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| Giant 'El Gordo' lottery grips Spain | Giant 'El Gordo' lottery grips Spain |
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| Christmas has come early for thousands of lucky winners in Spain's €2.2bn (£1.7bn; $2.7bn) lottery called "El Gordo" (The Fat One). | Christmas has come early for thousands of lucky winners in Spain's €2.2bn (£1.7bn; $2.7bn) lottery called "El Gordo" (The Fat One). |
| The winners included ticket-holders in Madrid, the south-eastern regions of Murcia and Valencia, A Coruna in the north-west and Cadiz in the south. | The winners included ticket-holders in Madrid, the south-eastern regions of Murcia and Valencia, A Coruna in the north-west and Cadiz in the south. |
| It is the world's biggest Christmas lottery, and the live televised draw grips the nation. | It is the world's biggest Christmas lottery, and the live televised draw grips the nation. |
| There were 10 top prizes, worth €400,000 each, for ticket number 13437. | There were 10 top prizes, worth €400,000 each, for ticket number 13437. |
| The lottery has a huge impact for the lucky winners in Spain, where the unemployment rate is nearly 24% and even higher among the under-25s. In some cases it can help hard-up people pay off their debts. | The lottery has a huge impact for the lucky winners in Spain, where the unemployment rate is nearly 24% and even higher among the under-25s. In some cases it can help hard-up people pay off their debts. |
| As is customary, the winners' numbers, revealed on wooden balls, were sung by a group of 22 children at Madrid's Royal Theatre. | As is customary, the winners' numbers, revealed on wooden balls, were sung by a group of 22 children at Madrid's Royal Theatre. |
| Unlike many other lotteries, there is no single jackpot - instead the winnings are distributed among thousands of people. | Unlike many other lotteries, there is no single jackpot - instead the winnings are distributed among thousands of people. |
| The second prize was worth a total of €1.25m and the third prize 500,000. |