Spaniards have been anticipating the arrival of “El Gordo” or “The Fat One” for weeks. That's the name of the first prize in Spain’s hugely popular national Christmas lottery. This year's total draw is worth 2.7 billion euros. Much of that will be paid out in small winnings.
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Multiple tickets with the same number can be sold to different groups and full tickets are divisible into 10 parts. Buying and sharing these fractions, known in Spanish as “décimos” or tenths, is a popular tradition in the run-up to Christmas. Families, friends, and co-workers often take part, usually spending 20 euros each.
“The point of coming to see the lottery is the hope,” Ángeles said. She reckoned no one in her group won more than 140 euros . In the weeks leading up to the draw, lines form outside lottery offices, especially those with a history of selling prize-winning tickets in previous years.
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