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Dale Winton has signed a two year, four series deal increasing still further his key role as one of the main hosts of the National Lottery, the ´óÏó´«Ã½ announced today.

The deal will see Dale hosting two more series of In It To Win It , plus two further lottery series, as yet to be named.

Mark Linsey, Controller of Entertainment Commissioning, said: "Dale has a proven track record in hosting lottery shows for us and has a fantastic rapport with both the contestants and the audience at home. I'm delighted that he's agreed to extend his presenting of In It To Win It which is going from strength to strength in the ratings, peaking at over eight million, plus two further shows which we'll be in a position to name in the near future."

Dale said: "My association with Lottery shows goes back many happy and successful years. This exciting new extension means that I can give my full commitment to the extra Lottery programmes and hopefully make even more viewers very happy."

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