What Is A Raffle?

By definition, a raffle is “a means of raising money by selling numbered tickets, one or some of which are subsequently drawn at random, the holder or holders of such tickets winning a prize.” That sounds very much like the definition of a lottery, yet there are a number of ways that lotteries and raffles are different.

TheLotter’s Lottery Raffle Winners

On 31 December 2016 one lucky Austrian player with TheLotter won a £20,000 raffle prize playing the UK Lotto. As you can see on his raffle lottery ticket pictured below, he played three lines and received three additional numbers as raffle entries.

A year later almost to the day, S. from Nigeria also won a £20,000 raffle prize playing the Lotto. S. didn’t match a single number in the regular draw but because he played a lottery offering a supplementary lottery raffle, he ended up winning a very nice prize!

Our biggest raffle winner to date is H.S.L. from South Korea! In July 2019 he played EuroMillions but his numbers didn’t match those drawn. Still, he came out of the draw with an amazing prize. H.S.L. won €1 million because the code on his EuroMillions ticket matched the code that was drawn in the El Millón raffle. Congratulations to our lucky Korean player! Read his story here.

France Loto

A special raffle lottery draw is held at each draw of the France Loto awarding 10 prizes worth €20,000 each. This is in addition to the regular lottery prizes awarded in the draw. During the holiday season, France Loto boosts the number of raffle prize winners from 10 to 100!

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Almost every lottery fan in the world has heard of the famous Spanish raffles. With huge prize pools and unbeatable odds, they bring excitement with every draw! While the holiday raffles, Loteria de Navidad and Loteria del Niño, are the most widely known, there are exciting Spanish raffles that take place year-round, like the historical Loteria Nacional Extra, which is usually staged once a month, or Lotería Nacional’s weekly Thursday raffle. Keep reading to find out more about the exciting, and lucrative, Spanish raffles and you’ll see why you should consider playing them!

If you are wondering what makes raffles special and different from other types of lotteries, you’ve come to the right place! For one thing, a raffle offers a limited amount of tickets. Each ticket has a unique number combination and the total amount of tickets that can be sold is limited by the amount of combinations that can be made. Also, with lottery raffles, players cannot choose their numbers – their choice is limited to the available ticket codes.

To learn more about how raffles work, check out this video.

Loteria de Navidad

Spain’s annual Christmas lottery, aka Lotería de Navidad, aka El Gordo (literally the fat one), is unlike any other lottery in the world. For one thing it boasts the world’s largest prize pool with €2.87 billion in prizes up for grabs, including a €4 million jackpot! Odds start at 1:10 and the odds of winning the jackpot are 1:100,000. Furthermore, 9,999 tickets win the minimum €200 prize per ticket.

The Lotería de Navidad Christmas raffle has been around since 1812 and is quite the event for spectators to watch. The draw takes place in the ornate Teatro Real de Madrid, the Royal Theatre of Madrid. The drawing is an elaborate ceremony that lasts several hours and features two drums with over 100,000 laser-etched wooden balls. As the winning raffle codes are drawn from the drums, the results are sung by students of the San Ildefonso School in front of a packed audience dressed in colorful, lottery themed costumes. The entire drawing is broadcast on Spanish TV.

Approximately 98% of adult Spaniards take part in this raffle by either purchasing a ticket or receiving one as a gift. With incredible prizes and odds, and the colorful spectacle of the draw, it’s no wonder that the Loteria de Navidad raffle has remained so popular for over 200 years.

Experience a great Spanish tradition and add your name to the latest chapter of this historic drawing. Play the Loteria de Navidad raffle now!

Loteria del Nino

The lottery excitement continues through the New Year and reaches another climax with the El Nino raffle drawing staged annually on 6 January. El Nino, or Loteria del Nino, features an enormous €700 million prize pool, a jackpot of €2 million and winning odds that start at 1:3 and go up to an incredible 1:100,000 for a chance to win the jackpot. Plus, an incredible 29,999 tickets win the minimum €200 prize per ticket.

The Loteria del Nino derives its name from the baby Jesus. Nino means ‘the little one,’ and is held on the day of the Feast of the Three Kings which celebrates the Epiphany and marks the end of the twelve day Christmas holiday. The first Loteria del Nino took place in 1941 and in 1966 it became a part of the Loteria Nacional, the home of Spanish favorites Loteria de Navidad and La Primitiva. From 1941 to 1999 draws were held on 5 January, beginning in 2000 the draw date was moved to 6 January where it remains today.

If your new year’s resolution is to make your dreams come true, then you’ll want to make sure you’ve got a ticket to the Loteria del Nino!

Lotería Nacional Thursday Raffle

The lottery fun doesn’t stop with the big raffles, you can also enjoy the thrill of winning every week with the Loteria Nacional Thursday raffle. This raffle offers a €12.6 million prize pool, a jackpot of €300,000 and winning odds that start at 1:3 and go up to 1:100,000 for a chance to win the top prize. Additionally, there are 10 different prize categories and thousands of winning combinations per ticket.

The Loteria Nacional Thursday raffle is part of the oldest lottery in Spain, dating back to 1763. It is also known as the “Sorteo de Jueves” or the “Thursday Draw”. The raffle uses a unique format where each ticket has a five-digit number and is divided into ten shares or “decimos”. You can buy a whole ticket or a share of a ticket, depending on your budget and preference. The more shares you buy, the bigger your potential winnings.

If you want to spice up your week with some lottery excitement, then you’ll want to make sure you’ve got a ticket for the Loteria Nacional Thursday raffle!

Loteria Nacional Extra Raffles

The Spanish Loteria Nacional Extra Raffles, or Sorteos Extraordinarios, are raffles that take place in addition to Spain’s weekly raffle draws, usually about once a month. The history of the Loteria Nacional Extra dates back more than 200 years to the time of King Carlos III who established a lottery to bring in revenue for the treasury. The raffles often honor Spanish traditions, culture, and institutions. Recently, there were also draws that benefited the Red Cross charity organization and the Spanish Cancer Prevention Society.

Extraordinary Raffles, Extraordinary Excitement!

The Loteria Nacional Extra is a sure thing when it comes to getting lottery players excited. Prize pools for these special events are €84, €105, or €140 million! Some draws feature a Premio Especial, a special prize, of up to €20 million that one lucky share will take home. Better yet, winning odds start at 1:3, that’s right, every third ticket is a winner! There are 37,151 winning combinations on every ten-share ticket and the odds of winning the jackpot are an incredible 1:100,000! Including the jackpot, each raffle features 14-16 prize categories. Great prizes and amazing odds, it is no wonder people flock to Spain from all over the world for these amazing raffles!

What’s not to like? Get your tickets for the next Spanish Loteria Nacional raffle! And if you’re a fan of Spanish lotteries, take a chance by playing EuroMillions Spain today!

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Loteria Nacional is the exciting monthly Spanish raffle that has been attracting players from Spain, and the entire world, for over 200 years! The prize pools of the monthly raffle draw are incredibly high – set at either €84 million, €105 million, or €140 million– and the odds of winning a prize are unbeatable – about 1 in 3! When you participate in the Loteria Nacional raffle you have an amazing chance of winning amazing prizes!

To participate in the raffle, players purchase tickets, or 1/10th shares of those tickets, bearing a 5-digit number. Players win prizes if the number of their ticket matches fully, or partially, one of the numbers drawn in the raffle and the size of their prize depends on how many shares of the winning ticket they have.

Play Loteria Nacional Extra now and check the latest Loteria Nacional Extra results.

To find out more information on how raffles work, watch this video explanation.

Each month, Loteria Nacional is dedicated to a special theme and funds raised in ticket sales are donated to a different Spanish charitable cause. In addition to the guaranteed prize pool, in some of the Loteria Nacional draws there is an extra jackpot awarded and this is called the premio especial.

Shown below are the three different prize pools available in the monthly Loteria Nacional raffle.

€84 million

€105 million

€105 million (+premio especial)

€140 million (+premio especial)

How does this Spanish raffle work?

Unlike a lottery, players do not choose their own numbers when they participate in a Loteria Nacional raffle. Instead, they purchase shares, or whole tickets with pre-selected five-digit numbers.

In total, the Loteria Nacional raffle offers 100,000 tickets printed with five-digit codes ranging from 00000-99999. The 100,000 tickets are printed in 10 copies and divided into ten shares to create a total of 10 million shares.

100,000 tickets * 10 copies * 10 shares = 10 million shares.

In the raffle draw, numbers are drawn to determine the winners of the three main prizes as well as winners in the secondary prize divisions. As there are 10 copies of each ticket, there are actually 10 winning tickets of each of the prizes. A player owning a 1/10th share of a winning ticket will receive 1/10th of the prize money won by that ticket.

What is Loteria Nacional’s premio especial?

In certain sorteo extraordinario Loteria Nacional raffle draws there is an extra jackpot called the premio especial (special first prize). This prize is awarded to a specific share in a specific series of the first prize winning ticket. This premio especial could be either €5 million, €15 million, or €20 million, depending on the size of the total prize pool.

For example, ticket number 12345 may be the winner of the €1 million first prize (€100,000 per share), but the premio especial will be awarded to one of the ten shares in a selected series of ticket 12345. The selected share will receive an additional €4.9 million in cash prizes for a total win of €5 million.

Odds of winning prizes in the Spanish monthly raffle

The odds of winning a prize in a Loteria Nacional raffle draw are about 1 in 3! That’s because each ten-share ticket could match more than 35,000 winning combinations. There are 14-16 prize divisions in each raffle draw, depending on the size of the prize pool. Tickets that partially match the numbers drawn may be entitled to one of these secondary prizes. Purchase an entire Loteria Nacional ticket and you win the entire corresponding prize. Purchase shares in the ticket and you will win prizes according to the number of shares you own.

Get ready to play the raffle!

Purchase your Loteria Nacional Extra shares to participate in the upcoming raffle draw!

Did you win prizes? Check Loteria Nacional Extra results after the monthly draw takes place to find out.

Players who enjoy the Loteria Nacional Extra will be eager to play El Gordo de Navidad on 22 December each year and Loteria del Nino, which takes place each year on 6 January. These two annual Spanish raffles together offer billions in prizes!

For additional information, please see our Spanish Raffles Guide.

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What are EuroMillions Lottery Raffles?

EuroMillions raffles offer players another chance at winning a massive prize without even needing to match the lottery’s winning numbers! The first EuroMillions raffle, called UK Millionaire Maker, was created in 2009 with the aim of creating a buzz around EuroMillions draws and to give players a unique gaming experience.

Now, almost every country that hosts EuroMillions also offers its own special raffle with rewarding prizes for players to benefit from. All EuroMillions raffles are staged alongside the main draws, either during one or both of the weekly draws, or on special occasions throughout the year.

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Start the year off right by playing for your share of a €770 million prize pool in this exciting Spanish raffle draw, which takes place on 6 January. 

Results of the last Lotería del Niño raffle are available for you to view.

Excited about playing Spanish raffles? Buy tickets for the next monthly Loteria Nacional Extra raffle!

Loteria Nacional – Lotería del Nino – Quick Reference

• Lotería del Nino offers one of the world’s biggest prize pools with prizes totaling €770 million
• Tickets are limited – 100,000 tickets are printed with codes between 00000-99999
• Each ticket is printed in 55 copies and divided into 10 shares – players can purchase individual shares or an entire ticket
• Loteria del Nino will award 55 €2 million jackpot prizes in the January 6th draw
• Incredible jackpot winning odds are 1:100,000
• Unparalleled winning odds for secondary prizes start at 1: 3
• 17 different prize categories are available
• More than 37,000 winning combinations exist for every ticket! Buy a raffle ticket online for the Loteria del Nino with TheLotter.

Lotería del Nino

The Lotería del Nino is an annual Spanish lottery operated by the Loteria Nacional and offers prizes totalling €770 million and 55 jackpot prizes worth €2 million for a full ticket. Winning odds are 1:100,000 for El Nino’s jackpot, and players have a 1:3 chance of taking home a prize, with more than 37,000 winning combinations on every ticket. Lotería del Nino follows the Lotería de Navidad-Spanish Christmas Lottery in a January 6th draw that is one of Spain’s most popular raffles and a noted national event to start the New Year.

The Lotería del Nino is an annual Spanish lottery operated by the Loteria Nacional and offers prizes totalling €770 million and 55 jackpot prizes worth €2 million for a full ticket. Winning odds are 1:100,000 for El Nino’s jackpot, and players have a 1:3 chance of taking home a prize, with more than 37,000 winning combinations on every ticket. Lotería del Nino follows the Lotería de Navidad-Spanish Christmas Lottery in a January 6th draw that is one of Spain’s most popular raffles and a noted national event to start the New Year.

Do you like the Lotería del Nino? Read our informative Spanish Raffles Guide for further information.

Did You Know?

El Nino means “the child” in Spanish. The lottery is held on “Dia de los reyes” in which the Three Kings came to give gifts to the newborn Jesus (“el nino”).

Loteria Nacional – Lotería del Nino History

This Spanish lottery received its name according to the date of the adoration of the Magi to the infant Jesus. The first Loteria del Nino occurred in 1941 and became an official part of Loteria Nacional in 1966. Loteria Nacional is the home of other popular Spanish draws including El Gordo and La Primitiva.

Between 1941 and 1999, the Lotería del Nino draws were held annually on January 5th, however, since the year 2000 draws were moved forward by a day and take place on January 6th.

Loteria Nacional – Lotería del Nino Rules

Similar to previous raffles, Lotería del Nino tickets consist of 100,000 five-digit codes ranging from 00000-99999. This year, there will be 100,000 tickets, printed in 55 copies, and divided into ten shares to create a total of 55 million shares.

100,000 tickets * 55 copies * 10 shares = 55 million shares

Every ticket contains 16 prize categories, and a total of 37,920 prize-winning combinations.

Winning the Lotería del Nino 

The first prize is called the ‘Gordo’ and is worth €2 million for a full ticket or €200,000 for a single share of a winning ticket. The second prize is worth €750,000 for a full ticket.  

Learn more about the Loteria Nacional – Loteria del Nino prize categories below.

Lotería del Nino Prize Breakdown

Loteria Nacional – Lotería del Nino Anecdotes

Lotería del Nino wishful thinking – As in every lottery, there are endless superstitions around choosing the perfect five-digit code Lotería del Nino ticket. Some follow their favourite numbers, birthday and anniversary dates, or even choose a special date connected to a known celebrity. In some cases, players go as far as searching for pregnant women or bald-headed men in order to rub the share in question on these lucky charms, so that good luck will find them!

Spanish cities love Lotería del Nino’s Gordo – Spain’s two largest cities, Madrid and Barcelona, have won the Gordo more times than any other Spanish city, with a total of 41 and 40 wins, respectively. The city of Valencia has had 18 wins throughout the lottery’s history while both Vizcaya and Sevilla have each pocketed 12 Gordo wins.

Play Lotería del Nino Every Year

Winning Loteria del Nino raffle prizes is a great way to start the year. Buy your tickets as soon as they’re available so you don’t miss the next draw! You can see the results of the last raffle draw at any time.

Spanish raffles are always exciting to play and offer great opportunities to win prizes. Play Loteria Nacional every month and make sure to purchase tickets for the annual Loteria de Navidad raffle draw when tickets are on sale. Good luck!

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