Spain’s ‘Fat One’ Christmas lottery gives out more than $2.8 billion
NY Post
They’re excited to get fattened up this Christmas.
Spain on Friday announced the lucky numbers in its annual festive lottery draw known as “the Fat One” — with many people sharing more than $2.8 billion in holiday cheer.
The lucky numbers – 88008 – were sung by children from the San Ildefonso school in Madrid and broadcast on the television, radio, and internet Friday morning in the draw that traditionally marks the start of the festive season.
Officials said that multiple people in several regions picked the winning numbers, with each winning $440,000.
That is just part of the total pool of prizes of around $2.8 billion in “El Gordo,” or “the Fat One,” a tradition that has been around since 1812.
The draw is held each year on Dec. 22, and typically elicits nationwide nationwide celebrations as winners pop open sparkling wine and invite their friends to join them in song and dance throughout the streets.
