How does the Christmas lottery in Spain work?

As all Lotería Nacional draws, the special Christmas draw is based on tickets (billetes) which have 5-digit numbers, from 00000 to 99999 since 2011. Since this system only produces 100,000 unique ticket numbers, each ticket number is printed multiple times, in several so-called series (series).

How does the Spanish national lottery work?

Players have to pick five numbers in the first grid and one in the second (key number). The key number also serves as return number. To win the jackpot a player needs to match all 5 primary numbers and the extra key number. El Gordo de la Primitiva has a minimum starting jackpot of 5.000.

How many numbers do you need to win the lottery in Spain?

If you have all six matching numbers, you’ve won the jackpot. This can be as high as 66 million euros! For matching fewer numbers, there are smaller prizes. The Lotería Nacional, or National Lottery, is also a state lottery, with tax exemption for the winners.

What are the two numbers that El Gordo won twice?

Final three-digit combinations that have won the jackpot three times each are 297, 457 and 515, whilst those which have won twice are 094, 098, 400, 452, 640, 704, 758 and 892.

How much can you win in the Spanish Christmas Lottery?

The lottery will shell out 400,000 euros ($489,000) or some 325,000 euros after tax, to holders of 20-euro tickets bearing the top-prize number. The incredibly popular lottery dishes out a total of 2.4 billion euros in prizes this year, much of it in small prizes.

How much is the Christmas lottery in Spain?

The price of a full El Gordo Christmas lottery number is two hundred euros. That is, the price for a whole ticket, which is then broken up into €20 décimos or tenths of a ticket. Spaniards will oftentimes purchase décimos of different numbers to have more chances at winning a prize at the draw.

How many numbers are there in the Christmas lottery in Spain?

100,000 different
For El Gordo you buy a pre-printed ticket with your number. There are 100,000 different numbers in the Spanish Christmas lottery. These 100,000 numbers range from 00000 to 99999 and are on the lottery balls which tumble around inside a giant rotating drum on the day of the El Gordo lottery draw.

Can a foreigner win the Spanish lottery?

It is all thanks to the laws of Spain when it comes to lotteries. Thanks to the Spanish Gaming Authority, a player does not have to be a resident of Spain to play the lottery and win a prize.

How much tax do you pay on lottery winnings in Spain?

Taxation of lottery prizes in Spain The exempt amount will be 40,000 euros for prizes held from January 1, 2020. It should also be noted that the tax is levied independently on each of the prizes won. 20\% is the percentage of withholding that, in per cent, coincides with the tax rate.

How much is a ticket for El Gordo?

Since a full “El Gordo ticket,” which costs €200, is too expensive for many players, people often buy one-tenth of a ticket, entitling them to a 10\% share. For those lucky winners, their €400,000 prize netted them about €325,000 after taxes.

How do you beat El Gordo?

How to Win El Gordo de Navidad

1. El Gordo 1st prize.
2. 2nd prize.
3. 3rd prize.
4. 4th prize.
5. 5th prize.
6. The number before and the number after El Gordo 1st prize.
7. The number before and the number after 2nd prize.
8. The number before and the number after 3rd prize.

What are the Christmas traditions in Spain?

Here are five of the most popular Christmas traditions in Spain.

• Drawing the balls of the national lottery. “El Gordo” Christmas lottery.
• Christmas Eve gastronomy.
• Christmas lights © Left and centre: jcami / Right: Olivier Guiberteau.
• New Year’s Eve grapes.
• The arrival of the Three Wise Men from the East.