Sep 7 2009 By Donna Watson
ILLUSIONIST Derren Brown will attempt to correctly predict the lottery numbers live on TV - just minutes before they are drawn.
Brown will put his reputation on the line as he tries to pick the six numbers during a 10-minute special on Wednesday.
The stunt will be broadcast on Channel 4 simultaneously with BBC1's National Lottery Live draw at 10.35pm.
The mind-bending performer promises to reveal his technique to viewers at home - so they too can use it - in an hour-long follow-up show on Friday.
Brown said: "If this one goes wrong,itcouldbea career-breaker."
Wednesday night's jackpot currently stands at £2.4million but Channel 4 have "banned" Brown from buying a ticket.
If Brown succeeds in revealing the correct numbers in advance, it has huge implications for the future of the lottery.
Camelot yesterday said they were "relaxed" about the stunt.
In a statement, they said: "Seventy per cent of adults will be trying to predict the six lucky numbers for Wednesday night's Lotto draw.
"It is impossible to affect the outcome of the draw and Derren Brown is not suggesting he is doing this.
"He is an illusionist creating an illusion that he can predict the numbers. We wish Derren, but more importantly our players, the best of luck."
Nervous One sceptical source predicted that Brown would only reveal the correct numbers after they had been drawn.
But he would make it appear he had beaten the 14million to one odds by getting them right earlier on.
Last night, Brown, 38, said: "I realise there are a lot of questions this brings up, and I hope they'll be answered on the Friday night show.
"For now, I'm really excited and really nervous and cannot tell you for sure how well it will work. Some things just have to be tried."
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