Unemployed mother of two is among winners as world’s biggest lottery hands out prizes of up to €325,000
A Gambian man who crossed from the Mediterranean by boat and an unemployed mother of two were among those rejoicing after the world’s biggest lottery sprayed money acrossOn Thursday, the country celebrated the Christmas lottery known as El Gordo, or the Fat One, which dished out €2.5bn in prize money.
As the numbers were called out in Madrid’s Teatro Real theatre, the audience erupted into wild cheers as they realised a member of the audience was among the lucky ones holding a winning ticket. Spain’s Christmas lottery tradition, which dates back to 1812, sees relatives, co-workers, friends and members of social and sport clubs pool their funds together to buy tickets. This year was no exception, as people across Spain sought respite after a year racked by soaring prices on food and fuel.
Originally from the Gambia, Cante told broadcaster TVE that he had spent five years traversing various countries in Africa before making the treacherous Mediterranean crossing from Libya to Italy. He eventually travelled by bus to Spain.
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