The magic of Christmas begins with the Extraordinary Draw on December 22, with which thousands of Spaniards have been dreaming of becoming winners for more than two centuries. Thus, the Christmas Lottery is wrapped in stories and superstitions throughout time, becoming a custom that invites to share dreams in every corner of the country.
To participate, every year, there are many who choose to look for numbers with a personal meaning: birthdays, anniversaries and special events are frequent choices. At the same time, statistics and lottery history have established some numerical preferences among fans.
The most awarded numbers
The number 72,897 is one of the most famous at present for having won the Gordo on more than one occasion, although there are other preferences such as the endings in 5 and 7, as well as the low numbers, which are usually the first to be sold out.
And it is no coincidence that this is so: in the history of the Christmas Lottery, the number 5 stands out as the most awarded termination, having appeared 32 times in the Gordo. It is followed by the number 4, with 27 occasions, and the number 6, with 27 appearances in the first prize. Also popular are the endings 7 and 3, which have been lucky in several editions, although there are always numbers that seem to be cursed and have never played.
In addition, the following stand out especially 15640, awarded in 1956 and 1978, and 20297, which won in 1903 and 2006. In addition, the repeated three-digit combinations, such as 297, 457 and 515, have also been recurrent in the Gordo, appearing in different years with different combinations.
Now that the date is approaching, and after the catastrophe that has devastated Valencia, the DANA has crept into the draw: 29104 and 30104 (October 29 and 30, 2024) are the most demanded numbers.
In fact, as explained by the administration on the web, right now. there is no availability of the tickets onlineTherefore, the only way to acquire these numbers is to go to the administrations where there might be some physical tickets available with these two dates.