Following the Christmas Lottery’s big payout, the Baby Jesus Lottery held in Spain on Saturday has an additional 770 million euros ($843 million) in prizes to commemorate the Feast of the Epiphany on January 6th. was awarded.
The live lucky numbers draw, which began in Madrid at noon, was watched by millions of Spaniards in their homes, cafes, pubs and restaurants, as it does every year on the Three Kings holiday.
The Feast of the Epiphany is the highlight of Spain’s Christmas celebrations, and is the day in the morning when children finally receive their presents.
In the accompanying themed lottery, 55 of the 100,000 numbers printed on the winning ticket will be drawn and sold, resulting in 55 payouts of the main prize of €2 million. The entire ticket will also be divided into 10-digit tickets.
The entire ticket price is 200 euros, so it is usually only bought by syndicates. Most players buy his 10-figure ticket or two, and when he wins the main prize, he receives 200,000 euros after taxes.
The Baby Jesus Lottery has been around since 1941 and is surpassed only by the Christmas Lottery. On December 22nd, prizes totaling around 2.6 billion euros were won across Spain for that edition.
The original Christmas Lottery has been around for over 200 years, making it not only the world’s largest lottery ticket, but also the oldest.
