- Title: El Gordo jackpot announced in Spain's Christmas lottery
- Date: 22nd December 2017
- Summary: MADRID, SPAIN (DECEMBER 22, 2017) (REUTERS) CHILDREN OF SAN ILDEFONSO SINGING OUT NUMBER CORRESPONDING TO A 1000 EURO PRIZE BOY SINGING OUT IN SPANISH "71 THOUSAND, 9 HUNDRED, NINETY-EIGHT" AND GIRLS SINGING OUT IN SPANISH "4 MILLION EUROS" AS THEY WALK TOWARDS LOTTERY OFFICIALS WHO ANALYSE THE WINNING BALLS CHILDREN WALKING TO FRONT OF STAGE SINGING OUT WINNING NUMBER BEFORE THEY SHOW AUDIENCE THE WINNING BALLS GIRL SINGING "4 MILLION EUROS!" CHILDREN WALKING BACK TO LOTTERY DRUMS TO CONTINUE PULLING OUT NUMBERS FOR OTHER PRIZES
- Embargoed: 5th January 2018 11:37
- Keywords: Christmas lottery Spain El Gordo jackpot
- Location: MADRID, SPAIN
- City: MADRID, SPAIN
- Country: Spain
- Topics: Human Interest / Brights / Odd News,Society/Social Issues
- Reuters ID: LVA0017CZY1QF
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- Story Text: Ticket holders throughout Spain with the Christmas lottery number 71198 were winners of the big prize El Gordo (The Fat One) announced by the two children of Madrid's San Ildefonso school who have traditionally sung out lucky numbers in Spain's over 200-year-old lottery.
Every year, millions of Spaniards club together with friends, family or co-workers to each buy fractions of the same ticket known as "decimos" (tenths). The top prize is the 4 million El Gordo jackpot which pays out up to 400,000 euros for every 20 euros wagered on a ticket.
Spain´s Christmas lottery is designed so as many people as possible get some win or at least break even with cash prizes doled out across the country. Many people can have the same winning number.
The Christmas lottery is held every year on December 22 when thousands of people watch the San Ildefonso schoolchildren pluck lottery balls from a rotating drum, singing out the resulting numbers in a chant that fills offices and homes.
This year Spain's favourite lottery will dish out a total of 2.38 billion euros in prizes to the holders of the winning "decimos". - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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