Spain Pay World's Biggest Lottery Winner

HeldNews.com -Spanyol , Spain who were hit by the economic gloom, celebrate the annual Christmas lottery payments with total prize amounting to three billion dollars.

Spanish citizens Wednesday not to ignore economic gloom and celebrate the annual Christmas lottery payments in that country for a total of three billion dollars.

This year 26 thousand winners in that country to enjoy the victory of the world's largest lottery called "El Goro" or "The Fat One" or "The Fat".

The biggest prize of about four million dollars falls on the owner of lottery tickets numbered 79 250. Tickets were sold in ten series, so the prize can be divided in 10 ways.

Activity in Spain had almost halted for three hours while the lottery numbers were announced, via radio, television and the Internet.

Lottery run by the Government of Spain that has become a holiday tradition since the beginning of 1812. Income from ticket sales will go to the state treasury.

Spain now suffers from 20 percent unemployment. Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said on Wednesday, it will take at least five more years to restore the economy. (VOA News - Photo Albert Gea / Reuters)

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