Spain, El Gordo and Christmas

Spain's national lottery marks 200-year tradition with record-breaking prize pot
The top prize, known as ‘El Gordo’ (The Fat One), was won by ticket buyers in the northern city of Logrono, capital of La Rioja region that is famed for its wines
Spain's 'El Gordo' Christmas lottery hands out billions in record sum
Spain's world-famous "El Gordo" Christmas lottery distributed a record more than €2.7 billion ($2.8 billion) on Sunday, with the lucky winners holding tickets with the number 72,480 in Logroño in La Rioja in northern Spain.
El Gordo: Cheers, Traditions, and Triumph in Spain's Christmas Lottery
Spain's Christmas lottery event, known as 'El Gordo', is a celebrated tradition with a prize pot of 2.71 billion euros. Young pupils draw winning numbers, with significant prizes going to participants in Logrono and Madrid.
Spain's Christmas lottery spreads cash and seasonal joy to winners
Players with winning tickets in Spain's huge Christmas lottery draw on Sunday celebrated with sparkling wine, cheers and hugs in a 200-year-old tradition that marks the beginning of the Christmas season.
'El Gordo' lottery in Spain spreads Christmas riches worth $2.8 billion
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 have larger single prizes.
Spain’s ‘Fat One’ Christmas lottery spreads winning prizes across nation
For weeks, Spaniards have been anticipating the arrival of “El Gordo” or "The Fat One", the first prize of Spain’s hugely popular national Christmas lottery.
Lottery winners celebrate 'The Fat One' jackpot in Spain
Players with winning tickets in Spain's huge Christmas lottery draw on Sunday (December 22) celebrate a 200-year-old tradition that marks the beginning of the Christmas season. What's next for Canada's Justin Trudeau?
Mbappé scores again after hitting ‘rock bottom’ with Madrid. Navas bids farewell
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World's oldest lottery, Spain's 'El Gordo', gives away millions in Christmas draw
The 22 December annual Christmas lottery began during the Napoleonic wars in 1812 and has continued largely without ...
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Spain's 'El Gordo' lottery begins $2.8 billion draw
Spain's world-famous "El Gordo" Christmas lottery organizers began broadcasting the draw from the Teatro Real opera house in ...
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Atletico Madrid stuns Barcelona in stoppage time to snatch La Liga lead
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In the last year, more than 2,000 Dominicans moved to Madrid; there are currently 68,448 Creoles
The Dominican is everywhere,” and a large population of people born on this Caribbean island is in Spain. By 2024, the total ...
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‘Napakagaling’: Dennis Trillo praises ‘Green Bones’ co-star Ruru Madrid
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