Loterías y Apuestas del Estado hosts the El Niño lottery draw on the day of the Three Kings, distributing a total of 770 million euros in prizes. The draw consists of 55 series of 100,000 tickets each, priced at 200 euros per ticket, divided into tenths of 20 euros. With over 37,000 prizes to be awarded, amounting to 14 million euros per series, the prize pool for this lottery is lower than that of El Gordo Christmas draw. However, El Niño stands out for offering a larger number of prizes, providing participants with more chances of being one of the lucky winners.
The top three prizes of the El Niño draw are the first prize, El Gordo, which awards 200,000 euros per tenth or 10,000 euros per euro played, the second prize of 75,000 euros per tenth or 3,750 per euro played, and the third prize of 25,000 euros per tenth or 1,250 euros per euro played. Additionally, the El Niño draw offers numerous prizes for extractions and approximations, a feature that is not present in the Christmas lottery. These include two extractions of 4-digit numbers with a total of 20 prizes of 350 euros per tenth, fourteen 3-digit extractions with 100 euros per tenth, and five 2-digit extractions with 40 euros per tenth.
The El Niño lottery also features a wide range of winning terminations. It awards prizes of 100 euros per tenth to the 99 remaining numbers in the hundreds place of the first three prizes. It also awards prizes of 1,000 euros per series (100 per tenth) to tickets with matching last three and two digits of the first three prizes. The list of prizes for El Niño includes 2 million euros for the first prize per series, 200,000 per tenth, 750,000 euros for the second prize per series, 75,000 per tenth, and 250,000 euros for the third prize per series, 25,000 per tenth, among others.
Additional prizes for the El Niño lottery include approximations to the first and second prizes, as well as prizes for matching centenaries and last digits of the winning tickets. There are prizes for the centenaries of the first, second, and third prizes, as well as the last three and two digits of the first and second prizes. The draw also awards reintegros (refund) for tickets matching the last digit of the first prize, the first special extraction, and the second special extraction. These reintegros offer additional chances for players to win prizes in the El Niño lottery draw.
In conclusion, the El Niño lottery draw organized by Loterías y Apuestas del Estado offers participants the opportunity to win a share of a substantial prize pool. With a total of 770 million euros in prizes and a large number of winning tickets, the draw on the day of the Three Kings is a highly anticipated event. The range of prizes, from the top three awards to numerous extractions and approximations, provides players with various chances to win. By purchasing tickets for the El Niño draw, participants can join in the excitement and anticipation of potentially becoming one of the lucky winners on this festive occasion.
