revisions to the ball pools, which have resulted in the odds of securing a tier win being greatly improved. This in itself may have been a bit of a trade-off, as the overall odds of securing a jackpot win have now been increased considerably. Still, this by no means acts as a deterrent from the game, with millions upon millions of punters all secretly wishing that the jackpot prize will be theirs for the taking. With a total of nine prize tiers though, players who get even close to matching up all the numbers will be handsomely rewarded for their efforts.

In order to qualify for entry, players need to select their choice of five balls out of a numbered ball pool selection of 75 balls – these areTown centre suffers an electric shock as power cut hits businesses

MORE than 1,500 businesses and homes were left without power as the lights went out in Bournemouth yesterday.

Restaurant reservations were cancelled, haircuts went unfinished and shoppers were plunged into darkness.

Commercial Road, Exeter Road, Exeter Park Road, Bourne Avenue and Cranborne Road were all hit by a huge power cut, believed to have been caused by Southern Gas, which cut through a cable near the Moon in the Square pub.

The electricity went out in 1,500 businesses and households, with some of Bournemouth’s big-name brands affected.

The businesses hit by the power cut include:

Debenhams – the store was able to keep open with power from a generator, but escalators and lifts were out of action

Burger King – the assistant manager predicted