A spectator waits for the start of the annual Christmas lottery draw, known as El Gordo, or The Fat One, at Madrid's Teatro Real, Spain, on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024.

Spain’s 200-year-old holiday lottery, "The Fat One," delivered a hefty prize again this year, with over $2.8 billion in prizes warbled out by schoolchildren and watched live around the world.

Spain’s famous “El Gordo” Christmas lottery kicked off the holiday season with a massive prize pool worth 2.7 billion euros (around $2.8 billion) on Sunday (Dec 22). The first prize, known ...

Discover how El Gordo, the world’s largest lottery, transforms Spain’s holiday season into an economic powerhouse, boosting the nation’s GDP by 0.2% annually. Dive into the numbers, stories ...

After "El Gordo" was announced, audience members — some dressed in costume as Don Quijote, Christmas elves, Biblical wise men and the lottery itself — began streaming out of the venue, ...

'El Gordo' lottery in Spain spreads Christmas riches worth $2.8 billion - Spaniards have been anticipating the arrival of “El Gordo” or “The Fat One” for weeks ...