How many stones are there in the Christmas Lottery

El Extraordinary Christmas Lottery Draw It is our favorite of the year and probably that of the majority of Spaniards. One of the biggest attractions of this giveaway, and what makes it even more special, is the number of prizes distributed each year, since it not only has a first prize, but also a second, a third, four fourth and even eight fifth prizes, but it has more, many more prizes to distribute.

Although the greatest prize, El Gordo, is the most desired and known, because it has fame and glory beyond the borders of our country, there are numerous prizes that are distributed every December 22, and one of them, although not so great in terms of amount, is the stones

In celebrating the Christmas Raffle we spent the morning listening to the Children of San Ildefonso sing every ball that comes out in the drum, but most of those numbers go almost, almost unnoticed, since only the biggest prizes are highlighted during the Draw.

What is the Christmas Lottery Draw stones?

If we look for the term in the RAE (Royal Spanish Academy) We find in its fourth meaning the following definition, “Set of the minor prizes of the national lottery.” And so it is, in total there are 1794 winning numbers of the Pedrea in the Christmas Lottery, these are the 5-digit balls drawn randomly from the drum that do not correspond to the five main prizes.

How much does it cost in the Christmas Lottery?

The stone takes €1000 for the series, that is to say that with it you can take up to €100 per tenth, and although it is not much, it is a good little gift, since it is good for these extra expenses that we make in the Christmas holidays. Furthermore, since it is a small amount, it does not take any income, since this prize is exempt from tax.

Prizes combined with stones

If it turns out that in addition to being one of the numbers sung by the Children of San Ildefonso during the Christmas draw, the last figure of this is the same as that of the number awarded with El Gordo, also receives the refund. An example, if the winning number of the 1st Prize ends in 8, all the lucky numbers in the stone win €100 + the prize for the refund, which is €20

A curious case, but one that can happen, is the combination of up to 3 prizes. In 2020 it happened that the number 06097 obtained the refund, the last 2 figures of the 1st prize and the hundred of the 2nd prize, so in total he took €220.

CHRISTMAS LOTTERY PRIZES 2023