The extraordinary Christmas Lottery drew attention with number 45250 securing the third prize in the special draw. In a generous move, the Madrid administration contributed 500,000 euros to a dedicated series, ensuring that the third prize shared in the festive spirit was fully realized within the distribution pool. This prize was tied to the 180 series as recorded by the central offices at Calle Alcalá in Madrid, symbolically linked to the heart of the city and its longstanding traditions of public celebration.
Spectators and participants were invited to explore the official Christmas Sweepstakes through the designated channel, a routine tradition that accompanies the holiday season and the annual forecasting of winners. The event remains a focal point for communities as families gather to follow the results and celebrate the prospect of generosity and luck aligning for the year ahead.
When the draw was announced, it was noted precisely at 12:01 on the seventh string of the sixth table. The public unveiling featured Adrián Monteiro Brito and Fabián Aarón Vera Chávez proclaiming the winning number and the prize category, while Sergio Abaga Ele Biyo and Elisabeth Obarisiagbon Iyamu oversaw the ball drops that determined the effective sequence of results.
This edition expanded the scope of the game to encompass 180 series, a quantity that represents eight more series than in previous years, which had featured 172 series each containing tens of thousands of tickets. The overall issue pool for the broadcast stood at 3 billion 600 million euros, a substantial fund that was allocated with a clear plan for distribution. Of this amount, 70 percent was earmarked for bonuses, ensuring a sizable share would reach the winning lines and their series with tangible rewards for participants across the board.
Among the standout prizes widely recognized in the raffle are notable allocations such as the FatNoel prize, delivering 4 million euros to a series with 400,000 euros assigned to the tenth winner. The second prize carried 1,250,000 euros to its series, with 125,000 euros reserved for that same tenth tier. The third prize, at a level of 500,000 euros to the series, included 50,000 euros allocated to the tenth prize slot. The event also included several additional smaller but meaningful wins, with eight of the five prize categories delivering 200,000 euros per series and 60,000 euros per series for respective tenth-tier divisions.