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El Gordo Christmas Lottery WIN 2,38 BILLION EURO!! THE DRAW ON 22 DECEMBER!! PLAY NOW ONLINE! In terms of the total prize payout, the Spanish Christmas lottery is arguably the biggest lottery worldwide. How To Play El Gordo Navidad? As with a standard raffle format game, players do not choose their own numbers but rather select from pre-printed tickets already containing set numbers, of which only a certain amount are released. It is therefore possible for the Christmas lottery tickets to sell out before the draw takes place. Each five digit number is repeated across multiple tickets. The exact amount of times a number is repeated will vary from draw to draw but can sometimes be as much as 195 times. These full tickets are divided further into tenths, known as 'decimos'. Most players purchase a tenth of ticket (a decimo) but there is also the option to purchase a full tickets as well (known as a "billete"). -As a decimo holder, if your number is matched, you will win one-tenth of the prize. -As a full ticket holder, if your number is matched, you will win the full prize amount. See below for the 2013 prize tier values (prize amounts show the values won by each of the 160 full ticket holders in each tier) First - €4,000,000.00 Second - €1,250,000.00 Third - €500,000.00 Fourth - €200,000.00 Fifth - €60,000.00 The Draw The winning numbers and the associated prize value are drawn from two separate ball containers, and these are then sung out loud to the public by school children from the San Ildefonso school (formerly an institution reserved for orphans of Spanish public servants). This lengthy process is repeated for the many thousands of prize tiers in the draw. As a result, the draw itself can therefore take up to 3–4 hours to complete, with the children working about eight to nine shifts - equal to the number of frames of numbers to be drawn. While the actual draw takes place on the 22nd of December every year in Madrid, Spain, tickets are already on sale a good few months prior). The public attending the event are more than likely to be dressed in lottery-related extravagant clothing and hats, which just further enhances the festive atmosphere. The entire event is broadcast by Televisión Española and Radio Nacional de España, as well as various other media channels. 20% tax is applied by the Spanish Government on any winnings over €40,000.00.