lottery

Over 31 million euros in main prizes awarded throughout Catalonia

El Gordo is the world's largest lottery, with a total prize pool of €2.7 billion and over 70% of Spaniards participating

One of the fourth prizes left €33.2 million, El Gordo jackpot brought more than €16 million

Barcelona, Platja d'Aro, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Rubí and Sant Vicenç de Castellet also sell a few tickets

Most lucky number 72656 exclusively sold in central Catalonia village

Almost €35m won across Catalonia

35,208 is number awarded with top New Year's prize

The top lucky number was 26590, awarding up to €388 million in the country

The Catalan New Year’s Eve lottery shares prizes across the country, with Barcelona, El Prat and Terrassa among the top winner towns

The Catalan New Year’s Eve lottery shares prizes across the country, with Vilassar de Mar and Campdorà among the top winner towns

How Catalonia’s ‘La Grossa’ lottery drawing is trying to undermine Spain’s ‘El Gordo’ hegemony during the Christmas holiday

Since 1986, the Catalan Government has its own lottery system, which brought a profit of €40 million last year. The Catalan lottery administration dedicates 60% of the revenue to prizes and the remaining 40% to finance public policies. In total, there are six lottery games, including scratch cards and lotto draws, but there are no specific draws for special days, as exists in the Spanish Government’s Christmas Lottery. After a proposal from representatives of shopkeepers’ associations, the Catalan Executive decided to launch a similar Christmas draw, with tickets worth 5 euros. 80% of the revenue will go towards prizes and 20% will finance children’s assistance programmes. €15 million will be put on sale. The opposition has been surprised by the initiative and stated they were hoping it was not the only measure to increase revenue.