It has been more than 200 years since the first Christmas lottery draw took place. It took place on December 18, 1812, the year Spain was at war with Napoleon’s invasion. The first draw took place in Cádiz, the only one of the cities to resist the French invasion. It was born on the initiative of Ciriaco González Carvajal, Minister of the Council and the Chamber of the Indies, to raise money for the state treasury, which had to bear the costs of the War of Independence. The first Christmas jackpot was won by number 03604 and the amount was 8,000 reais, for a person who had invested only 40.
Every since then December 22, the illusion of an entire country remains, in part, for the Christmas lottery draw. At 9:00 in the morning, the children of the San Ildefonso school, located in the heart of the Austrian quarter, sing the songs contained in the central bass drum previously prepared with great care. A lottery in which the well-known faces of our country also participate, but not only that, but it has also touched them.
Without going any further, Queen Letizia herself won the lottery. Yes that’s right. It happened in 2004, when a former TVE partner of Queen Letizia, Miguel Grau, gave her a lottery ticket number 22,504. Numbers that coincided with the date of your marriage to the King Felipe VI, then Prince of Asturias. In the case of the wife, it was not the Christmas lottery, but it was a very nice prize because she received a total of 26,592 euros that went to a non-profit organization.
Who did win the Christmas lottery was Carmen Lomana. The aristocrat is not a fan of gambling, but one day it was her turn. It turns out that a friend gave him a tenth which turned out to be rewarded. When this happened, the socialite was not in anticipation and it was some friends who warned her that she had won an award. The story does not end there, because he forgot to redeem the prize and when he went to collect it, the date had already passed, so he never took advantage of this prize.
Mercedes Milá is added to this list of winners. The presenter bought Christmas Lottery from Megamedia, the production company where she worked. Thanks to this decision, the journalist benefited from one of the great prizes. We continue with Nacho Guerreros, an actor who plays the charismatic Coque in the mythical series La que se avecina. It is one of the most famous cases of celebrities receiving the Christmas Draw. In 2002 his life changed because he won nothing more and nothing less than the Gordo of the draw. At that time, the actor lived in Madrid, when he starred in Calahorra, his hometown. El Gordo was number 08103, which was sold in the above city. His parents had a few tithes, so they took a large portion of the Gordo. Thanks to this stroke of luck, he was able to devote himself entirely to acting, his great passion.
On the other side, who was also about to touch El Gordo from the 2021 Christmas Draw, was Belén Esteban. The Sálvame employee wore the number 26590 and the number she touched was 29590. For just one number, the Paracuellos didn’t win much money. Soraya Arnelas, who was part of it triumph operation, He got a second prize and a sniff in the children’s draw.
Source: Marie Claire
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