MADRID -- Spain kicked off the winter holidays with its huge Christmas lottery known as "El ... Purchasing and sharing tickets, known in Spanish as "decimos" (tenths) in the run-up to Christmas ...

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: It was the eve of the famous Spanish Christmas lottery, which dates back to 1812. People from all over the world lined up for their final chance to get a ticket 20 euros ...

The immensely popular lottery ... ticket of the first prize of Spain's Christmas lottery ''El Gordo'' of calle Aranal de Madrid, on Dec. 22, 2022. (Photo by Oscar Gonzalez/NurPhoto via Getty ...

Stick with The Sun for more lottery coverage. Here’s a look at yesterday's lucky numbers and the grand prizes that come with owning one of winning tickets. 4 million Euros (£3.5m): 05490 1.25 ...

The prize pool for the lottery is £2.1 billion, with the top prize being a cool £3.5 million. Millions of hopefuls wait in line at lottery booths during El Gordo in Spain every December in the ...

El Gordo is the first prize of Spain's hugely popular national Christmas lottery ... and full tickets are divisible into 10 parts. Buying and sharing these fractions, known in Spanish as "décimos ...

She bought a share of the ticket with the lucky number 72480 via the online lottery provider Lottoland ... the new year with financial ease. Spanish Christmas tradition Since 1812, "El Gordo ...