Spanish Millionaire Raffle - Christmas El Gordo

Spain’s Christmas El Gordo Millionaire Raffle Key Facts

Spain’s Christmas El Gordo Millionaire Raffle FAQs

•   What is the Spain’s Christmas El Gordo Millionaire Raffle?

  Quite simply, it’s the biggest and richest lottery game in the world. More than 98 percent of all Spaniards are believed to buy tickets and, with €2.590 billion up for grabs, who can blame them! It’s held every year on December 22nd and the jackpot is paid out 172 times.

•   How does it work?

  Every Book for the Spain’s Christmas El Gordo Millionaire Raffle is divided into 10 Tickets and any winnings are divided equally between the 10 Tickets. You can buy an entire Book of 10 Tickets for yourself or buy individual Tickets. Remember, the more Tickets you buy, the more you can win!

•   What does it pay?

  The guaranteed prize pool is €2.590 billion and the 170 main jackpot prizes are an amazing €4 million each. There are six prize levels in total, with the second tier paying out 172 prizes of €1.25 million. The lowest prize level is an impressive €200.

•   What is a Ticket?

  All 100,000 numbers are sold 172 times and each Ticket is divided into tenths (known as Shares). Shares can be sold as a whole Ticket (10 Shares) or individually.

•   What happens after buying a Ticket?

  Once you have placed your order, we will email your confirmation. Your Spain’s Christmas El Gordo Millionaire Raffle Ticket(s) will be purchased by our local Spanish office who will send your numbers directly to your playing account. The originals will be stored in a security deposit box by our auditors for your security

•   How much does it cost to play?

  BuyLottoOnline is offering Tickets at a price of 90.00 each, including all service fees and tax. Remember, you keep everything you win. We do not charge any deductions or commissions of any kind.

•   When is the deadline for buying Tickets?

  There are a set number of Tickets for every draw and when they’re gone, they’re gone. BuyLottoOnline has reserved an exclusive allocation of Tickets to be sold online to our VIP players and we may be able to get more, but we can’t guarantee it. If you don’t want to miss out, you need to buy as soon as possible before the draw date.

•   What are the odds?

  The odds of hitting the jackpot on Spain’s Christmas El Gordo are 1:99,999, but even the second prize is €1.25 Million, so 330 millionaires will be created in this single draw. Across all prize levels there is a 1-in-7 chance of winning.

•   How do I know if I have won?

  On the afternoon of the Spain’s Christmas El Gordo Millionaire Raffle the winning numbers and the prizes for each category will be announced by the Spanish lottery operator. If you’ve won a prize, we will notify you shortly after the draw. For prizes up to $600 we will send you an email and for prizes over $600 a member of our lottery winners support team will call to personally congratulate you.

•   How will prize money be paid?

  All prizes won that are below $600 will be claimed on your behalf and credited to your BuyLottoOnline account. Any prizes won above this level are handled on a case by case basis according to the rules of the individual lottery. Wherever possible BuyLottoOnline will claim the prize money on your behalf. If you prefer to handle your own claim or local rules prevent us from claiming the prize on your behalf, we will facilitate getting the winning ticket to you and our lottery winners support team will assist you in making the claim. We have had over 192,000 winners from 118 different countries throughout the world with players winning anything from $8 prizes up to $1 million jackpots.