TV illusionist Derren Brown has successfully predicted the winning numbers of the National Lottery.
Appearing from a small studio live on Channel 4 at the same time as the BBC1 screened its Midweek Lotto program at 10.35pm, Brown dispelled any rumours that his show was prerecorded.
He watched the lottery draw on a TV screen and turned round his white balls to reveal they were exactly the same as his own numbers 2,11,23,28,25 and 39.
The 34-year-old Magician seemingly wrote down the six winning balls of the Midweek Lotto Draw hours before they were randomly chosen by the machine.
His predictions were written down on six white balls earlier in the day which were turned back to front from the audience.
Experts have pointed out that his past stunts involve a sleight of hand, behind-the-scenes trickery and psychological manipulation.
Fellow magicians have remained tight-lipped as to how Brown achieved this particular trick.
Camelot had previously banned Brown from buying a ticket for Wednesday's lottery draw for the £2.4 million jackpot.
He has so far remained tight-lipped on how he did the trick but has promised to reveal all in a separate program to be broadcast on friday night.
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