The top prize in Spain's 'El Gordo' Christmas lottery goes to

Other lotteries have bigger individual top prizes but Spain's Christmas lottery, held each year on Dec 22, is ranked as the world's richest for

The total amount for the grand prize El Gordo would be €720 million In the Spanish-speaking and the English-speaking media it is sometimes just

spain el gordo christmas lottery People wait for the start of the draw at Madrid's Teatro Real opera house during Spain's bumper Christmas lottery draw known as El Gordo, or The

spain christmas lottery The most popular lottery in Spain is El Gordo de Navidad