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Everything you need to know about the 2025 Christmas Lottery: prizes, date and time
PalmThe 2025 Christmas lottery draw is already underway. Since 9 a.m. at the Teatro Real in Madrid, students from the Sant Ildefons school have been drawing balls from the drums and announcing the winning numbers in the traditional Christmas draw, which is expected to last until after 1 p.m.
The Christmas Lottery's top prize, El Gordo, will distribute a total of €2.707 billion across Spain: the winning ticket will award €400,000 (€4 million per series); the second prize is worth €125,000 per ticket (€1.25 million per series); and the third prize will distribute €50,000 per ticket (€500,000 per series). In addition to the three main prizes, the draw includes two fourth prizes of €20,000 per ticket, eight fifth prizes of €6,000, smaller prizes (€100 per ticket), and refunds, which allow players to recover their €20 stake. Prizes exceeding €40,000 are subject to tax. Save this news item, because right here, as soon as the draw is over, you can check if you have a winning number in the Christmas Lottery and find out how much you've won.
What day and time will the draw take place?
The 2025 Christmas lottery draw will take place on Monday, December 22nd, starting at 8:30 a.m.
What is the value of a lottery ticket?
The price of a lottery ticket remains the same as in previous years and costs 20 euros, a price that has been fixed since 2002. Although there has been some speculation about a possible price increase, the reality is that it has remained at this amount, which we are accustomed to, for more than two decades.
How to claim prizes from the draw?
This year, those holding a winning ticket worth less than €2,000 can still collect their prize immediately after the draw via Bizum. They can also collect their winnings in cash at any of the more than 10,000 retail outlets in the State Lottery and Betting network starting at 6:00 PM. For prizes exceeding €2,000, a participating bank branch will be used. Winners have three months to claim their prize, that is, until March 22, 2026.