What is Loteria de Navidad?

What is Lotería de Navidad?

Lotería de Navidad, also known as El Gordo de Navidad, is an annual Spanish raffle drawn on 22 December, and the world’s biggest raffle. Lotería de Navidad offers a €2.4 billion prize pool and prize-winning odds that start at just 1 in 10.

What is El Gordo de Navidad?

Don’t Miss El Gordo de Navidad! Lotería de Navidad takes place every year on 22 December, and with a staggering prize pool of €2.4 billion, it is the biggest lottery event in the world. Participate in the Navidad raffle by purchasing shares of tickets with five-digit codes for a chance of winning the «Gordo» prize – €4 million per full ticket.

What is the Christmas lottery called in Spain?

The Spanish Christmas Lottery (officially Sorteo Extraordinario de Navidad [soɾˈteo estɾaoɾðiˈnaɾjo ðe naβiˈðað] or simply Lotería de Navidad [loteˈɾia ðe naβiˈðað]) is a national lottery. In the English-speaking media it is sometimes called El Gordo, even though that name really refers to the grand prize for all Spanish lotteries.

How do I play the El Gordo lottery raffle?

How to play: To play the El Gordo lottery raffle, choose which of the available 5-digit ticket shares shown on this page you wish to play. Next to each scanned ticket you can see the number of available shares. Click Shuffle to see additional 5-digit ticket shares available for purchase.

What are the different names for the Spanish lottery?

The various names for the lottery may seem a bit confusing at first. Lotería de Navidad is officially called Sorteo Extraordinario de Navidad but it is also known as the Spanish Christmas El Gordo Lottery as well as the El Gordo de Navidad lottery.

When did the Christmas lottery start in Spain?

It has been organized every year since 1812 by a branch of the Spanish Public Administration, now called Loterías y Apuestas del Estado. The name Sorteo de Navidad was used for the first time in 1892. The Spanish Christmas lottery is the second longest continuously running lottery in the world.