Spain’s Christmas El Gordo draw (Lotería de Navidad) is the one of the richest lotteries in the world and this year has a guaranteed prize pool of 2.6 Billion Euros. The draw takes place once a year on the 22nd December and every ticket can win up to 7 times through the many draws that take place including:

• 195 jackpots of €3 Million each
• 195 second prizes of €1 Million each
• 345,930 sixth prizes of €1,000 each
• 26,001,300 (26 Million) individual cash prizes
• AND each “decimo” ticket can win up to 7 times

The Christmas El Gordo lottery is drawn differently from other lotteries. Most lotteries draw 5 or 6 balls, each with an individual number on them, making up a combination of winning numbers. But with El Gordo, each ball has a five-digit number printed on it. These numbers range from 00,000 to 84,999, therefore tickets are limited and once they are sold out, no more are made available.

When the draw takes place, a ball with a five-digit number printed on it is drawn from a bowl - this is the winning number. Another ball is drawn from a separate bowl displaying a prize amount. These 2 balls are combined to provide the winning number and prize amount.

Tickets for El Gordo can be purchased either as a whole ‘serie’, or, more commonly, as a less expensive ‘decimo’ (one tenth of a ticket/serie).

Prize Category	Total Amount per Category (EURO €)	Number of Winning Serie	Per “Serie” (EURO €)	Per “Decimo” (EURO €)
First Prize	€585,000,000.00	195	€3,000,000.00	€300,000.00
Second Prize	€195,000,000.00	195	€1,000,000.00	€100,000.00
Third Prize	€97,500,000.00	195	€500,000.00	€50,000.00
Fourth Prize	€39,000,000.00	390	€200,000.00	€20,000.00
Fifth Prize	€78,000,000.00	1,560	€50,000.00	€5,000.00
Sixth Prize	€345,930,000.00	345,930	€1,000.00	€100.00

• 2 x €20,000 for the numbers either side of the 1st prize
• 2 x €12,500 for the numbers either side of the 2nd prize
• 2 x €9,600 for the numbers either side of the 3rd prize
• 99 x €1,000 for matching the first three numbers of 1st prize
• 99 x €1,000 for matching the first three numbers of the 2nd prize
• 99 x €1,000 for matching the first three numbers that match the 3rd prize
• 198 x €1,000 for matching the first three numbers of the 4th prize
• 849 x €1,000 for matching the last two numbers of the 1st prize
• 849 x €1,000 for matching the last two numbers of the 2nd prize
• 849 x €1,000 for matching the last two numbers of the 3rd prize
• 8499 x €200 for matching the last number of the 1st prize

That’s right, each syndicate is guaranteed to win a minimum of at least one cash prize. We have a strategy that spreads the numbers allocated to your syndicate, so that if the last digit printed on your ticket matches the last digit of the jackpot-winning number, then your syndicate wins a prize!

Each El Gordo syndicate has a 35-strong team who together share 10 “decimo” tickets, each ending in 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. So no matter what the winning five-digit number is, your syndicate will match at least the last digit and therefore win a prize.

Each “decimo” ticket can win up to 7 times and there are thousands of different prizes to be won. You can be member of an El Gordo syndicate for just £20 per syndicate entry and you can join as many syndicates as you wish.

For £20 per syndicate entry you can have a share in the winnings from 10 decimo tickets, which is equal to paying just £2 per decimo.

• Prize Fund €2.6 Billion Euros
• our El Gordo syndicates are guaranteed to win at least one Prize
• 195 Jackpots of €3 Million Euros each
• A share of 10 decimos for just £20 (£2 per decimo each)