MADRID — Celebrations were guaranteed Thursday in Madrid after all the tickets bearing the top prize number of 66513 in Spain’s 2.3 billion euros ($2.4 billion) Christmas lottery were sold there.

Agustin Moreno, owner of a lottery office, left, celebrates with Ainoha, Maribi and Monica, after selling the second prize Christmas lottery ticket ''El Gordo'' with the number 04536, in Pamplona ...

Spain's Christmas lottery, known as El Gordo or "The Fat One," dished out its biggest prize on Sunday worth $436,000. In total, the lottery dishes out $2.43 billion in prizes. (AP Photo/Paul White) ...

Spectators wearing Santa Claus costumes attend the draw of Spain's Christmas lottery named 'El Gordo' (Fat One) at the Teatro Real on December 22, 2017 in Madrid, Spain. Getty Images ...

MADRID — For weeks, Spaniards had anticipated the arrival of “El Gordo” or “The Fat One.” But unlike Santa Claus, El Gordo arrived three days before Christmas, before noon on Sunday. El ...

People wait for the start of the draw at Madrid's Teatro Real opera house during Spain's bumper Christmas lottery draw known as El Gordo, or The Fat One, in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Dec. 22, 2023.

Fortune shined Tuesday on the lucky holders of tickets with the number 72897 that took top prize in the Spain’s huge Christmas lottery, known as “El Gordo” (The Fat One).The prize shelled ...

Fortune shined Tuesday on the lucky holders of tickets with the number 72897 that took top prize in the Spain’s huge Christmas lottery, known as “El Gordo” (The Fat One).