The less fortunate who failed to win a prize in the extraordinary Christmas lottery draw will have a new opportunity in January. will be next January 6coinciding with the celebration of Kings Day In … Spain, when the Spaniards will have the opportunity to once again appeal to luck in the Lotería del Niño 2026 draw.
In this raffle, the second largest of Christmas, the chances of winning one of the prizes on offer are much greater than those of December 22. In 2025, the the probability of winning is 7.82% during El Niño, compared to 5.30% at Christmas. Despite this, the chances of winning the main prize are the same (1 in 100,000).
But when does the Lotería del Niño draw take place? What prizes are awarded to the tenth winners?
When does the Lotería del Niño 2026 draw take place?
Like every year, the Lotería del Niño is celebrated on January 6 at noon at State lotteries and betting drawing hall from Madrid. However, unlike what happens during the Christmas lottery, this raffle works with the multiple drum methoda completely different system from the one we see every December 22.
In this case, they prepare five automatic drums with their corresponding depots to house the balls, which are presented to the public numbered from 0 to 9. When all the drums are loaded with the 10 balls in question and everything is in order, the draw begins.
This system works in such a way that each bass drum releases a ball, which is shown to the audience with a table. Each number drawn from the drum corresponds to the ten thousand, unit thousand, hundred, ten and unitrespectively. For its part, there is a drum which indicates the amount of the prizes and which ends up being associated with the number previously drawn.
These are the prices of the 2026 Children’s Lottery
The 2026 Children’s Lottery is distributing this year a total of 770 million euros among the multiple prizes drawn at random among the 100,000 numbers available. The juiciest surpasses the 200,000 euros per tenthalthough there are plenty more to bid on in the raffle.
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First prize: 2,000,000 euros, 200,000 euros for the tenth prize (10,000 euros per euro played)
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Second prize: 750,000 euros, 75,000 euros for the tenth prize (3,750 euros per euro played)
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Third prize: 250,000 euros, 25,000 euros for the tenth prize (1,250 euros per euro played)
Even if they are the juiciest, they are not the only prizes distributed this January 6. As also happens in the Christmas Lottery, in the El Niño Lottery we can also find many other smaller prizes to cheer us up at the start of the new year.
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Two four-digit extractions: they distribute 20 prizes of 3,500 euros for the series and 350 euros for the tenth
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14 three-digit extractions: 1,400 prizes of 1,000 euros for the series and 100 euros for the tenth are distributed
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Five double-digit extractions: they distribute 5,000 prizes of 400 euros for the series and 40 euros for the tenth
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Two approximations for the numbers before and after the first prize: 12,000 euros for the series and 1,200 euros for the tenth
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Two approximations for the numbers before and after the second prize: 6,100 euros for the series and 610 euros for the tenth
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99 prizes for the remaining 99 numbers of the first hundred: 100 euros for the tenth
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99 prizes for the remaining 99 numbers of the hundred of the second prize: 100 euros for the tenth
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99 prizes for the remaining 99 numbers of the hundred of the third prize: 100 euros for the tenth
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99 prizes for tickets whose last three digits are the same and are arranged like the first digits of the price: 100 euros to the tenth
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99 prizes for tickets whose last three digits are the same and are arranged like the digits of the second prize: 100 euros to the tenth
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999 prizes for tickets whose last two digits are identical and arranged like the digits of the first prize: 100 euros to the tenth
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9,999 refunds for tickets whose last digit is equal to the first price: 20 euros per tenth
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10,000 refunds for tickets whose last digit is equal to that obtained during the first special extraction of a digit: 20 euros to the tenth
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10,000 refunds for tickets whose last digit is equal to that obtained during the second special extraction of a digit: 20 euros to the tenth
As also happens with the Christmas Lottery prizes, to all those who exceed 40,000 euros It is necessary to deduct a part corresponding to taxes, which in these cases is 20% once the exempt amount has been deducted. Below this amount, they are exempt from their payment.
In this way, at the Lotería del Niño, if you win the 200,000 euros of the first prize, you will finally win 168,000 euros raw. For its part, if you win the second prize, the amount that will arrive in your bank account will be 68,000 euros. The third prize and the rest of the approaches, extractions and reimbursements will reach our pocket in full.
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