Published 15:09 IST, December 23rd 2020
Christmas lottery: Spain’s ‘El Gordo’ winners announced by school kids, €400,000 doled out
World’s wealthiest lottery game held annually during Christmas has given away cash prizes worth €2.4 billion (£2.2 billion) which was announced by the kids.
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World’s richest Christmas 'El Gordo’ lottery winner was announced by children from San Ildefonso school on December 22 in Spain. hering to annual Christmas trition, kids announced lucky number 72897, followed by second prize associated with lottery 06095. An hour later, third prize was rolled out to number 52472. Manuel Rodríguez, a lottery seller in O Grove (Pontevedra) told El Pais that cash prize was enormous especially during very challenging and testing times in midst of coronavirus pandemic. Rodríguez ded that he would treat himself with some centollos, a popular crab dish, to celebrate big day.
World’s wealthiest lottery game held annually during Christmas has given away cash prizes worth €2.4 billion (£2.2 billion) in year 2020. Kids from Mrid's San Ildefonso school h gared to out lucky numbers among €20 ticket holders who have been entitled to €325,000 prize. tickets dubbed as ‘decimos’ (tenths) are sold out around time of Christmas. This year, due to COVID-19 raging havoc across several countries, event was held without spectators behind closed doors with online participation at Mrid’s Teatro Real opera house.
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[Spain lottery El Gordo ticket. Credit: Twitter/@BigGayAl]
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[Children drew lucky lottery numbers. Credit: AP]
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[El Gordo has a prize fund of more than 2 billion euros. Credit: AP]
11 percent slump in sale
El Gordo's organizers hered to social distancing norms and wore ir masks as y announced winners for night. Every individual at opera house was diagnosed for coronavirus negative test beforehand. However, children were briefly allowed to remove ir masks as y announced lottery numbers. event commenced at around 7.15 am. ditionally, after winners of cash prizes were declared, organizers informed that prizes under €40,000 were exempt from taxes. Meanwhile, president of state gambling agency Seale, Jesús Huerta told El Pais that lottery sales this year staggered due to pandemic for first time in nearly 6 years. re was a substantive 11 percent slump witnessed in 2020 compared to last year, he ded.
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15:11 IST, December 23rd 2020