Frequently Asked Questions

Lotería de Navidad, also known as El Gordo de Navidad and the Spanish Christmas Lottery, is an annual Spanish national raffle draw that always takes place on 22 December. Lotería de Navidad is known to be the largest raffle in the world as its prize pools are typically more than €2 billion in size. It is said that 98% of Spaniards take part in this draw and TheLotter is proud to offer players from all over the world the opportunity to participate as well. To know more about the Loteria de Navidad, click here.

To play the Lotería de Navidad, select your preferred pre-printed ticket and indicate the quantity of shares you wish to purchase. There are 100,000 tickets in total, available in multiple copies. The exact number of copies is announced each year and typically can be in the range of 160-180 copies. Each copy is divided into 10 shares and you can purchase individual shares or an entire ticket.

1 – This is the ticket (billete) number – can range between 00000-99999. This is the five-digit code which will be drawn at the time of the raffle.

2 – This is the lottery number and year for the upcoming draw

3 – This is the series number for the ticket – can range between 1-180

4 – This is the share (décimo) number – can range between 1-10

5 – This is the complete date for the upcoming draw

6 – This is your ticket code

Lotería de Navidad has exceptional winning odds that begin at 1:10. With 100,000 unique tickets in total, the chances of winning the Lotería de Navidad jackpot are an incredible 1:100,000. The jackpot prize is typically €4 million which means that a one-tenth share would win a €400,000 prize. Each year, the total amount of prizes is announced and prize pools are usually more than €2 billion. In total, there are 15,304 winning combinations in every 100,000 tickets that will receive prizes.

As Lotería de Navidad draws winning numbers on 22 December, ticket orders close on TheLotter.com on 21 December. After the draw has taken place, you will be able to check results within 24 hours of the draw on TheLotter’s results page with our Lotería de Navidad ticket checker.

Lotería del Niño is an annual Spanish raffle held every year on 6 January and the second largest Spanish raffle after Lotería de Navidad, which takes place on 22 December. The two lotteries share a similar prize structure, format, and exceptional winning odds. The Lotería del Niño prize pool is typically more than €500 million. Lotería del Niño is extremely popular in Spain and TheLotter is proud to offer players from all over the world the opportunity to participate as well. To know more about Lotería del Niño, click here.

Lotería del Niño is an annual raffle that takes place on 6 January each year. Players participate by purchasing pre-printed tickets with 5-digit numbers. There are 100,000 tickets in total, available in multiple copies. The exact number of copies is announced each year and typically can be in the range of 40-60 copies. Each copy is divided into 10 shares and players can purchase individual shares or an entire ticket. To participate in the raffle, simply go to the Lotería del Niño page, select your preferred ticket number, and indicate the quantity of shares you wish to purchase.

1 – This is the ticket number – can range between 00000-99999. This is the five-digit code which will be drawn at the time of the raffle.

2 – This is the lottery number and year for the upcoming draw

3 – This is the series number for the ticket – can range between 1-60

4 – This is the share number – can range between 1-10

5 – This is the complete date for the upcoming draw

6 – This is your ticket code

Lotería del Niño has exceptional winning odds that begin at 1:3. With 100,000 unique tickets in total, the chances of winning the Lotería del Niño jackpot are an incredible 1:100,000. The jackpot prize is typically €2 million which means that a one-tenth share would win a €200,000 prize. Each year, the total amount of prizes is announced and prize pools are usually more than €500 million. In total, there are more than 37,000 winning combinations in every 100,000 tickets that will receive prizes.

Lotería del Niño's winning numbers are drawn on 6 January and ticket orders close on TheLotter a few hours prior to the draw. Players will be able to check the raffle results within 24 hours of the draw on TheLotter's Loteria del Nino Results Page with the Lotería del Niño ticket checker.