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Final Day to Buy El Niño Tickets as 2026 Draw Takes Place Tuesday

Large prizes are payable only at BBVA or CaixaBank under this year’s procedures.

Overview

  • Ticket sales close on Monday, January 5, with some online platforms ending sales earlier than physical administrations; each décimo costs €20.
  • The draw is scheduled for Tuesday, January 6 at midday, with SELAE issuing 55 series of 100,000 billetes and distributing about €770 million in prizes including €200,000, €75,000 and €25,000 per décimo for the top three tiers.
  • Players have roughly a 37.82% chance of winning something, driven by an extensive prize structure that includes approximately 29,999 reintegros and numerous secondary awards.
  • Prizes under €2,000 are paid at lottery points (including via Bizum), while winnings of €2,000 or more must be processed at BBVA or CaixaBank starting January 7; winners must present ID and the original ticket, have three months to claim, and damaged tickets may require verification by the national mint.
  • The Treasury expects about €21.45 million in receipts if all first- and second-prize décimos are sold, and a lottery administration in A Peroxa (Ourense) has annulled participations as a preventive measure over an administrative issue.