https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The winning number for top prize in the world-famous lottery was 72897, which was called a little after noon. https://www.thelocal.es/20201222/el-gordo-winners-across-spain-celebrate-christmas-lottery Tue, 22 Dec 2020 18:34:44 +0100 el-gordo-winners-across-spain-celebrate-christmas-lottery Not too long ago Spanish politicians could have easily been considered the luckiest lotto players on the planet. https://www.thelocal.es/20181224/murky-money-when-spanish-politicians-were-the-lottery-kings Mon, 24 Dec 2018 08:14:28 +0100 murky-money-when-spanish-politicians-were-the-lottery-kings The eagerly-awaited advertising campaign for Spain's Christmas Lottery, El Gordo, has been released and it’s just as heart-warming as ever. https://www.thelocal.es/20191121/watch-spains-christmas-lottery-ads-are-all-about-sharing-the-love Thu, 21 Nov 2019 11:24:56 +0100 watch-spains-christmas-lottery-ads-are-all-about-sharing-the-love This is a word you won't be able to escape this weekend in Spain! https://www.thelocal.es/20181221/spanish-word-of-the-day-el-gordo Fri, 21 Dec 2018 10:21:29 +0100 spanish-word-of-the-day-el-gordo Spain's annual Christmas lottery on Friday showered over 10 million euros on employees of a nursing home in a struggling town where one in five people is out of work. https://www.thelocal.es/20171223/spain-nursing-home-workers-win-big-in-christmas-lottery Sat, 23 Dec 2017 18:32:29 +0100 spain-nursing-home-workers-win-big-in-christmas-lottery Spain's annual Christmas lottery showered some €56 million ($58 million) on residents of a struggling town where nearly a third of the population is out of work. https://www.thelocal.es/20161222/struggling-town-wins-big-in-spains-christmas-lottery Thu, 22 Dec 2016 17:50:12 +0100 struggling-town-wins-big-in-spains-christmas-lottery Las Peñuelas residential care home and day care centre was celebrating big on Thursday after it emerged that the winning number had been bought by 90 percent of its residents and staff. https://www.thelocal.es/20161222/old-folks-celebrate-big-win-in-spains-christmas-lottery Thu, 22 Dec 2016 17:15:03 +0100 old-folks-celebrate-big-win-in-spains-christmas-lottery The winning number of El Gordo, the top prize in Spain's Christmas lottery has been announced. https://www.thelocal.es/20161222/spain-christmas-lottery-winner-el-gordo Thu, 22 Dec 2016 13:08:43 +0100 spain-christmas-lottery-winner-el-gordo They couldn’t believe their luck when their winning number was drawn in the Christmas lottery but just two weeks later the Andalusian waiters were celebrating again with another win. https://www.thelocal.es/20160108/luck-strikes-twice-for-three-lottery-winning-waiters-in-spain Fri, 08 Jan 2016 16:03:37 +0100 luck-strikes-twice-for-three-lottery-winning-waiters-in-spain A 35-year Senegalese man who was saved by the Spanish coastguard after making a perilous journey from Africa is celebrating his win of €400,000 in the Christmas lottery. https://www.thelocal.es/20151223/refugee-saved-from-sinking-boat-wins-big-in-spanish-lottery Wed, 23 Dec 2015 13:10:16 +0100 refugee-saved-from-sinking-boat-wins-big-in-spanish-lottery The residents of Roquetas de Mar will be enjoying a very happy Christmas after their town landed El Gordo - the Fat One - in Spain's famous Christmas lottery. https://www.thelocal.es/20151222/seaside-town-nets-big-christmas-lottery-win-el-gordo-spain-roquetas Tue, 22 Dec 2015 14:52:31 +0100 seaside-town-nets-big-christmas-lottery-win-el-gordo-spain-roquetas A fundraiser this weekend saw dozens of Father Christmas's take to the waves with their boards in Barcelona - all in aid of a good cause. https://www.thelocal.es/20151221/surfs-up-for-santas-in-barcelona Mon, 21 Dec 2015 11:04:52 +0100 surfs-up-for-santas-in-barcelona A four-bedroom town house near Castellón worth €90,000 ($99,256) now has a new owner who won it with a €10 lottery ticket. https://www.thelocal.es/20150406/first-house-sold-by-lottery-ticket-in-spain Mon, 06 Apr 2015 17:37:50 +0200 first-house-sold-by-lottery-ticket-in-spain If you're puzzled by all the long queues on streets around Spain in the lead-up to Christmas, then wonder no more. Welcome to Spain's unique 'El Gordo' (the Fat one) lottery, the richest in the world. https://www.thelocal.es/20141215/lifting-the-lid-of-spains-christmas-lottery Mon, 15 Dec 2014 19:15:00 +0100 lifting-the-lid-of-spains-christmas-lottery Christmas may still be six weeks off but Spain is already gearing up for its massive El Gordo ('Fat One') lottery with a cinematic advertisement that is a serious change of tack from last year's hugely unpopular effort. It hasn't been free of controversy though. https://www.thelocal.es/20141114/tearjerker-christmas-lottery-ad-goes-viral Fri, 14 Nov 2014 11:03:00 +0100 tearjerker-christmas-lottery-ad-goes-viral Spaniards are digging into their pockets to gamble on their beloved "Fat One" Christmas lottery with the world's richest total payout, but winners will get slimmed-down prizes this year as a new austerity tax takes a bite. https://www.thelocal.es/20131219/spaniards-bet-on-slimmed-down-fat-one-xmas-jackpot Thu, 19 Dec 2013 11:06:03 +0100 spaniards-bet-on-slimmed-down-fat-one-xmas-jackpot A well-known Spanish food company has launched an advertising campaign which features a flurry of Spanish celebrities changing their nationality. The viral video has been met with mixed reactions. https://www.thelocal.es/20131217/spains-become-foreign-xmas-ad-goes-viral Tue, 17 Dec 2013 12:34:06 +0100 spains-become-foreign-xmas-ad-goes-viral This year’s traditional Christmas lottery TV commercial is proving so unpopular among Spaniards it is fast becoming the most parodied ad in the country’s Internet history. https://www.thelocal.es/20131120/video-spains-spoof-xmas-lottery-ads-go-viral Wed, 20 Nov 2013 14:08:00 +0100 video-spains-spoof-xmas-lottery-ads-go-viral The search is on to find a €4.7 million ($6.27 million) lottery winner in the city of La Coruña in north-western Spain after an honest man handed in the mislaid winning ticket. https://www.thelocal.es/20130917/spain-hunts-for-missing-47m-lottery-winner Tue, 17 Sep 2013 13:13:13 +0200 spain-hunts-for-missing-47m-lottery-winner