El Gordo

The history of Spain's Weekly El Gordo dates back to 1811. It’s one of the oldest weekly lump sum lotteries in the world. It’s also among the most popular games in Spain, a nation renowned the world over for its love of lotteries. Unlike many national lotteries, Spain’s Weekly El Gordo is drawn only once a week.

You need to pick 5 numbers from between 1 and 54. Then pick a Bonus Number from between 0 and 9. You win the jackpot by matching all 6 numbers, and win second prize by matching the 5 main numbers. In all, there are 7 prize levels in Spain’s Weekly El Gordo, ensuring that players have numerous ways to win a prize.

The jackpot prize pool kicks off at about €5 million and can rise as high as €34 million. Big-money rollovers are also common, with jackpots of up to €34 million or more.

Once you’ve placed your order, we will email your confirmation. Your Spanish El Gordo Ticket(s) will be purchased by our local office who will send your numbers directly to your email. The originals will be stored in a security deposit box by our auditors for your security.

The exact price of your Spanish El Gordo ticket depends on how many lines you’d like to play and how many draws you want to play for. Remember, the price you pay includes all our service fees and taxes. We do not charge any deductions or commissions of any kind. You keep everything you win.

The deadline for buying your tickets is usually around 5 hours before the draw itself. The amount of time you have left is clearly shown on the website. We recommend that you order in plenty of time if you don’t want to miss out.

Your odds of winning the top prize in Spain’s Weekly El Gordo are 1-in-31,625,100. Your overall odds of winning a prize are about 1 -in-10.

After the draw the winning numbers and the prizes for each category will be announced by Spanish El Gordo. As soon as we get this information, it will be communicated via email and, if you have won a major prize, we will contact you directly as soon as we can. All results can also be viewed on our website.

All prizes won that are below $600 will be claimed on your behalf and credited to your BuyLottoOnline account. Any prizes won above this level are handled on a case by case basis according to the rules of the individual lottery. Wherever possible BuyLottoOnline will claim the prize money on your behalf. If you prefer to handle your own claim or local rules prevent us from claiming the prize on your behalf, we will facilitate getting the winning ticket to you and our lottery winners support team will assist you in making the claim. We have had over 192,000 winners from 118 different countries throughout the world with players winning anything from $8 prizes up to $1 million jackpots.