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If this is the first time you have heard about the Elgordo
lottery, let me point out just how big a deal this lottery
is to the vast majority of the Spanish population. The
El Gordo lottery has been a national obsession in
Spain for a long time with enormous interest generated by
the Christmas draw each year. The excitement is such that,
98% of the population play this Spanish National lottery
each Christmas.
There are a few underlying reasons why so many Spaniards
play a part in the Christmas El Gordo draw. Firstly, there
is the incentive of the biggest lottery prize fund of any
worldwide lottery game - 2.20 Billion Euros! Secondly, there
are more than 13,000 cash prizes to be won. Lastly, the
probability of collecting a cash prize in the Christmas game
is an excellent 1 in 6.
With the amount of interest that is paid to the Christmas El
Gordo lottery game, lots of individuals are oblivious to the
fact that there are 5 further El Gordo draws every year as
well. These draws take place in January, March, May, July
and November. Although these 5 draws don't give rise to the
incredible prize fund of the Christmas draw, they are
substantial nonetheless, ranging from 78 million Euros to
655 million Euros. Furthermore, these games present almost
three times as many prizes as the Christmas draw and odds of
picking up a cash prize of an amazing 1 in 3.
The Spanish Christmas Lottery works in a different way to
the majority of other lottery games. A complete ticket
'billete' is very pricey, costing 200 Euros. However, these
tickets are split up into ten 'decimos' (tenths) each
costing 20 Euros. When acquiring your tickets you have the
option of purchasing 1 decimo, a full ticket, or a share of
a ticket. If you don't acquire the whole ticket, someone
else will purchase the remainder of your ticket. For
example, if you obtain two decimos, somebody else buys three
decimos and someone else buys five and your ticket collects
1000 Euros, then you will collect 200 Euros, 300 Euros and
500 Euros respectively. Owing to the outlay of purchasing a
whole ticket, it is typical for families and friends to pool
their lotto cash and each purchase a single 'decimo'
(tenth).
The chances of winning a cash prize in the Elgordo are
excellent and you no longer have to live in Spain to
participate. You can now buy your
El Gordo
lottery tickets from a number of reputable web based lottery
ticket sales agents regardless of where you live globally.
As a result, anybody can now revel in the excitement of this
enormous Spanish National lottery.
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