El Gordo is one of the biggest lotteries in the world. It offers 2.2 billion Euros in prizes in its Christmas draw. El Gordo also takes its name from a Spanish festival and has been running for about two hundred years.
The El Gordo sells tickets in a groups of ten. The people who paid 200 Euros for this draw got the full prize. Participation wasn’t restricted to Spanish locals. The people of Nava from the Western Austrian Region had the biggest share in the winning ticket in 2008.
The draw usually runs for three hour in Spain and Madrid's San Ildefonso school’s students announce the winning number and the winning amount. The announcement is pretty musical, usually sung aloud by the school children.
This year Spain spent €2.87 billion on this event, which is 5.7 percent more than what they had spent last year. Seventy percent of that amount was given to the winners as prizes.
People of Spain don’t choose their ticket numbers randomly. They always chose the number of their ticket that matches significant dates or events. But in 2007 there was no specific favorite number for the people. In 2006 many people chose 22105 as their ticket number. This is the date on which Fernando Alonso became famous.
The main El Gordo draw, “El Gordo de la Primitiva”, is scheduled during Christmas. Non-Spanish people know this event as "El Gordo". Fpr the El Gordo de la Primitiva draw, players select five main numbers from 1 to 54 and another number from 1 to 9 that is called the key number. To win the game, players need to match exactly six numbers. Each syndicate entry costs the players around 1.50 Euros. People can purchase tickets for this game daily from 8:30 am to 9:00 pm except on Sundays. At 1:00 pm, the draw takes place. You can also play this game as many times as you wish.
There are two ways you can enter this draw; one way is through “simple draws” and second is known as the “multiple draws”.
In a simple draw you can make as many single entries as a standard play slip allow you. To enter this game you just mark once, mark your five main numbers on the first section of the ticket and then mark your Key Number. If you want more entries you can simply mark more selections. This is one of the two ways to play this game.
In multiple draws, you can mark anywhere between 6 to 11 of the main numbers to give you anything from 6 to 462 entries on your one ticket. Your key number should be marked on the second main section of the play slip. It is also compulsory to mark with an X the number of picks you have made.
You can get your prize one of two ways. If you’ve won up to 600 Euros, you can get your prize via any authorized lottery retailer. If you’ve won more than 600 Euros, then you can get it from any commercial office of Loterìas y Apuestas del Estado
In December 2008 “El Gordo” was added to the E-Lottery syndicate to give players from all over the world a chance win this prize.
As this is a National game of Spain and more than 98% people in Spain play this game at Christmas every year. Firstly, this game gives a chance to the player to win a great prize of lottery - €2.20 Billion. Secondly there are other prizes worth a total of €13,332 that are available for players to win.
Many people are unaware that eleven other El Gordo super draws are held each year as well the Christmas draw. Without any doubt, Spanish Christmas Lottery is one of the most expensive lotteries in the world, with tickets that cost €20 each. But it is also among the best lotteries in the world and a particular favorite for lottery enthusiasts.
To play the El Gordo lottery with an above-average chance of winning, sign up to join the E-Lottery syndicate today.
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