Spain kicked off the winter holidays with its huge Christmas lottery known as “El Gordo”. El Gordo hands out a total of €2.3 billion ($2.44 billion) prize money across the country. The lottery’s top prize per winning ticket is €400,000. El Gordo is a significant event in Spain, as millions of hopefuls queue at lottery booths in hopes of winning the grand prize.

This footage illustrates woman who is among the winners of the first prize, five series (50 tickets) of the lottery making an emotional call to her family in Barberà del Vallès, Spain.

This footage was filmed and produced 22 December 2022.

Spain kicked off the winter holidays with its huge Christmas lottery known as “El Gordo”. El Gordo hands out a total of €2.3 billion ($2.44 billion) prize money across the country. The lottery’s top prize per winning ticket is €400,000. El Gordo is a significant event in Spain, as millions of hopefuls queue at lottery booths in hopes of winning the grand prize.

This footage illustrates woman who is among the winners of the first prize, five series (50 tickets) of the lottery making an emotional call to her family in Barberà del Vallès, Spain.