Denis Edward Vaughan (born 6 June 1926) is an Australian-born orchestral conductor and multi-instrumentalistHe returned to the United Kingdom and from 1987 he became more widely known as the driving force behind the creation of that country's National Lottery .Denis Edward Vaughan was born on 6 June 1926 in Melbourne, Australia. [ 1 ] He graduated from University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Music in 1947. [ 1 ] He won a scholarship to study organ and double bass at England's Royal College of Music (1947–1950), [ 1 ] under the tutelage of George Thalben-Ball and Eugene Cruft .