Thursday, December 22, 2005

It's lottery day

Today, a lot of people in Spain have become a little (or a lot) richer, thanks to the drawing of the yearly Christmas lottery.
It is supposed to be the biggest lottery in the world, with a prize money of 2.023.000.000 euros this year. Mind you, not all of this money goes to one winner. There are 2210 winners all over Spain today, and the biggest prize is 300.000 euros.
The chance of winning is 1/85.000, which is much higher than in other lotteries. That's why this lottery is so popular, and every Spaniard spends on average 70 euros on it.



The drawing of the winning numbers takes 3 hours and is considered a special event, as the drawn numbers and corresponding winning amounts are sung by little children.
When the big prizes are drawn, the little children get all excited and start singing faster and louder. It's a funny thing to watch.
My lottery number wasn't one of the winning numbers. So I better get back to work.

2 comments:

amiethinggoes said...

oh better luck next time then. i'm wondering when will i win a lottery too, then i realized that will not be possibility if i don't buy a lottery ticket. yeah. silly me.

Merry Christmas Chris to you and your love ones! (kisses kisses) ;)

dorien said...

volgende keer meer geluk, ja :-)
Maar je kan dan ook niet alles hebben, hè ;-)
Ook voor jou en Monica prettige feesten!!