Other lotteries have bigger individual top prizes but El Gordo, held each Dec. 22, is ranked as the world's richest for the total prize-money involved. The top prize per winning ticket is 400,000 ...

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The largest lottery in the world is El Gordo in Spain. Heino Kalis/Reuters Wednesday's Powerball drawing will be worth a staggering $700 million, the second-biggest jackpot in US history.

On Thursday, the winner of the world-famous El Gordo lottery will be announced. The lotto has been held in Spain for more than two centuries, having been founded in 1812, according to The U.S. Sun .