Dozens of ticket holders queued through the night outside Madrid's Royal Theatre to watch the draw of El Gordo, which means "the fat one" in Spanish. There are 170 sets of 100,000 tickets ...

Almost two months later, another internet celebrity known as "El Gordo Peruci" has met the same fate after a group of armed men opened fire against him and his wife. Leboardo Aispuro was a famous ...

The top prize — known as "El Gordo" or the fat one — is often shared between families and entire neighborhoods. Spain's world-famous "El Gordo" lottery on Sunday broadcast the €2.7 billion ...

Spain's 'El Gordo' lottery has been broadcast with millions of euros being given away in the Christmas draw. 'El Gordo' or 'The Fat One' is the first prize of Spain's hugely popular national ...

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 Gordo is the first ...