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MADRID (AP) — Fortune shined Tuesday on the lucky holders of tickets with the number 72897 that took top prize in the Spain’s huge Christmas lottery, known as “El Gordo” (The Fat One). The prize shelled out 400,000 euros ($489,000), or some 325,000 euros after tax, to holders of 20-euro tickets bearing the number. The lucky tickets were sold in more than 20 towns across Spain. In keeping with tradition, the number was called out by children from Madrid’s San Ildefonso school in a nationally televised draw at Madrid’s Teatro Real opera house, although this year the event was held...

Crowds absent as Spain draws 2.4 billion eur Christmas lottery Reuters 22/12/2020 © Reuters/VINCENT WEST Lottery shop owner Monica Cejudo holds up a First Prize winning ticket of Spain's Christmas Lottery "El Gordo" (The Fat One), alongside family members, in Bilbao MADRID (Reuters) - Muted celebrations on Tuesday greeted the draw for Spain's annual El Gordo lottery, with the usual live audience absent from Madrid's Royal Theatre and COVID curbs also thinning the often flamboyantly dressed crowds outside to a handful of onlookers.

2020-12-22 16:40:27 GMT2020-12-23 00:40:27(Beijing Time) Sina English An official of Spain’s Christmas Lottery checks balls before the start of the draw in Madrid on Tuesday. Fortune shined on Tuesday on the lucky holders of tickets with the number 72897 that took top prize in the Spain’s huge Christmas Lottery, known as “El Gordo” (The Fat One). The prize shelled out 400,000 euros (US$489,000), or 325,000 euros after tax, to holders of 20-euro tickets bearing the number. In keeping with tradition, the number was called out by children from Madrid’s San Ildefonso school in a ...

Effects of Covid-19 felt in Spain’s Christmas lottery 1 minute read By Jesús Lozano Madrid, Dec 20 (efe-epa).- The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted almost every aspect of life in Spain and the special Christmas lottery, which has been held uninterrupted for more than 200 years, is no exception. The winning numbers will be read out by schoolchildren at Madrid’s Royal Theater on 22 December as is tradition but it will go ahead without the audience of people eagerly waiting to see if they have won El Gordo (The Fat One), the maximum prize on offer. Ticket sales are also set to drop this yea...

Article content MADRID — Hundreds of people queued for two and a half hours in Madrid on Saturday to buy Christmas lottery tickets at a vendor considered the luckiest in Spain. Security guards ensured people respected social distancing rules in the long queue outside Dona Manolita, a central Madrid kiosk that has been selling lottery tickets for more than 100 years. It last struck lucky in 2019. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Spaniards bet Christmas lottery, El Gordo, will bring luck during COVID-19 crisis Back to video “I’m picturing ...