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 lottery. People across the country tuned into the television, radio and ...

The prize ticket numbers are sung out by school pupils from the city's Teatro Real opera house SPAIN’S annual Christmas lottery draws in a shedload of punters, all in with a chance of picking up ...

El Gordo is held annually on Dec. 22, and 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 ...

In December last year, the International Jury of the European Capital and City of Christmas 2024 competition unanimously voted to award the European City of Christmas 2024 title to Waterford City.

But unlike Santa Claus, El Gordo arrived three days before Christmas, before noon on Sunday. El Gordo is the first prize of Spain's hugely popular national Christmas lottery, which is said to be ...