Spain's 'fat' lottery delivers hefty $2.8 billion prize in centuries-old Christmas tradition
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 school children and watched live around the world.
Spain: World's biggest lottery El Gordo awards billions
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 ...
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'El Gordo' lottery in Spain spreads Christmas riches worth $2.8 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 ...
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The Billion-Euro Lottery: El Gordo’s Impact on Spain’s GDP
When you think of Christmas in Spain, a few things might come to mind: bustling holiday markets, lavish feasts, and the ...
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'El Gordo' lottery in Spain spreads Christmas riches worth $2.8 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 ...
The Washington Post20d
'El Gordo' lottery in Spain spreads Christmas riches worth $2.8 billion
MADRID — 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.
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‘El Gordo’ lottery in Spain spreads Christmas riches worth $2.8 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 ...