With the Christmas lottery “El Gordo” – translated as “The Fat One” – Spain starts the Christmas holidays every year on December 22nd. As has been the case for generations, the winning numbers and associated prizes in the world's oldest lottery first in 1812 took place in Cádiz, sung by children from the Teatro Real boarding school.
O biggest lottery in the world pays huge amounts of winnings every year. This year there are a total of 2.6 billion euros. The main prize, called “El Gordo”, is four million euros for an entire lot. It is paid 172 times because each of the 100,000 ticket numbers is sold 172 times.
“El Gordo” offers not only the main jackpot but also many Collateral profits. The chance of winning the jackpot is 1 in 100,000.
Thanks to Lottolândia Austrians can also participate online and be part of the annual celebration. “El Gordo” tickets are Available.
An entire lottery ticket is available for €249.99, while “Tenths”, or tenths of a lottery ticket, are available for €34.99 – a popular choice for group purchases. For beginners there is the option to purchase 1/100 shares, known as “participations”, starting at just 4.99 euros. With a “Tenth” there is the possibility of winning a main prize of up to 400 thousand euros.
