The National Lottery announced that with just over two years to go, £500 million has been raised by lottery players for London 2012 through sales of its specially designated games.
In total, The National Lottery aims to raise £750 million for London 2012 through sales of such games, where all the Good Causes money raised goes towards the forthcoming Olympic Games and Paralympic Games – part of a wider lottery contribution of £2.2 billion.
To celebrate the landmark, The National Lottery has launched a nationwide search for the UK’s expert in all things Olympic. The Games Brain of Britain is the ultimate test of Olympic and Paralympic Games knowledge. It will challenge sports fans to determine who deserves the title of the UK’s expert on the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
Fronting the campaign is Olympic Games legend Sir Steve Redgrave MBE, Paralympic wheelchair athlete and gold medallist David Weir MBE and World Champion gymnast Beth Tweddle MBE.
The quiz is available to play online at www.national-lottery.co.uk/gamesbrain and made up of three rounds of five questions, answered against the clock, which get progressively harder as players move through the test. Competitors who complete the quiz in the fastest time will be chosen to take part in a national final where they will pit their wits against each other for the chance to be crowned the Games Brain of Britain – and win a holiday of a lifetime to the Olympic Games host city of their choice.
The nationwide search for the expert in Olympic Games and Paralympic Games knowledge will take to the roads in May for a regional tour throughout the summer visiting cities across the UK including Birmingham, Sheffield, Manchester, Cardiff, London and Glasgow.
