Dream Number draw for 2012 launches todayLottery ticket buyers will have the option to play Dream Number alongside the main twice-weekly draw for £1 per play, with prizes worth up to £500,000.
All the money raised will help to fund the staging of the London 2012 Games, the first time a draw-based game has benefited a single cause.
Drawn every Wednesday and Saturday evening, Dream Number players must match up to seven numbers on their ticket in the same order as they are picked, with a one in ten chance of winning at least £2.
The first 2012 National Lottery scratchcards, 'Go for Gold', went on sale just three weeks after London's winning bid on 6 July 2005, making record sales and raising millions for the Games.
Announcing the new draw, Camelot Chief Executive Dianne Thompson said: "Almost a year to the day since London emerged victorious, it seems the perfect moment to launch Dream Number - our first draw for London 2012.
"What better name for a game that's designed to help realise the sporting dreams, not just of a nation, but also of athletes from around the world.
"London 2012 will also be a dream come true for the thousands of people coming to the UK to watch the Games in person, or sitting glued to their TVs cheering on their favourite competitors."
5 July 2006
