Spanish broadcaster RTVE showed the typically four-hourlong event from the Teatro Real opera house in Madrid, in the presence of around 400 spectators, it said. Most of the lottery tickets are sold in ...

Spain's world-famous "El Gordo" Christmas lottery organizers began broadcasting the draw from the Teatro Real opera house in Madrid on Sunday morning, with winnings totalling more than €2.7 billion ...

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 ...

Players with winning tickets in Spain's huge Christmas lottery draw on Sunday celebrated with sparkling wine, cheers and hugs in a 200-year-old tradition that marks the beginning of the Christmas ...

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.

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. Credit: AP/Bernat Armangue “The ...

But unlike Santa Claus, El Gordo arrived three days before Christmas, before noon on Sunday ... have larger single prizes. This year's draw will spread riches totaling 2.7 billion euros (around ...