When you think of Christmas in Spain, a few things might come to mind: bustling holiday markets, lavish feasts, and the ...

El Gordo is the first prize of Spain’s hugely popular national Christmas lottery, which is said to be the world’s largest ...

Spain's world-famous "El Gordo" Christmas lottery organizers began broadcasting the draw from the Teatro Real opera house in ...

Spain's world-famous "El Gordo" Christmas lottery distributed a record more than €2.7 billion ($2.8 billion) on Sunday, with ...

Millions watched a four-hour TV extravaganza revealing the winners of the Christmas draw. The top prize — known as "El Gordo" ...

In 1892, the first El Gordo Navideño lottery draw was held under the helm ... discuss their number selections and dreams of winning big. One of the greatest traditions in Gordo Navideño is, perhaps, ...

The 22 December annual Christmas lottery began during the Napoleonic wars in 1812 and has continued largely without ...

In Spain, the traditional Christmas lottery, known as 'El Gordo', distributes 2.71 billion euros in prizes. The main prize went to Logroño in La Rioja. The event, marked by festivities and embraced by ...

El Gordo' or 'The Fat One' is the first prize ... known in Spanish as 'décimos' or tenths, is a popular tradition in the run-up to Christmas. Families, friends, and co-workers often take part ...