This month, the National Lottery is celebrating it’s 30th birthday. This marks three whole decades of changing lives across the UK. In that time, players of the national lottery have banked a staggering £94 billion pound in prizes. Furthermore, more than 7,200 millionaires have been made since in launched in 1994. As well as that, the National Lottery has reportedly raised over £49 billion for Good causes, with over 690,000 individual grants having been made across the arts, sports, heritage and local community sectors.
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00:00This month, the National Lottery is celebrating its 30th birthday.
00:04This marks three whole decades of changing lives across the UK.
00:07In that time, players of the National Lottery have banked a staggering £94 billion in prizes.
00:13Furthermore, more than 7,200 millionaires have been made since it launched in 1994.
00:18As well as that, the National Lottery has reportedly raised over £49 billion for good causes,
00:23with over 690,000 individual grants having been made across the arts,
00:28sports, heritage and local community sectors.
00:31Now, are there downsides to winning the Lottery?
00:34According to a report by Forbes in 2023, contrary to popular belief,
00:38studies believe that jackpot winners report improved life satisfaction
00:43and don't usually blow their newfound wealth after winning the Lottery.
00:46Though, back in 2023, Psychology Today conducted a study which found
00:51some of the hidden psychology which goes beyond winning the Lottery,
00:54which included emotional struggles.
00:56A question which has occurred to all of us at some point in time is
01:00how would you react if you won the Lottery?
01:02What would be the first thing that you would do?