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El Gordo de la Primitiva

Not to be confused with the El Gordo lottery, the El Gordo de la Primitiva is the weekly lotto from the Spanish National Lottery (Loteria Nacional) which is played on Sundays.

The Loteria Nacional places 70% of it's combined lottery funds back into the prize pool making the Spanish lotteries some of the most lucrative in the world.

The minimum jackpot is 5 million (EUR). If the jackpot is not won, a rollover occurs and it is added to the following draw, increasing the prize fund each time until it is won.

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How to play El Gordo de la Primitiva

The El Gordo de la Primitiva is a 5 from 54 plus 1 from 10 lottery game. In order to win the jackpot of this Spanish lotto, you need to match 5 numbers with the lotto balls drawn plus 1 number from the pool of 10 balls.

El Gordo de la Primitiva is drawn once per week on Sunday.


The Odds of winning the El Gordo de la Primitiva


You can even win a prize just by matching the Powerball alone!

MatchOdds
5 Balls + Powerball1 in 31,625,100
5 Balls1 in 3,513,900
4 Balls + Powerball1 in 129,082
4 Balls1 in 14,342
3 Balls + Powerball1 in 2,689
3 Balls1 in 299
2 Balls + Powerball1 in 172
2 Balls1 in 19
0 Balls + Powerball1 in 10


El Gordo de la Primitiva Winners

June 1994. The jackpot prize of 1.12 million pesetas was won on the lotto's sixth monthly draw by a player from Cordoba.

April 2007. A player in Monteagudo, Murcia hit the jackpot with a 26.2 million (EUR) win.

March 2008. The jackpot of 27 million (EUR) was won by a ticket holder in Tazacorte on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands.


History

The El Gordo de La Primitiva was launched on 21 October 1993. At a cost of 500 pesetas per ticket, this new lotto was setup exactly the same as La Primitiva and draws were held monthly.

September 1997 saw the final monthly draw for the El Gordo de la Primitiva.

October 1997. Due to the huge success of the El Gordo de la Primitiva, the game was changed to a weekly draw and the ticket price was halved to 250 pesetas.

January 2002 saw the introduction of the Euro in Spain. The fifth division prize was set to 15 euros.

In 2005 the rules were changed. There were now 8 prize divisions, this was brought about to increase the chances of winning the El Gordo de La Primitiva. At this point, the eighth division prize (match 2 numbers) was set to a fixed sum.


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