The draw for Week 40 of the Yorkshire Pride Lottery took place at Lottery HQ on Kirkstall Lane on the 22nd of July 2011. We used set of balls number 23 and the machine chosen was 'So Near Yet So Far'.

Hello everyone, I must apologise for being so slovenly with regard to my reports over the last few weeks. I can only attribute this malaise to my repeatedly winning no money whatsoever and getting thoroughly ticked-off at having to make merry on behalf of those more fortunate. However, that's all changed now. I knew my £4 a week investment would pay dividends sooner or later and sure enough it has! What an unalloyed joy it was to receive a bundle of tenners and then have to give five of them straight back to my mother. Apparently I owed her for some "shopping". I have no recollection whatsoever of said foodstuffs and am considering taking both her and the entire Club to court.

All I can say to you is 'Keep The Faith!'. Your numbers will come up sooner or later. I now know that mine will NEVER come up again but that's ok. At least I've paid for some phantom shopping.

£250 ROLLOVER JACKPOT

• No jackpot winner this week. Next week's jackpot is a timber-shivering £750!

£100 WINNERS

• DR. B. KNOWLES of PONTEFRACT
• MR. A. VEVERS of STRATFORD
• MR. DOMINIC FITZGERALD c/o THE ROYAL SHEPHERD, SKIPTON
• HOWARD FERGUSON of LEEDS (Goes somewhat crimson!)

£10 WINNERS

• PETER STANTON of WETHERBY
• MR. KEITH BAILEY of WILLERBY
• MR. J. R. LAMBTON of CLEVELAND
• SUSAN MILES of CAWOOD
• G. M. PARKES of MIRFIELD
• MR. KENNETH STONE of ALTRINCHAM
• MR. SIMON FALK of ROUNDHAY
• MR. M. RODGERS of SHEFFIELD
• MRS. EVELYN COPSEY of NR. OTLEY
• PHYLISS EARLESS of MONK FRYSTON