SPAIN’S annual Christmas lottery draws in a shedload of punters, all in with a chance of picking up thousands of pounds in prize money. But just why is El Gordo so popular, what does it mean and ...

On Thursday, the winner of the world-famous El Gordo lottery will be announced. The lotto has been held in Spain for more than two centuries, having been founded in 1812, according to The U.S. Sun .

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.

El Gordo: Single Spanish town wins 2.6 billion euro Christmas lottery. The number 66513 appeared on 1,650 tickets, with each ticket holder winning 400,000 euros. Ciaran Giles.

EL GORDO, also known as the Spanish Christmas Lottery, takes place later on Wednesday, meaning British expats could be in with a chance of sharing an eye-watering prize pot totalling more than € ...

THE Spanish Christmas lottery, known as El Gordo, is one of the most popular draws in Spain and in other parts of Europe, including the UK. How can I play El Gordo from the UK?

Cape Town - Queues have formed in Spain to buy tickets for the world’s richest lottery which will give out prizes worth a grand total of more than R32 billion (from €2 billion) in prizes. The annual ...

Other lotteries have bigger individual top prizes but El Gordo, held each Dec. 22, is ranked as the world's richest for the total prize-money involved. The top prize per winning ticket is 400,000 ...

Store employees celebrate after selling the winning Christmas lottery ticket known as El Gordo, or The Fat One, in Logrono, Spain, Dec. 22, 2024.