Overview
- Officials and local media report 117 winning tickets in La Bañeza, each worth €400,000, for a combined €468 million.
- El Gordo’s structure prints many copies of each number and sells décimos, making first-prize wins frequently shared by groups.
- Residents say the windfall will support recovery from wildfires that scorched about 55,000 hectares nearby and caused three deaths.
- Club leaders say they had backed 79,432 for 17 years and sold many of the winning décimos to supporters and local businesses.
- The neighboring municipality of Villablino also recorded several million euros in prizes in the same draw.