Comments on: Christmas Lottery – El Gordo

By: December 22nd – El Gordo | Hola Valencia Blog

December 22nd – El Gordo | Hola Valencia Blog — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:53:40 +0000

[...] biggest lottery drawing in Spain… the largest in the world. El Gordo, which we were introduced to last year, is a way of life here. Something like 97% of Spaniards have at least some stake in the gigantic [...]

By: La fiebre de la lotería » 86400

La fiebre de la lotería » 86400 — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:37:57 +0000

[...] http://www.holavalencia.net/2008/11/25/christmas-lottery-el-gordo/ [...]

By: The Drawing of El Gordo Christmas Lottery | Hola Valencia Blog

The Drawing of El Gordo Christmas Lottery | Hola Valencia Blog — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:05:05 +0000

[...] I’ve never seen anything quite like the drawing of the Spanish Christmas Lottery, popularly known as El Gordo. [...]

By: ELG

ELG — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:47:12 +0000

Yup, the official El Gordo site definitely charges €40 for those accessing from outside Spain. Still cheaper than a lot of the dodgy online ticket sellers!

By: “Got Hug?”

“Got Hug?” — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:16:32 +0000

[...] The 3 billion dollar lottery. [...]

By: My Natural Furniture » Blog Archive » The Mother of All Lotteries: El Gordo

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:18:23 +0000

[...] Link – Thanks Juergen! [...]

By: Cavalia - Opening Night & Ticket Raffle | Hola Valencia Blog

Cavalia - Opening Night & Ticket Raffle | Hola Valencia Blog — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:38:55 +0000

[...] raffling off 8 tickets for Saturday evening’s performance (Nov. 29th at 9pm). It’s not El Gordo, but still pretty cool! If you want to take part, just send an email to mail-AT-holavalencia.net [...]

By: mpowell

mpowell — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:20:28 +0000

Thanks for notes about the price increase for people outside of Spain! I’ve updated the post with that information.

By: J

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:22:47 +0000

Surely you mean *100%* of participants stand a chance of winning something? And that 18% actually do win something – mostly just their money back as the final digit of their ticket coincided with that of the winning number.

By: Ross

Ross — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:33:57 +0000

Good Luck!