Spaniards celebrate El Gordo lottery windfalls | World news | guardian.co.uk: "world's biggest lottery payout – Spain's €2.3bn (£1.9bn) Christmas El Gordo 'Fat One' – sprayed money across the country today, with shares in the winning ticket reportedly spread through several towns and cities.
The announcement of the winning number sparked celebrations in a dozen places where 79250 had been sold.
'We are floating in the clouds,' Salvador, whose lottery shop in Alicante, eastern Spain, sold shares in the winning ticket, told the state TVE television channel."
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The announcement of the winning number sparked celebrations in a dozen places where 79250 had been sold.
Spaniards spent an estimated €69 a head on Christmas lottery tickets in the hope of sharing in the €2.3bn payout.
'We are floating in the clouds,' Salvador, whose lottery shop in Alicante, eastern Spain, sold shares in the winning ticket, told the state TVE television channel."
:Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright holder.
