The Leicester Mercury has teamed up with the National Lottery to provide its readers two chances to win £20,000.

Under the scheme all one has to do is to get any National Lottery ticket for today up to October 19th, visit the Leicester Mercury competition website, and enter the 19 digit number at the top of the ticket along with contact details.

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What started as a sad story for five year old Gabriel Pritchard, of Lime Street, turned into joy when generous lottery winners of decided to have his stolen trampoline replaced.

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Colin Hopkins has just discovered just how lucky a ‘lucky dip’ can be.  A lucky dip Euromillions ticket he had bought for the Sspetember 17 draw won £256,130.

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There are some people, like me, who think that the horoscope is not worth the paper it is written on.  The unusual story behind Lynne and John Pittiglio’s £180,000 lottery win, may cause us to pause and think. 

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National Lottery operators Camelot is splurging on a £15m marketing campaign to soften the impact of changes to the lotto games,  that includes an increase of the price of a ticket from £1 to £2 starting on the 5th of October.

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Malcolm Talbot was watching the lottery draw on TV when he realized he may have a winner in his hands.  But with his failing eyesight he was not so sure and had to ask his wife Rhona to get her glasses on and read back the code to him. 

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Health Lottery Plus has been introduced to give bettors a chance to win a £1 million jackpot for the low price of just £1. In the new game available only at High Street bookmakers Coral, players may place their bets on the Health Lottery’s numbers and choose an additional number to allow them a chance at £1 Million.

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In response to questions on whether it is possible for lottery players placing their entries online to win and not be notified, the UK National Lottery says it is nearly impossible. 

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Self-employed joiner Ian Harvie checked results and found that a combination he and two other friends from Hull were betting on had won more than £100,000in the August 31 draw. 

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The Tinarana House, a 19th century property that  includes a 16 bedroom mansion on built 270 acres in Clare on the shores of Lough Derg, has been burglarized, the Gardai suspect over the course of the weekend. 

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