There is an expected calm in the air, one that serves as a prelude to the storm. Although, in this case, this rain comes in the form of rewards and with a sonic very special.
THE lottery administrations They lowered the blinds this afternoon – having sold the last tenths to the laggards – imbued with optimism and crumpled tenths in the pockets of those who believe that, for once, the number chosen by chance will change the course of an entire year.
This December 22Spain will stop again before the lottery the most moving of the calendar: that of Christmas Lottery.
From 9 a.m., the Royal Theater of Madrid will become the epicenter of the ritual. The drums will spin and the voices of the children of San Ildefonso will mark the rhythm of a tradition that does not lose its shine, no matter how many years have passed since its creation. Charles III He introduced this print to the peninsula in the 18th century.
Their song, somewhere between innocent and solemn, – for which they have been training for months – will be the soundtrack for almost all Spaniards on a morning where the coffees are accompanied by roscónradios are tuned and televisions become the breakfast backdrop.
“There are as many stories as there are tenths“, says a lottery operator to the protagonist of the Christmas Lottery 2025 ad when she asks if she remembers the person who bought a winning ticket 30 years ago.
He place shows that what’s really behind each post are people with their corresponding stories. This is why, among the most wanted numbers We find important dates, birthdays or zip codes, but other times you just have to buy a random number just for the simple act of sharing the good luck with a loved one.
There are those who keep them between the pages of a book and those who carry them in their wallet with the same faith as in a scapular. Because in the end, beyond the millions, the Christmas Lottery is the collective illusion that luck can knock on anyone’s door and bring confetti and champagne.
Great prices
The walls of the Teatro Real are home to all kinds of personalities, not only do the press come to cover the event, but people want to experience these magical hours in the first person and that’s why they queue for hours the day before to reserve a place.
Even the most extravagant come disguised with the most original ideas: personalized as a lottery drum, a Christmas elf or, for the more superstitious, a lucky frog.
This year, the extraordinary Christmas raffle will distribute a total of 2,772 million euros in prize moneyamong them 13 major awards and of course, the most sought after, the Gordo.
In this new edition, the draw is celebrated with a wider distribution, of 198 series, five more than in the previous event.
He first prize It has 4 million euros for the series and will distribute 20,000 euros for each euro played, or 400,000 for each tenth played.
During tomorrow’s draw, El Gordo will not be the only one at stake. There will also be a whole network of prizes associated with the big numbers which could delight many players without affecting first place.
The tenths whose last two digits match those of the first prize will receive 6 euros for each euro bet, while those who match the first three digits of the winning number will receive 5 euros for each euro played.
In addition, they will benefit from refund all these numbers whose last digit is the same as that of the first prize, which allows you to recover the investment.
He second prize of the 2025 Christmas Lottery will distribute 1,250,000 euros per series, so that the owner of a lucky ticket will pocket 125,000 euros, or 6,250 euros for each euro played.
Here too, the approximations: The numbers immediately before and after the second prize will receive 62.50 euros for each euro played. Added to this are the tenths whose last two digits or first three coincide with the second prize, which will be rewarded with 5 euros for each euro bet.
He third prizeendowed with 500,000 euros for the series, grants 50,000 euros for every tenth, which translates to 2,500 euros for each euro played. Approaches to the lucky number also have a reward: the tenths before and after the third win 48 euros per euro bet.
As with the other grand prizes, those who match the last two or first three digits of the third prize will be entitled to 5 euros for each euro played.
THE two fourth prizes of the draw, each with 200,000 euros per series, will leave 20,000 euros per tenth, or 1,000 euros for each euro bet.
To them are added the eight fifth prizeswith a price of 60,000 euros per series, or 6,000 euros per tenth, or 300 euros for each euro played; and the numerous stones which reward 1,794 numbers at 1,000 euros per series.
In total, this network of amounts makes the morning of December 22 a real rain of priceswhere it is not only important to get the full number, but also to get close to it.
In all four corners of the country, there are already bills that are “eye-catching” Saint Pancras —the saint of luck and money—to try to scrape a few euros who, even if it is often said that “money does not buy happiness”, makes good arrangements that calm the soul.
And so, as the night progresses, Spain huddles in this waiting which never tires. Tomorrow, at the first ball that falls into the drum, you will believe in luck again.
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