El Gordo today/ Lottery

SabsP

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• Dec 22, 2023

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For those who are not familiar with this big thing in Spain here are some links to the annual Lottery event.
Lots of winners from Galicia and Santiago this year.

Spanish Christmas Lottery - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

El gordo más remolón de la historia, el 88008, también reparte suerte en Galicia

Deja afortunados en Cambre, A Pobra do Caramiñal, Val do Dubra, Lugo, Vilagarcía, Porto do Son, Ledoño, Santiago, Almeiras, A Coruña, O Porriño, Baralla, Ourense, Xinzo de Limia, Vigo, Marín, A Illa de Arousa y Salvaterra do Miño

www.lavozdegalicia.es

It is live broadcasted for hours on Spanish TV and I just viewed the last 30 minutes.

Lotería de Navidad 2023: El Gordo más tardón de la historia deja una lluvia de millones en Madrid, Jaén y Écija

Lotería de Navidad 2023: El Gordo más tardón de la historia deja una lluvia de millones en Madrid, Jaén y Écija

www.rtve.es

The children who participate in this event are always from the San Ildefonso school in Madrid.
The way they sing / call every number is quite impressive.

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/22/1221136041/spains-christmas-lottery-el-gordo-starts-dishing-out-millions-of-dollars-in-priz

 

ivar

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• Dec 22, 2023

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I did not win..

 

Pelegrin

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• Dec 22, 2023

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The owner of a lottery shop in Cudillero said on TV that most of the second prize in his shop was sold to visitors. Maybe one of them was a pilgrim doing the Norte.

 

ivar

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• Dec 22, 2023

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They talk about this here.. pilgrims buying lottery tickets in Santiago

 

El Cascayal

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• Dec 22, 2023

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ivar said:

I did not win..

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Maybe next year???

 

trecile

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• Dec 22, 2023

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ivar said:

I did not win..

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Sad for you, but good for us - what would we do if you retired?!

 

ivar

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• Dec 22, 2023

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El Cascayal said:

Maybe next year???

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That is what I said…

 

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• Dec 22, 2023

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trecile said:

Sad for you, but good for us - what would we do if you retired?!

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Oh, Ivar wouldn't do that. And he would have enough cash to pay the mods.

 

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• Dec 22, 2023

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ivar said:

I did not win..

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Ivar, it's better/preferable to be good looking than lucky...
Well that's what I try to convince myself!!!
Unfortunately in my case the mirror doesn't lie...

 

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• Dec 23, 2023

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Last year I wanted to buy a lottery ticket, but I waited too long. When I finished the Via Serrana in Seville, it was the last day before the lottery and the queues in front of the sales offices were huge. That's why this year, when I walked the Camino del Estrecho and the Camino de Fray Leopoldo in December, I bought a total of five "decimos" with different end numbers in small towns along the way. Unfortunately in the end it was in vain, I didn't win anything. But it still brought me joy.