Lotto Website Crashes Ahead Of Record Draw

The National Lottery website crashed due to a last-minute rush to buy tickets for tonight's record-breaking draw. The £57.8m prize, built up following a marathon 14 rollovers, must be won today, leading to an "unprecedented" level of interest, according to Camelot. The National Lottery had earlier emailed online players to warn of the "high volumes of visitors" expected to its website.