Christmas lottery winning number: 66.513
Thursday, December 22, 2016 @ 6:18 PM
THIS year's winning El Gordo lottery number is 66.513, which was sold entirely in Madrid with each full ticket being worth €4 million.
Spain's largest and most popular national lottery, El Gordo – which translates as 'the fat one' – is always drawn three days before Christmas and is sold either in full tickets, which cost €200 each, or indécimos – tenths of a ticket – costing €20 apiece.
Most people buy décimos, meaning those with the number 66.513 will have won €400,000 each.
For the last four years, lottery winnings have been subject to income tax, meaning after the State has taken its 21%, winning décimo-holders will have €316,000 in their hands.
The second-prize number is 4.536, worth €1,250,000 for a full ticket or €125,000 for a décimo, meaning €98,750 net for the winners.
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