Largest lottery prize fund

Spain’s Christmas lottery, nicknamed “El Gordo” (Fat One), is a Christmas tradition in the country and is the world’s biggest lottery in terms of the total sum paid out. The 2012 lottery showered €2.52 billion ($3.32 billion; £2.04 billion) on its winners. The top prize awarded was €4,000,000 ($5,280,240; £3,253,280), which was shared between 10 winners, with a second prize of €1,250,000 ($1,650,080; 1,016,650). The prize pool for the 2021 draw totalled €2.408 billion.

The draw takes place on 22 December each year.