Spanish Christmas Lottery

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The Spanish Christmas Lottery (officially Sorteo Extraordinario de Navidad [soɾˈteo e(ɣ)stɾaoɾðiˈnaɾjo ðe naβiˈðað] or simply Lotería de Navidad [loteˈɾi.a ðe naβiˈðað]) is a special draw of Lotería Nacional, the weekly national lottery run by Spain's state-owned Loterías y Apuestas del Estado. The extraordinary Christmas draw takes place every 22 December and it is the biggest and most popular draw of the year. As measured by the total prize payout, the Spanish Christmas Lottery is considered the biggest lottery draw worldwide. In 2026, with 205 million pre-printed €20 tickets to sell (décimos), the maximum total amount available for all prizes would be €4.1 billion (seventy per cent of ticket sales). The total amount for the first prize El Gordo ("the big one") would be €820 million. In the Spanish-speaking and the English-speaking media it is sometimes just called El Gordo, even though that name really refers to the first prize for any Spanish lottery.

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