Lucky lottery ticket holders have been celebrating in cities across Spain. The Christmas draw known as El Gordo hands out a ... the King and Queen celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary.

MADRID (AP) — For weeks, Spaniards had anticipated the arrival of “El Gordo” or "The Fat One." But unlike Santa Claus, El Gordo arrived three days before Christmas, before noon on Sunday.

Lucky lottery ticket holders have been celebrating in cities across Spain. The Christmas draw known as El Gordo hands out a prize fund of more than £2.2 billion. The pontiff's last public ...