The Great British Duck Race

In pouring rain on "Duck Day", the blue ducks were dropped into Molesey Lock near Hampton Court. The race lasted a thrilling two hours with the ducks crossing the finish line a whopping 1 kilometer down the Thames at Albany Reach.

Despite the heavy rain, over 3,000 people came down to cheer their ducks on and visit the various charity and entertainment stands.

One of the most popular attractions of the day was the WaterAid stand, where children (and their parents) had great fun playing our Poopla game, throwing fake poos in toilets!

For WaterAid, being one of the official charities, this years Great British Duck Race was a huge success and we would like to thank all the schools and companies for supporting us through selling ducks for WaterAid.

Adopt a duck in the 2009 Great British Duck Race!

Keep an eye out for the 2009 Duck Race, you will soon be able to sponsor a duck via our website. By adopting a duck, you will be helping to raise money for WaterAid's vital work enabling some of the world's poorest people to gain access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene education.

If your company or school is interested in selling ducks on behalf of WaterAid, please contact WaterAid Events on 0845 6000 433 or email us at events@wateraid.org

This year's winning numbers

Top Prize (£10,000): 60595

And the remaining winning duck numbers are:

196101; 69015; 203768; 214722; 189223; 235043; 198514; 203156; 68622; 94472; 44857; 189809; 189340; 209787; 205303; 48459; 204000; 173837; 72270; 50496; 80798; 68255; 209980; 62911; 57581; 75229; 198558; 173312; 229737; 189808