Christmas Eve is the luckiest day of the year for winning the lottery, the National Lottery has claimed.

To celebrate, it has guaranteed to create a further 25 millionaires in the UK in a special festive EuroMillions Millionaire Raffle draw.
The EuroMillions Millionaire Raffle special draw aims at breaking the existing world record for the most millionaires in a single draw once more than 18 winners have come forward to receive their giant cheques.
"The raffle is brilliant because it is so simple, match your number and you win 1 million pounds," Sky News quoted a National Lottery spokesperson as saying.
"This special draw is something players will love - 25 prizes all guaranteed to be won in one night, all in the UK - and more money raised for Good Causes across the country," the spokesperson added.
The National Lottery has created more than 2,500 millionaires in the past 16 years.
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