Everything you need to know about the Christmas Draw
When is the Extraordinary Christmas Lottery Draw held?
It is already a tradition, on December 22 of each year the Christmas raffle is celebrated, and with it Christmas begins.
When did the raffle start?
The first draw was held more than 200 years ago, specifically in the year 1812
And where is it celebrated?
This is the tenth year that it has been held in its current location, since 2012 it has been held at the Teatro Real in Madrid.
How much does the Christmas lottery tenth cost?
Currently, each lottery ticket has a price of €20, the series would be €200 and the complete number (193 series) €38,600.
How many numbers go into the hype?
For a few years now there have been 100,000 numbers, from 00000 to 99999
How many tenths are there of each number?
A total of 193 series of each number are put up for sale, so there are 1930 tenths of each number.
What was the lowest winning number to date?
The lowest to date came out in the year 1827, that year El Gordo fell at number 00523
And the highest number?
The 88,008, was the highest number graced with the Gordo, it came out in the year 2023
Has the number of "El Gordo" ever been repeated?
To date it has occurred 2 times, number 15,640 came out in the years 1956 and 1978 and number 20,297 in the years 1903 and 1906
What is the amount of the "El Gordo" prize?
The prize corresponding to the Christmas Jackpot amounts to €400,000 for the tenth, €4 million for the series and €720 million for the complete number.
Does the "El Gordo" prize have a tax withholding?
All prizes over €60,000 carry a 20% withholding, in this case, of the 400,000, the first 60,000 are exempt and of the remaining 340,000 they withhold 20%, that is, 68,000, so the prize you will collect will be 332,000 €
And what is the amount of the second prize?
The amount of the prize in this case amounts to €125,000 per tenth or €1,250,000 per series
And does it also carry withholding?
The same thing happens with the Gordo, everything that exceeds 60,000 carries withholding, here the prize that will be charged will be €112,000
And the amount of the third prize?
They are €50,000 per tenth or €500,000 per series
And this prize, does it also carry withholding?
Here the prize is complete, since it does not exceed €60,000 it does not carry withholding
Is there any other prize?
There would be 2 quarters that would take €20,000 for the tenth and 8 fifths with a prize of €6,000 for the tenth. In addition, we would have the stones that sing with €1,000 to the series, which would be another 1,794 winning numbers.
Where can I collect my prizes?
At any official State Lottery and Gambling sales point
Since when can I collect them?
The same afternoon of the draw the prizes can already be collected, if your purchase was made through La Bola de Cristal Lottery, you will be informed by email of the result of the draw.
And until when can the prizes be collected?
All State Lottery and Betting games have an expiration of 3 months, so you have until March 22, 2023 to collect your prizes.
