If you’ve spent time in Spain during winter, you’ll have heard of El Gordo de Navidad, the famous Spanish Christmas lottery.

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 ...

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 E2.7 billion ($2. ...

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 ...

In Spanish "El Gordo" means "The Big Fat One", and in lottery ... and one with the prize money to be associated with that number. As they pick the numbers and prizes, they sing them out loud.

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 ...

Winners of the first prize in the 2024 Christmas Lottery 'El Gordo' Extraordinary Draw corresponding to the number 72,480 celebrate their luck at the Centro Deportivo Municipal San Blas.

After all, isn’t that what the season is about? So, pour yourself some eggnog, pick your numbers, and let’s see if El Gordo can sprinkle a little extra magic on your holidays this year.

MADRID (AP) — 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.