The Christmas Lottery draw varies from one day of the week to the next as it always takes place on December 22. It is therefore on this occasion that “El Gordo” will delight a handful of citizens on Monday.
As it falls on a Monday and, therefore, the day before the usual closure of most physical administrations, some users are wondering when they will be able to buy a ticket for the 2026 Christmas Lottery.
Until what time can you buy the Christmas Lottery?
If the lottery purchase must be made in person, it should be remembered that the majority of physical administrations in Spain close on Sundays. But each official state lottery and betting administration has a different schedule and can make changes to it. It will be each administration that decides whether it should rush the day before the draw to attract last-minute buyers. A spokesperson for the National State Lottery and Betting Company (SELAE) explained to EL PAÍS that on Sunday, administrations that wish to do so will be able to open “remaining within the usual opening limits of the establishment for the purchase of the tenth, until a maximum of 10:00 p.m. or 10:30 p.m. (peninsula time).”
Maximum deadline to buy the Christmas lottery online
If the tenth is purchased online, from the State Lotteries and Betting (SELAE), the spokesperson consulted specifies that “the tenths can be sold until Sunday December 21, until 10:00 p.m. or 10:30 p.m.”.
Find the Christmas lottery number
This EL PAÍS search engine allows you to locate the administration that sells the Christmas Lottery number you want. Just enter the number into the tool and a list of points of sale will be displayed where you can buy the desired tenth. The location plan of each administration provides all the coordinates.
Christmas Lottery 2025 draw prizes
Here are the prizes for the Christmas Lottery draw:
| Awards | Amount | Reward per series | Price per euro played |
|---|---|---|---|
| The fat man | 1 | €4,000,000 | €20,000 |
| Second prize | 1 | €1,250,000 | €6,250 |
| Third prize | 1 | €500,000 | €2,500 |
| Fourth prize | 2 | €200,000 | €1,000 |
| Fifth prizes | 8 | €60,000 | €300 |
| 5 figurine stones | 1,794 | €1,000 | €5 |
| First prize approaches | 2 | €20,000 | €100 |
| Second Prize Approaches | 2 | €12,500 | €62.50 |
| Third Prize Approaches | 2 | €9,600 | €48 |
| First prize of the hundreds | 99 | €1,000 | €5 |
| Second Prize Hundreds | 99 | €1,000 | 5€ |
| Third Prize Hundreds | 99 | €1,000 | €5 |
| Hundreds of fourth prizes | 198 | €1,000 | €5 |
| The last two of the first prize | 999 | €1,000 | 5€ |
| The last two of the second prize | 999 | €1,000 | €5 |
| The last two of the third prize | 999 | €1,000 | €5 |
| Refunds (last digit of Gordo) | 9,999 | €200 | €1 |
According to official data from State Lotteries and Bets (LAE), the average expenditure per person in Spain during the year 2024 was 73.84 euros.
The extraordinary draw of the 2025 Christmas Lottery brings its production this year to 198 series, five more than in the previous edition of the previous year, 2024. Thus, the total issue amounts to 3,960 million euros, of which 2,772 million will be allocated to prizes.
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