£10m prize for Lottery's birthday

NATIONAL Lottery players will get the chance to win a £10m jackpot to mark the 10th anniversary of the game.

Players who buy a ticket for the draw on 6 November will automatically get their line of numbers entered into the special birthday draw with a guaranteed jackpot of £10m.

The draw will mark the finale of a day of celebration organised by Camelot, the company that has run the Lottery throughout its life.

A huge ice skating rink at the Eden Project in Cornwall and a party at the Tate Modern in London are just two of the events planned.

Many famous lottery-funded projects will also be opening for free on the day or over the birthday weekend.

Since the Lottery started in 1994, about £16bn has been raised for good causes and £23.1bn given away in prizes, creating almost 1,700 millionaires.

Camelot chief executive Dianne Thompson said: 'We are really thrilled to be able to thank all our players for their support over the past 10 years.

'Without their contribution the funding could not have helped so many, from local groups, to the preservation of buildings and national treasures, to landmark projects like Tate Modern.'