MADRID — Spain’s annual Christmas lottery doled out 2.4 billion euros ($2.9 billion) to multiple winners on Tuesday, spreading holiday cheer in one of the European nations worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
Unlike other big lotteries that generate just a few big winners, “El Gordo” (The Fat One) aims to share the wealth, with thousands of numbers getting a prize.
The total prize money involved makes it the world’s richest lottery.
El Gordo shelled out 400,000 euros to the lucky holders of tickets bearing this year’s top-prize number, 72897. A total of 1,720 tickets bearing this number were sold across the country.
“It’s an enormous reward during a very difficult year,…
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