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El Gordo doles out €2.5 billion in Spain's annual Christmas lotteryNews Story
By Kate Northrop The famous Spanish Christmas lottery, El Gordo (The Fat One) has once again lived up to its name, awarding a pot of holiday joy across the country in the form of 2.5 billion (US$2.67 billion) in prizes. On Thursday, the world sat by and watched while El Gordo dished out billions of euros to lucky winners throughout Spain. Ibrahim Cante, a musician from Gambia, had spent the last five years trekking across countries in Africa before crossing the Mediterranean by boat
Dec 24, 2022, 12:31 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Winners across Spain celebrate results of 2019 El Gordo Christmas lotteryReply
El Gordo Lottery in Spain Spreads Riches Worth $2.6 Billion: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/22/business/el-gordo-lottery-spain.html https://www.foxnews.com/world/spain-el-gordo-christmas-lottery
Dec 24, 2019, 11:51 am - Raven62 - Lottery News

Winners across Spain celebrate results of 2019 El Gordo Christmas lotteryNews Story
Includes video report Just eight minutes after the draw began, the top prize was called for the number 26590 The winning number in this year's Christmas lottery popularly known as El Gordo (The Fat One) is 26590. The lucky five-digit figure corresponding to the top 4 million prize was sung out by two children from San Ildefonso school as per tradition at 9.19am just eight minutes after the draw began. The first prize-winning number in the hugely popular draw was sold at lottery offices
Dec 23, 2019, 7:50 am - Todd - Lottery News

Ask for a Fat one!
I was in Spain for Christmas and witnessed the success of the 'El Gordo' lottery. I also participated but did not win, but it was fun. The Spanish Christmas Lottery, known as 'El Gordo' in Spanish (or 'The Fat One'), has the biggest prize pool of any lottery in the world. It is a national lottery game organized every year since 1812. Because of the unique way El Gordo is played (the expensive tickets are broken down into 10 smaller tickets), it can be quite sociable to play the Spanish Christmas
Jan 16, 2012, 1:37 am - myturn - Lottery Discussion Forum

playlotReply
Quote: Originally posted by BobP on November 19, 2004Quote: Originally posted by LOTTOMIKE on November 19, 2004which is better to play powerball or mega millions?Playlot Choices . . .Powerball 5/53 + 1/42MegaMillions 5/52 + 1/52Florida 6/53U.K. Lotto 6/49The better game would be the one you can best pick the winning numbers for. Odds wise the U.K. game, prize wise - which ever one is bigger at the moment. BobPBobP,Playlot also offers Euro Millions, NY Lotto, and El Gordo. Right now Euro Millio
Nov 19, 2004, 9:17 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Winners share $3 billion in Spain's El Gordo lotteryReply
Mario, et al- I peronally went online with the US Dept of State and here is the unbelivable but direct confirmation about Spanish residency requirements for El Gordo: In order to enter and win El Gordo, you must be a resident of Spain and purchase your ticket within the country. Keep in mind YOU CANNOT WIN IF YOU DID NOT BUY A TICKET! You must purchase your entry to the drawing in Spain in order to win. It is against U.S. federal law to play a foreign lottery through the mail or over the
Jan 20, 2009, 9:12 pm - eddessaknight - Lottery News

$2.7 billion El Gordo Christmas 2018 lottery drawing held in SpainNews Story
Includes video report Those holding ticket number 03347 struck it rich Saturday when they won the top prize in Spain's famous Christmas lottery. The lottery, known as El Gordo, or The Fat One, dished out 2.4 billion (US$2.7 billion) in prize money this year. The top prize for a winning ticket was 400,000 euros ($455,000), but there were many smaller prizes. Here the people are celebrating a lot, it's the first time that the top prize for the Christmas lottery has fallen here, Luis Sori
Dec 23, 2018, 5:04 pm - Todd - Lottery News

El Gordo jackpot brings lottery joy to thousands in SpainNews Story
Spaniards facing yet another year of economic misery found relief in the world's biggest lottery payout on Saturday, the traditional Christmas Gordo, or Fat One, which spread 2.52 billion (US$3.3 billion) in prize money around the country. Champagne corks popped in towns, cities and villages across Spain as tens of thousands of winners took home enough money to keep their families going through the dark days of 2013 and beyond. Yesterday we were both on the dole, but today we are winners,
Dec 24, 2012, 8:33 am - Todd - Lottery News

Spain's El Gordo lottery sparks celebrations across MadridNews Story
Workers at a home for the elderly were among those celebrating Thursday in Madrid, Spain, after all the tickets with the top prize-winning number in Spain's 2.3 billion (US$2.4 billion) Christmas lottery were sold in one city neighborhood. The number 66513 appeared on 1,650 tickets in the lottery known as El Gordo ( The Fat One ), with each ticket holder winning 400,000 (US$418,000). The winning tickets are normally sold in several different lottery offices around the country but this time
Dec 23, 2016, 11:48 am - Todd - Lottery News

Spain goes bullistic as big, fat lottery faces bald truthReply
MADRID, Spain (December 22, 2003) -- The world's richest lottery, Spain's El Gordo or the Fat One, was drawn on Monday. The lottery started informally in 1812 and became institutionalized, with the title of Christmas lottery, in 1892 and marks the official start of Spain's holiday season. Three-quarters of the country's 40 million people reportedly participate in El Gordo. ONLAE, the state lottery said tickets issued this year were worth $3.1 billion, and that 70%, or $2.2 billion, was desti
Dec 20, 2006, 2:55 pm - Jazi76 - Lottery News