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).

radio and internet as children from Madrid's San Ildefonso school Friday began singing out the prize-winning numbers in Spain's huge Christmas lottery, known as "El Gordo" (the fat one).

El Gordo, which is held annually on Dec. 22, is a key part of the Christmas season in Spain, offering one of the largest lottery prize pools in the world. Organized by the Spanish government ...

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 ...

The top prize — known as "El Gordo" or the fat one — is often shared between families and entire neighborhoods.Spain's world-famous "El Gordo" lottery on Sunday broadcast the E2.7 billion ($2. ...

People wait for the start of the El Gordo lottery draw Friday ... figures with a rhythmic cadence that is known to everyone in Spain. In the weeks beforehand, queues formed outside lottery ...

MADRID — Spain kicked off the winter holidays with its huge Christmas lottery known as “El Gordo,” and an unemployed Peruvian woman was among the winners of The Fat One’s top 400,000-euro ...

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 ...

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).

radio and internet as children from Madrid’s San Ildefonso school Friday began singing out the prize-winning numbers in Spain’s huge Christmas lottery, known as “EL Gordo” (the fat one).