"EL GORDO" SPREADS THE WEALTH IN SPAIN

Dec 22, 2014

By Michael Kramer

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Big smiles in Spain – from lucky people in an upper-middle-class neighborhood in Madrid.

They bought tickets that turned out to be winners – in the world’s richest lottery.

They hit the jackpot today and have been popping champagne corks in the streets – as they celebrate payoffs of $490,000 from a $3 billion purse of cash – divided among thousands of ticketholders.

More than 100 of the top winning tickets were sold in the downtown Madrid neighborhood.

Some 20 winners were from the city of Cadiz – and other winning tickets were purchased in other Spanish cities.

The country’s “El Gordo” lottery (The Fat One) awards prizes to thousands of people – with other winning tickets handing out tens of thousands – or hundreds of dollars.

Spaniards were glued to their TV’s – as prizes were announced – in a program that lasted for four hours.

 

 

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