{"id":4941,"date":"2015-09-14T19:43:55","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T18:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/?p=4941"},"modified":"2015-09-14T19:43:55","modified_gmt":"2015-09-14T18:43:55","slug":"surprise-in-store-for-national-lottery-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/surprise-in-store-for-national-lottery-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprise in store for National Lottery Players"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/files\/2015\/09\/image005.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4942\" src=\"http:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/files\/2015\/09\/image005.jpg\" alt=\"image005\" width=\"350\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/files\/2015\/09\/image005.jpg 350w, https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/files\/2015\/09\/image005-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a>A new video from The National Lottery sees unsuspecting players getting more than they bargained for as they buy a ticket in a busy supermarket in Cumbernauld.<\/p>\n<p>The humorous video sees TV and radio broadcaster, Alan Dedicoat, best known as the \u2018Voice of the Balls\u2019 on the BBC\u2019s National Lottery programmes, \u2018break\u2019 into the store\u2019s CCTV room and take over the tannoy system. His distinctive voice is heard singling out oblivious shoppers and thanking them for playing the National Lottery, which has raised a whopping \u00c2\u00a333 billion for good causes since it began in 1994.<\/p>\n<p>Hidden cameras then capture cashiers handing over surprising gifts, which represent National Lottery funded projects throughout Scotland, to players along with their Lottery tickets and change \u2013 evoking bemused and hilarious reactions.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3cXi1lkaJEo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>From a violin signifying Edinburgh\u2019s Usher Hall, to a snowboard symbolising the Glasgow Ski and Snowboard Centre \u2013 the props celebrate the breadth of organisations that have all benefitted from National Lottery funding.<\/p>\n<p>Les Nelson, from Cumbernauld, is captured in the video looking baffled as he is handed a pair of ice skates along with his Lotto ticket. He\u2019d won skating lessons at the Time Capsule in Coatbridge, which has received \u00c2\u00a3300,000 in Lottery funding. Les said: \u201cThis is amazing \u2013 I was expecting a couple of pound in change after buying my Lotto ticket, not a pair of figure skates and lessons at the Time Capsule. It\u2019s terrific to know that I\u2019m supporting my community by playing. It\u2019s certainly something I\u2019ll think about every time I buy a ticket in the future. Let\u2019s just hope I\u2019m a natural on the ice!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vicki Kennedy, spokesperson for The National Lottery, said: \u201cEvery week National Lottery players raise \u00a334 million for charities and projects and that funding touches communities all over the country. This was a chance for us to thank National Lottery players for making so much possible and who better to deliver our message than the Voice of the Balls, Alan Dedicoat?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alan Dedicoat, who has called out the numbers on the BBC National Lottery programmes for over 20 years, said: \u201cA lot of National Lottery players don\u2019t realise just how much good they\u2019re doing by buying a ticket, so we wanted to show them &#8211; literally \u2013 and have a laugh along the way. I\u2019ve had so much fun giving Lottery players a surprise by booming over the store tannoy \u2013 I can\u2019t think of a better way to say thank you for their continued support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>National Lottery funded projects that took part in the video include the Scottish Tennis Centre in Stirling, Time Capsule Ice Rink in Coatbridge, Edinburgh International Climbing Arena, Glasgow Ski and Snowboard Centre, Glasgow Film Festival, MugStock Festival, The Briggait in Glasgow, the Scottish Seabird Centre in North Berwick, as well as the Usher Hall and Our Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p>www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk, @lottogoodcauses on Twitter and Lottery Good Causes on Facebook.<br \/>\nEnds<br \/>\nFor press enquiries relating to the Lotto Thanks:<br \/>\nVictoria Irvine at Wire Media on victoria@wire-media.co.uk | 0141 440 6761 | 07951 365 636<br \/>\nGillian Lamont at Wire Media on gillian@wire-media.co.uk | 0141 440 6761 | 07738 271 568<\/p>\n<p>Notes to Editor<\/p>\n<p>Embed code for video: <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3cXi1lkaJEo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On average the National Lottery players raise over \u00c2\u00a334m each week \u2013 making a life changing difference to the nation.<\/p>\n<p>To date there have been an average of 144 national Lottery grants for every postcode district<\/p>\n<p>National Lottery players have raised more than \u00c2\u00a333 billion for arts, education, environment, health, heritage, sport and voluntary projects across the UK since 1994<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new video from The National Lottery sees unsuspecting players getting more than they bargained for as they buy a ticket in a busy supermarket in Cumbernauld. 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