With champagne corks, drums and dances celebrated people in Spain, the result of the traditional Christmas lottery “El Gordo”. This time the profits are distributed to almost all provinces.

In Spain’s famous Christmas lottery has been playing – including the main prize “El Gordo” translates to “The thickness”. The players had to wait this year until “El Gordo” was drawn: Only after a good three hours: if you have a lot of the number 03347, will win four million euros.

kiosk owners celebrate in Rondo, that some of the gain wait loose was when you bought it.

gains on the whole country

players could enjoy in almost all Parts of Spain, including the Canary Islands. The Lots were in about 20 cities, has been sold. The most in the Basque country, in Bilbao and Gernika, in the city of Huesca, in the northeast of Spain, in Cuenca, Southeast of Madrid. But few players are likely to have a whole lot, it costs 200 Euro.

jackpots are often> <p class="text small" shared most of The Spaniards are going to buy, therefore tenths of a loose, win, therefore, only one-tenth – at the price of 400,000 Euro. The Spanish Christmas lottery is now 206 years, the oldest in the world and the biggest, measured by profits.

The Spanish Christmas lottery knows no girl who presents Lotto. Here the children are singing the winning numbers.

Almost 2.4 billion euros of that amount this year. Traditionally, the draw was held in the Opera house of Madrid: students sing the numbers drawn and the corresponding prize amount. Three students broke out Singing in tears – apparently, excitement, high prices, to announce and to make people in the country happy.

Great lot, great fortune: The Spanish Christmas lottery, the “Gordo”
Marc Dugge, ARD Madrid
22.12.2018 17:21 PM

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