The 2025 Christmas Lottery will distribute 70 million euros more than last year

BarcelonaThere are still days to go before the 2025 Christmas Lottery draw, the legendary televised event where students from the Sant Ildefons school draw balls from a drum and announce the winning numbers. However, tickets are already on sale. This year, the Christmas Lottery has increased its prize pool by 70 million euros, reaching a total of 2.772 billion euros. Furthermore, more tickets have been put on sale this year, specifically 198 million: therefore, there are now 198 series, five more than last year. The prize amounts remain the same: the winning ticket will award 400,000 euros (4 million euros per series), the second prize is worth 125,000 euros per ticket (1.25 million euros per series), and the third prize will distribute [amount missing] euros per series. Keep an eye on this news you're reading, because right here, once the draw has taken place, you can check if you have a winning number in the Christmas Lottery.

The 2024 Christmas Lottery draw saw the jackpot won in Logroño (La Rioja), with the winning number being 72,480. Half of the tickets with this combination ended up in Madrid, bringing great joy to the members of the local basketball club. Olympic District of the San Blas - Canillejas neighborhoodwho go to the capital of La Rioja every year to buy a ticket. The awards in Catalonia They left 31 million euros, with some smaller winnings from the second and third prizes: luck smiled especially on the residents of La Pobla de Segur (Pallars Jussà), who won 10 million, and those of Sant Boi de Llobregat, with 7.2 million. Two years ago, the draw rewarded Catalans with double the amount, reaching 60 million, and in 2022 we were in luck, because 156 million euros were won out of the 394 million that had been wagered throughout the region. What day and time will the draw take place?

The 2025 Christmas Lottery draw will take place on Monday, December 22nd, starting at 09.00h at the Teatro Real in Madrid. You can follow it live on ARA.

How much does a lottery ticket cost?

Despite rumors that lottery tickets would increase in price, the cost remains the same as in previous years at €20. Also unchanged is the option for those holding a winning ticket worth less than €2,000 to collect their prize immediately after the draw via Bizum. Prizes can also be collected in cash at any of the more than 10,000 retail outlets in the State Lottery and Betting network starting at 6:00 PM on the day of the draw. For prizes exceeding €2,000, a participating bank branch will be used. Winners have three months to claim their prize, that is, until March 22, 2022.

Sharing the tenth: some recommendations

As usual, the Spanish Consumers and Users Organization (OCU) recommends that if a lottery ticket is shared, this should be documented in writing. The OCU also reminds participants that it is advisable to make photocopies of the ticket and that, if lost, it should be reported to a police station and a State Lottery and Betting office.

If you want to claim the prize, don't write anything on the ticket.

The 2025 Christmas Lottery advertisement features a framed, unclaimed fifth-prize winning ticket. The owner decided to keep it because of the inscription on it. While giving lottery tickets to friends and family is common, if the ticket has been altered in any way, it will be invalid if it wins. Therefore, if you want to add a message to your ticket, you'd better find a nice piece of paper for your dedication!