Winners announced in Spain's El Gordo lottery, the world's richest
Lucky holders of 20-euro tickets with the number 88008 will be celebrating Friday. They have each won 400,000 euros, or some 325,000 euros after tax, in the top prize of Spain's huge Christmas lottery.
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![A boy from Madrid's San Ildefonso school sings out the winning number 88008 from awarded lottery balls at Madrid's Teatro Real opera house during Spain's bumper Christmas lottery draw known as El Gordo, or The Fat One, in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. Lucky holders of 20-euro tickets with the number 88008 will be celebrating Friday. They have each won 400,000 euros ($440,000), or some 325,000 euros after tax, in the top prize of Spain’s huge Christmas lottery. (AP Photo/Paul White) A young boy with his mouth wide open in song stands near a golden sphere.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7067651.1703254417!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/spain-christmas-lottery.jpg)
Lucky holders of 20-euro tickets with the number 88008 will be celebrating Friday. They have each won 400,000 euros, or some 325,000 euros after tax, in the top prize of Spain's huge Christmas lottery.