his first Grand Slam title in the USA Open at Flushing Meadows.
It
has, no doubt, been an unprecedented summer for sporting accomplishments and one
that will live in our memories forever.
I am, in fact, sure that I will be
speaking highly of the 2012 sporting heroes to my grandchildren!
Perhaps potentially winning the football World
Cup may compete for ‘best sporting achievement’, but that wouldn’t be a British achievement, would it?
In the same manner, Britain’s success with
the EuroMillions in 2012 is truly remarkable.
Last Friday’s £37 million jackpot was the
14th largest jackpot win ever in the UK and the (currently
unrevealed) winner of this EuroMillions jackpot is the 8th British
winner this year alone.
If we total up the amount Britain’s jackpot
winners have pocketed this year, it’s over £440 million. That’s nearly half a
billion pounds just by playing the EuroMillions, and all in one year!
The most notable winners of this year are
Colin and Chris Weir from Scotland who landed the iconic £148m windfall in
August. LottoByText learns they’ve been busy putting their winnings to good
use. Read how they extended their good will to a local four-year-old girl with cerebral palsy.
Now, if we take a look at the National
Lottery‘s history, it reveals some interesting statistics. Since it’s
incarnation in the 1990’s, over 2,900 people have become millionaires and, in
total, players have raised an amazing £28 billion (and counting) for National Lottery Good Causes.
Furthermore, National Lottery Good Causes has been very busy funding our Olympic
athletes. For without the funding provided by the National Lottery, our medal
haul and unbelievable summer of sport would never have been as successful.
Read about our athletes and what they think
about the National Lottery’s effect on sport here.
It surely has been a summer to be proud of
Britain! Have you felt the same?
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Here is a breakdown of the winning numbers
for Friday’s EuroMillions draw:
Friday’s lucky numbers were: 13, 15, 30, 35
and 42. The lucky stars on the winning ticket were 4 and 6.
The millionaire raffle ticket number was
SHY258723.
