Don’t Forget to Buy a Ticket For the €770 million El Niño Draw

Just six days into the new year, you could win a massive lottery prize. On January 6, 2025 the traditional El Niño Lottery will take place in Spain. There’s an amazing prize fund of €770 million.    Will a ticket bought from Lottery24 be a winning one?

Which area of Spain will see a big win in the 2025 El Niño draw? This year,  it was Malaga who were doing most of the celebrating for El Niño lottery.  Other areas that were successful were Torremolinos, Arriate, Calle and Marbella.

Historical draw

This is a lottery that is steeped in history and dates back to the 19th century. Initially, funds raised by the lottery were donated to the Children’s Hospital of the Child Jesus in Madrid. The current El Niño name was given in 1941.

The El Niño draw takes place just 15 days after the El Gordo de Navidad draw. It’s a special event that ties in with the celebration of the Epiphany aka Three Kings’ Day. That’s the day when the Three Kings visited the baby Jesus in Bethlehem. The translation of El Niño is ‘the child.’

Massive prizes

It will be held at the Salón del Sorteo de Loterías which is in Madrid. The top prize will be €2 million and just like the El Gordo de Navidad draw, there are series that are then split into tenths. That means the jackpot winners will receive €200,000 before tax.

There are plenty more fantastic prizes that can be won in the El Niño draw. The second prize is €750,000 (€75,000 per tenth) and the third tier rewards players with €250,000 (€25,000 per tenth).

The El Niño draw has 100,000 numbers and of those, 37,920 will produce a win of some kind. TIckets for this traditional Spanish lottery have been taking place since October. Those who didn’t get a win in the El Gordo de Navidad draw will hope for better luck in January and a great start to the new year. Will you be one of them?

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