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. ...

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 ...

“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 ...

From the archives (December 2016): 'El Gordo' and its $2.4 billion jackpot draw crowds to Spain's luckiest lottery shop -Barbara Kollmeyer This content was created by MarketWatch, which is ...