Spain's 'El Gordo' Christmas lottery shells out $489,000 in winnings
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foxnews.comFortune shined Tuesday on the lucky holders of tickets with the number 72897 that took top prize in Spain’s huge Christmas lottery, known as "El Gordo" (The Fat One).
The prize shelled out 400,000 euros ($489,000), or some 325,000 euros after tax, to holders of 20-euro tickets bearing the number.
In keeping with tradition, the number was called out by children from Madrid’s San Ildefonso school in a nationally televised draw at Madrid’s Teatro Real opera house, although this year the event was held under tight restrictions owing to the coronavirus.
The incredibly popular lottery will dish out a total of 2.4 billion euros ($2.9 billion) in prizes, much of it in hundreds of smaller prizes.
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