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Spain Holds $2.2B Christmas LotteryNews Story
The world's richest lottery spread $2.2 billion in Christmas cheer Monday throughout Spain, including to a village whose name means luck.Spaniards spent the morning glued to television sets and radios for the latest edition of a sweepstakes that goes back to 1812 and marks the official start of Spain's holiday season.For three hours, school children picked small, wooden balls out of two golden tumblers -- one for 5-digit lottery numbers and another for the corresponding prize.Known as El Gordo,
Dec 23, 2003, 5:26 am - Todd - Lottery News

Spain Breaks Up Sweepstakes Fraud RingNews Story
Madrid police broke up a fraud ring that cheated hundreds of Americans and Canadians out of $35 million through scams such as a lottery simulating a Spanish Christmas sweepstakes, officials said Tuesday.A total of 103 people - mostly Nigerians - were arrested during raids in and around Madrid, police said.The ring allegedly swindled 500 people, mostly residents of the United States and Canada, this year through different methods, police spokesman Jose Maria Seara told national radio.Fifty people
Oct 15, 2003, 3:32 am - Todd - Lottery News

$2.7 billion El Gordo Christmas 2018 lottery drawing held in SpainNews Story
Includes video report Those holding ticket number 03347 struck it rich Saturday when they won the top prize in Spain's famous Christmas lottery. The lottery, known as El Gordo, or The Fat One, dished out 2.4 billion (US$2.7 billion) in prize money this year. The top prize for a winning ticket was 400,000 euros ($455,000), but there were many smaller prizes. Here the people are celebrating a lot, it's the first time that the top prize for the Christmas lottery has fallen here, Luis Sori
Dec 23, 2018, 5:04 pm - Todd - Lottery News

El Gordo jackpot brings lottery joy to thousands in SpainNews Story
Spaniards facing yet another year of economic misery found relief in the world's biggest lottery payout on Saturday, the traditional Christmas Gordo, or Fat One, which spread 2.52 billion (US$3.3 billion) in prize money around the country. Champagne corks popped in towns, cities and villages across Spain as tens of thousands of winners took home enough money to keep their families going through the dark days of 2013 and beyond. Yesterday we were both on the dole, but today we are winners,
Dec 24, 2012, 8:33 am - Todd - Lottery News

Good Samaritan may get unclaimed lotto jackpot in SpainNews Story
Includes audio report A city in northwest Spain issued a rather unusual lost-and-found notice this week: FOUND: A lottery ticket bought more than a year ago, which entitles the owner to an unclaimed $6.3 million jackpot. LOST: The ticket's owner. From its El Gordo ( The Fat One ) Christmas lottery, to the summertime EuroMillions drawing, Spain is a country obsessed with playing the lottery especially in a dismal economy. With unemployment above 27 percent, many Spaniards fi
Sep 20, 2013, 9:25 am - Todd - Lottery News

El Gordo awards over €2.4 billion in famous Christmas raffleReply
don't remember which country it was. but same message came across, wasn't Spain though.
Dec 23, 2020, 12:39 pm - Bleudog101 - Lottery News

Wisconsin SuperCash $$Reply
Spain and Puerto Rico suspended their lotteries until further notice. If they do that here ...
Mar 20, 2020, 8:06 am - LiveInGreenBay - Jackpot Games Forum

Corona insanity and playing the lotteryReply
Spain just shut down their Lottery. I wonder if the US will do the same.
Mar 16, 2020, 3:27 pm - andl - Lottery Discussion Forum

El Gordo?
Other than actually being in Spain, where can one buy genuine tickets?
Nov 29, 2017, 9:42 pm - carrie21 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Florida: 4/1 - 4/30/2017Reply
Gracias darling . Viva Spain!! Lol
Apr 13, 2017, 3:09 pm - Hialeah - Pick 3 Forum