El Gordo is the first prize of Spain's hugely popular national Christmas lottery, which is said to be the world's largest based on the total prize money involved, even though other lotteries have ...

FILE - Lottery sellers celebrate in front of their shop after selling a winning ticket of the first prize of Spain's Christmas lottery ''El Gordo'' of calle Aranal de Madrid, on Dec. 22 ...

El Gordo, which is held annually on Dec. 22, is a key part of the Christmas season in Spain, offering one of ... As is customary, there were lively celebrations across the country after winners ...

They have each won 400,000 euros ($440,000), or some 325,000 euros after tax, in the top prize of Spain's huge Christmas ... in the lottery known as "EL Gordo" (the fat one).

“El Gordo” — Spanish for “The Fat One ... then fortune and glory are yours. The newspapers in Spain are full of some touching and bizarre stories — the grandparents who could ...

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.