History Royal Theater of Madrid will once again host a draw whose tradition dates back to 1812. One more year, this Monday will be the scene of the long-awaited draw of the Christmas Lottery 2025the day they will be given … know the winning numbers, including the one corresponding to the fourth prize.
Students from the San Ildefonso school in Madrid will be responsible for singing the numbers which will distribute the luck between the winners. From the morning, the drum will start spinning, generating anticipation until the winning combination appears among the balls.
The fourth prize is endowed with 20,000 euros per tenthwhich is equivalent to 200,000 euros per series. If you have been awarded an award, it is important that you know the deadline for collecting it, the places authorized to do so and the amount that the Treasury will withhold from the award.
Until when can I collect the fourth prize?
The Christmas Lottery prizes can be claimed from the same day of the draw, i.e. from December 22. From this moment, the lucky ones have three months to claim their prize. Once this period has expired, the right to collection is lost and the amount returns to the public coffers, as provided for in the national regulations on lotteries and betting. The fourth prize can therefore be claimed until March 23, 2026.
Where can I collect the fourth prize?
The first thing is that the tenth winners have the character of a bearer check. They are not nominative. It is therefore recommended to take precautions with your tenth winner before presenting it to a bank branch.
If your remuneration is less than 2,000 euros, it can be recovered from any lottery administration. If, on the other hand, your winning number, in this case the fourth prize, is greater than this amount, you must go to the approved banking entities by state lotteries and betting. Some of them are: Abanca, Banco Sabadell, Bankia, BBVA, Caixa Bank, Cajamar, Caja Sur Banco, Ibercaja Banco, Kutxabank and Unicaja Banco.
How much money does the Treasury keep?
Spanish tax legislation provides that The first 40,000 euros of prizes won are not taxable. So, if the amount won does not exceed this amount, the beneficiary receives the entire amount.
It should be borne in mind that the tax applies only to the amount exceeding the established threshold. In the case of the fourth prize, it would be exempt from the special tax because it would not reach 40,000 euros, therefore The lucky one will keep all of the 20,000 euros.
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