As the Christmas Lottery draw approaches, many are already watching their tickets, hoping that luck will be with them this December 22. However, the statistics do not lie, and there are some luckiest cities than others when it comes to the jackpot.
SO, Madrid and Barcelona They are at the top of the ranking, which is to be expected due to their high population density. In the capital he won first prize 84 timeswhile in Barcelona, a total of 44 timesaccording to the latest data from the Spanish National Lottery and Betting Company (SELAE), corresponding to 2023.
These two big cities are not the only lucky ones in Gordo de Navidad. Luck also rained thousands of euros on those who bought their tenths in the administrations of Seville (19 times), Bilbao (16 times) and Valence (15).
Zaragoza and Cádiz They are not far either, since in the two localities they have won the first prize of the Christmas Lottery 14 and 13 times respectively – the last in 2023 -, while in Malaga He did it 12 times and Grenade11 times.
Other striking cases of prosperous municipalities are that of Manisa Valencian municipality of just over 32,000 inhabitants, where El Gordo fell 7 times: in 1971, 1986, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2022 and 2023.
He played five times San Pedro del Pinatar (Murcia), with 28,700 inhabitants, the last in 2023. Also the city of Tenerife Granadilla of Abonawith 57,000 inhabitants, has received the first prize a total of 5 times -2017, 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2023-.
In Sort (Lleida), with barely 2,000 inhabitants, its famous administration La Bruixa d’Or has sold tickets awarded with the Gordo on four occasions – 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2017 -. The tentacles of luck also reached Galicia, notably the city of Pontevedra. O Porrinowith just over 20,000 inhabitants, where it has also won first prize four times, all very recent: 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2023.
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