The magic of the Spanish Christmas lottery “El Gordo” has reached Austria once again this year. A 61-year-old from Vienna contacted the online lottery provider Lottoland won the main prize! With the lucky number 72480, the winner can look forward to 200,000 euros. The participant has secured 1/20 of the ticket through Lottoland and can start the new year with financial flexibility. A great event that uniquely underlines the special connection between tradition and pre-Christmas joy.
El Gordo: A Celebration of Community and Hope
The drawing of “El Gordo” has been an integral part of the Spanish Christmas tradition since 1812. With a total of 2.7 billion euros that will be distributed in 2024, it is considered the largest lottery in the world. The main prize of four million euros for a whole ticket is the focus, but thanks to the possibility of dividing the ticket into fifths, tenths, fiftieths or even hundredths, smaller shares can also make the dream of winning big come true.
What’s special about El Gordo isn’t just the impressive winnings, but also the festive draw that captivates millions of Spaniards in front of their TV sets every year. Traditionally, school children draw numbers from two large lottery drums and sing the winning numbers. At 11:28 a.m. the lucky number 72480 appeared on all screens in Spain: El Gordo was drawn! But probably the best part only begins afterwards: Because most of the tickets are divided among friends, families or entire groups of tickets, fiestas take place on December 22nd until late into the night and the whole country celebrates together.
An Austrian woman experiences the joy of Christmas
Thanks to Lottoland, it was again possible to take part in the Spanish Christmas lottery from Austria this year. “We are very happy for the winner from Vienna, who has now become a special part of this unique tradition. ‘El Gordo’ represents hope and joy – and this win shows that dreams can come true, no matter where you are,” explains Laura Pearson, Vice President Global Corporate Affairs at Lottoland.
With a chance of winning the main prize of 1 in 100,000 and the fact that every sixth ticket achieves one of the numerous side prizes, “El Gordo” proves year after year that in the end it is not just the numbers that are the focus, but also the togetherness and the Joy with fellow human beings.
The next chance?
Lottoland allows people to take part in the world’s largest lotteries online. This doesn’t just include El Gordo: In addition to the Spanish Christmas lottery, Lottoland also offers the opportunity to take part in other popular Spanish lotteries such as “El Niño” in January, which works according to a similar game principle but pays out smaller total winnings. Here, too, tickets can be purchased flexibly online in different proportions starting at 4.99 Ꞓ – conveniently and regardless of location.