Huge rank ahead of Doña Manolita: El Gordo promises record gains!

Huge rank ahead of Doña Manolita: El Gordo promises record gains!

On December 22, 2024, the traditional Christmas lottery “El Gordo” began in Spain with a record amount of over 2.7 billion euros. The first winners of the boarding school of San Ildefonso were presented live in the Madrid Opera House Teatro Real. Thousands of spectators, both in front of the screens and directly in the theater, follow the spectacle for several hours, while there is a growing participation in the lots across the country. Especially this year, the main profit of four million euros is paid for a whole lot 193 times, which is eight times more than in the previous year, such as the PZ News reported.

The sales outlets, such as the famous Doña Manolita in Madrid, experience a rush of people who sometimes have hours. The rush is so large that the queues extend to the corner and beyond the Gran Vía. Special lucky numbers are very popular: Many buyers bring superstition into play and enter the sales outlets with their right foot first or buy the lots with their eyes closed, so as not to anticipate the outcome of the drawing, like the Süddeutsche Zeitung reported.

The lottery that has been around for over 200 years is not for nothing that is called the largest raffle in the world. A side effect of the record gain is social interaction, because many people acquire loosely for their families or even for entire villages. With the drawing of “El Gordo”, emotions such as hope and anticipation are in the foreground, while the popularity of the lottery is likely to continue to rise.