For there would be no reallocation: every ticket has gone to the person who wanted it most and there we are, no further sorting will take place.

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"We have some generous benefactors who have agreed to buy any remaining syndicated tickets so that we can guarantee that every ticket will be fully sold before the draw, " he said.

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Health Lottery chief executive Martin Hall said the game would ultimately pay out a greater proportion of income in prizes than the National Lottery does, with 57p on every ticket being returned in prizes.

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