Many events all across the United Kingdom were put on the back burner today, with a bank holiday coming into force to mark the state funeral of Her Majesty the Queen.
Queen Elizabeth II passed away at her residence of Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, on September 8 - after her private doctors became increasingly concerned for her health. The news stunned the world, and sunk the United Kingdom itself into a period of national mourning.
As such, a number of scheduled events were either rescheduled or cancelled completely - with a number of businesses also choosing to close their doors to the general public over the course of today, to allow employees to pay their respects to the UK's longest-ever reigning monarch of 70 years.
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And with a number of widespread cancellations to normal services, many lottery players have been left pondering whether or not tonight's Set for Life draw will take place, or be rescheduled additionally. However, Chronicle Live can report that the National Lottery's standard Set for Life draw tonight will in fact take place.
The draw will take place on the National Lottery's official website and YouTube channel at 8pm tonight, with a second draw also taking place on Thursday evening (22 September) at the same time. It costs £1.50 per ticket, and the prizes to be won range from £5 to £10,000 each month for 30 years.
Here's a full breakdown of the prizes for Set for Life:
2 main numbers - £5
2 main numbers + life ball - £10
3 main numbers - £20
3 main numbers + life ball - £30
4 main numbers - £50
4 main numbers + life ball - £250
5 main numbers - £10,000 every month for a year
5 main number + life ball - £10,000 every month for 30 years
Tickets are available up until 7.30pm on the night of each draw, and players can purchase tickets up to four weeks in advance of each draw.
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