Overview
- Festival organizers acknowledged a miscount that left one talonario of 50 sold papeletas off the paperwork, creating a gap tied to 10 missing décimos.
- The committee says it cannot cover the shortfall, estimating roughly €3.6 million after offering its own décimo toward the pot.
- At a packed village meeting of more than 250 people, emotions ran high as the Guardia Civil monitored the gathering and media lined the street.
- Some residents argued they will not surrender the €80,000 per papeleta they consider owed, while others voiced willingness to reduce their claims.
- Organizers detailed that 400 papeletas were delivered as 80 décimos before the draw, with the extra 50 discovered later in an unsubmitted matrix, and no agreement was reached by the end of the meeting.