Winning National Lottery numbers for Saturday 17 October published

Several UK outlets reported the winning Lotto and Thunderball numbers for the Saturday 17 October draw, with one citing a £3.4m jackpot. All items were published at the same time.

Timeline

1. 25 Oct, 21:40 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 27 Oct, 10:40 UTCPicked up on News
3. 27 Oct, 13:18 UTCReached #1 on TrendHeat

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