Spain's huge Christmas lottery offers distraction from virus

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dannyct — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 19:31:39 GMT

That's why lotteries were prohibited in the US, lottery fraud was major issue. The irony is, illegal lotteries was the reason some states introduced lotteries in the twentieth century.

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Bleudog101 — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 11:32:45 GMT

They decided since the next drawing falls on Christmas they'd increase the payout up $22 million vs the 'normal' 10-15 million. So thoughtful of them--insert sarcasm.

Just bought a PB/PP ticket with my $5 Cashball winnings. Quick pick and my Birthday was in the mix...so that means I'm a winner.

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fellini — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 05:37:34 GMT

ot : Powerball now at $400 million.

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jarasan — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 05:24:25 GMT

That top prize is way too low I believe it much higher. 172 4Million euros split between the holders of fractions of the winning number. Very diff from our lotteries.

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Bleudog101 — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 22:38:38 GMT

I need my eyes checked....skipped two key words from the train station. Thought initially it said sold 520 million Euros of lotto tickets! Will be looking forward to reading of winners. Quite an interesting lottery

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Mata Garbo — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 19:33:32 GMT

El Gordo sounds like a lot of fun. But I can't help but wonder what the security was like back in the early 1800's when the drawing first started. How were they able to keep the organizers and other employees from cheating since there were no computers or security cameras? I can imagine someone in Barcelona winning the top prize, but it takes them 2 months to ride to Madrid on horseback to pick up their prize. Today we have everything. We were born in the right century.

Spain's huge Christmas lottery offers distraction from virus

Lottery Post — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 18:08:56 GMT

Spaniards looking for a respite from the pandemic's gloom and doom turned their attention Wednesday to a rite that for more than two centuries has marked the beginning of the festive period: the country's bumper Christmas lottery, known as El Gordo, or The Fat One.

The draw, held annually since 1812, dished out a total of 2.4 billion (US$2.7 billion) in prizes this year, or 70% of the proceeds from ticket sales.

The top-prize number holder number 86148 this year gets 400,000 (US$450,000... [ More ]