www.national-lottery.co.uk: It is something millions do but there are probably not many people who do it online. There is now a hi-tech way to play the National Lottery. But it does not improve the chances of winning ...

NOW you can enjoy playing the National Lottery without leaving your favourite armchair and without even having to search for a pen.

You can try your luck by playing the lottery online.

Log on to the national lottery website and you will be asked to set up an account.

You can pay money in via your debit card and then play Lotto and Daily Play.

You can then choose your numbers, which are stored in your account, and pick which draws you wish to play in.

After this you can sit back and wait for the winnings to roll in hopefully.

Your numbers will be checked for you and you will even receive an email if you have won.

If you want more immediate satisfaction then you can play one of the instant win games from 25p per play.

If you are playing the lottery in a group then the syndicate management tool will help you keep track of everything.

The lottery website is also worth a visit for all wannabe millionaires as it provides a full results check, draw history and statistics on the most popular number and luck locations.

If you have missed any draws you can enter your numbers into a search facility and the website will tell you whether you have won in the past six months.

Unfortunately for News Shopper readers, London and the south east is only ranked sixth on a chart of the luckiest places to play the lottery.

Perhaps this can change with a few more people playing the game online.