The EuroMillions jackpot runs in nine countries in Europe, including Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and the UK. This is one of the reasons the pots are able to grow as large as they do.<\/p>\n
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However, even country-specific lotteries can offer big prizes. Spain annually holds its El Gordo lottery, a Christmas tradition that becomes a national affair. This year, it could reach \u20ac2.52 billion (US$2.65 billion).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
In 2016, the pot was \u20ac2.31 billion (US$2.43 billion) when everyone in the town of Pinos Puente suddenly became rich. El Gordo doesn\u2019t have a single jackpot winner. Instead, players buy set numbers, which are often sold within the same cities or towns.<\/p>\n
This was the case for Pinos Puentes. That year, the winning numbers corresponded to those that were being offered in the town of 13K, where many had purchased a ticket. The result was every winner taking home \u20ac100,000 (US$105,340).<\/strong><\/p>\nA similar scenario played out four years earlier, but with one unhappy ending. The farming town of Sodesto in Northern Spain saw each of its 250 residents collect about \u20ac494,000 (US$520,000) that Christmas when the El Gordo lottery landed in their backyard.<\/p>\n
However, one resident wasn\u2019t so lucky. Originally from Greece, he had been living in the town, but didn\u2019t buy a ticket. It was an unfortunate result that echoes the old saying \u2013 you have to be in it to win it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A small town in Belgium can claim to be home to a large group of almost millionaires. A recent EuroMillions lottery drawing worth \u20ac143 million (US$159.6 million) turned Olmen into a rich town overnight, according to Euro News. A group of locals got together to play the lottery, each putting in \u20ac15 (US$15.80). In total, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":247310,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,13699],"tags":[49,81919,13701],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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