Derren Brown 'to predict Lotto numbers'

Derren Brown will reportedly predict this week's Lotto numbers as part of his new series The Events.

According to Daily Record, the illusionist will attempt to correctly guess the winning numbers live on Channel 4 minutes before Wednesday's draw.

Camelot is said to be "relaxed" about the stunt. "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."

Brown has promised to reveal his technique in a follow-up show on Friday. "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."

The 38-year-old previously described the stunt as "a career breaker".