The El Niño lottery is the second most popular in Spain, with the first being the 22nd December El Gordo draw. Tickets for the El Niño draw are available until late 5th January 2023. The draw takes place on 6th January, an important public holiday for Spanish citizens, and is drawn live from Madrid at midday CET.
The El Niño Lottery in 2023
The draw for the Lottery of the Child 2023 contains 700 million euros in prizes. This 2023 celebrates the 83rd edition of the game since it was officially licenced in 1941. To see a full list of past numbers and winners see our History of Jackpot Winners below. As has been the case since 1999, this draw will take place on the 6th of January at 12:00pm, and will last approximately half an hour. Quite the change compared to El Gordo’s 3 and a half hour annual run time.
It is true that in this Extraordinary Draw of the Children’s Lottery there are roughly 2 more opportunities to win more prizes than in the Christmas Lottery raffle, but also that the amount you can win is somewhat lower. With El Niño it is easier to make your money back, but this should not dissuade players, since some of the prizes could in fact change your life or get you out of a financial mishap.
The draw for El Niño distributes two million euros per series, known as a full ticket or 200,000 euros per tenth if you win the first prize, compared to 4,000,000 euros per series, 400,000 per tenth with El Gordo. There is also a second prize of 750,000 euros per series and 250,000 euros third prize per series.
What is El Niño?
El Niño, or the Spanish Epiphany Lottery, is one of the biggest lottery draws in the world, with the 2023 prize fund currently set at €700 million. El Niño is the little brother to Spanish Christmas lotto El Gordo and is seen as a “second chance” lottery to all players that didn’t win a prize on the El Gordo Christmas lottery.
When is El Niño?
El Niño is drawn on 6th January 2023, to celebrate Epiphany or “Kings Days” as it is known in Spain. Don’t miss out! Be sure to buy your tickets with All The Best Lottos to take part in the biggest January lottery in the world!
Lotto tip! El Niño lotto is one of the few lotteries not to be held at night! Instead, this lottery takes place at midday (12 pm) CET time on the day of Epiphany, commonly known as “Kings day” in Spain.
How do I play El Niño?
The El Niño New Year Spanish lottery is run on a traditional raffle system. To play, simply choose the number of tickets you want and each individual ticket will contain a 5-digit number. That number is your ticket for the raffle!
How many tickets are there for El Niño this year?
45 tickets of each raffle number (00.000 – 99.999) have been issued for the 2023 El Niño Spanish Epiphany Lottery Draw, so, as each ticket consists of ten tenths, for each raffle number there are 450 tenths.
How much can I win on El Niño?
The 2023 El Niño Spanish Lottery prize fund is set at €700M euros. The New Year Lottery prizes are announced starting from the smallest prize and leading up to the jackpot. Chances of winning a prize on El Niño is 35 for every 100 tickets sold, a significantly higher winning rate than other lotteries. Chances of winning the El Niño jackpot are 1 in 100,000.
The numbers and places for El Niño
If you’re running the numbers on El Niño, here are the latest figures to be aware of. The most popular number to appear is 0, with 21 overall appearances in the top prize. It is followed, although rather slowly, by the numbers 7 and 9, with 14 and 13 appearances respectively.
The least seen numbers are 3, 8 and 1. 3 has been seen 6 times, 8, ironically, 8 times and 1, 10 times. Below you’ll find a breakdown of the numbers.
Breakdown of Prizes
|
Prize Level |
Total Number of Prizes |
Prize per Billete (Ticket) |
Prize per Decimo (Tenth) |
Total Prize Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
First Prize – “El Gordo” Jackpot |
1 |
€2,000,000 |
€200,000 |
€2,000,000 |
|
Second Prize |
1 |
€750,000 |
€75,000 |
€750,000 |
|
Third Prize |
1 |
€250,000 |
€25,000 |
€250,000 |
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SPECIAL EXTRACTIONS |
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|
4-digit draw |
20 |
€3,500 |
€350 |
€70,000 |
|
3-digit draw |
1,400 |
€1,000 |
€100 |
€480,000 |
|
2-digit draw |
5,000 |
€400 |
€40 |
€2,000,000 |
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TOP PRIZE COMBINATIONS |
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5-Digit Numbers Before and After El Gordo Jackpot |
2 |
€12,000 |
€1,200 |
€24,000 |
|
5-Digit Numbers Before and After the Second Prize |
2 |
€6,100 |
€610 |
€12,200 |
|
Tickets that start with the last 3 digits of the El Gordo jackpot |
99 |
€1,000 |
€100 |
€99,000 |
|
Tickets that end with the last 3 digits of the El Gordo jackpot |
99 |
€1,000 |
€100 |
€99,000 |
|
Tickets that start with the first 3 digits of the Second Prize |
99 |
€1,000 |
€100 |
€99,000 |
|
Tickets that end with the first 3 digits of the Second Prize |
99 |
€1,000 |
€100 |
€99,000 |
|
Tickets that start with the first 3 digits of the Third Prize |
99 |
€1,000 |
€100 |
€99,000 |
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Tickets that end with the last 2 digits of the El Gordo jackpot |
999 |
€1,000 |
€100 |
€999,000 |
|
Tickets that end with the last digit of El Gordo |
9,999 |
€200 |
€20 |
€1,999,800 |
|
Total Breakdown: 17,920 Prizes to Win |
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Numbers that have never been a jackpot winner
El Gordo has never started with: 00, 02, 07, 15, 16, 21, 27, 34, 36, 46, 47, 50, 51, 53, 54, 59, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 88, 90, 94, 95, 97, 98, 99.
El Gordo has never finished in: 02, 05, 09, 11, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 35, 37, 40, 43, 44, 48, 52, 53, 56, 58, 63, 64, 66, 68, 73, 81, 83, 91, 92, 95, 96, 98.
Places that have never won the jackpot
Cáceres, Cuenca, Guadalajara, Huesca, Tarragona and Melilla have never won the El Niño jackpot sold in their area.
History of Jackpot Winners
|
Year |
Jackpot Winning Number |
Winning Locations |
|---|---|---|
|
1941 |
23.594 |
Sevilla |
|
1942 |
52.434 |
Murcia |
|
1943 |
41.107 |
Barcelona |
|
1944 |
44.131 |
San Sebastián |
|
1945 |
14.862 |
Navarra, Valencia, Bizkaia, Jerez (Cádiz) Barcelona |
|
1946 |
10.671 |
Coín (Málaga), Palma de Mallorca, Barcelona, Jerez (Cádiz), Vizcaya |
|
1947 |
39.236 |
Madrid |
|
1948 |
57.803 |
Madrid |
|
1949 |
01.906 |
Oviedo, Sevilla, Barcelona |
|
1950 |
42.370 |
Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, Palma de Mallorca |
|
1951 |
56.277 |
Madrid |
|
1952 |
18.280 |
Barcelona |
|
1953 |
12.122 |
Inca (Baleares), Palma de Mallorca, Valencia, Barcelona, Madrid, Zaragoza |
|
1954 |
35.520 |
Valencia |
|
1955 |
45.551 |
Barcelona, Las Palmas, Oviedo, Sevilla, Lugo, Bizkaia, Zaragoza, Madrid |
|
1956 |
43.650 |
Sueca (Valencia), Tapia de Casariego (Asturias) Avilés (Asturias), Archena (Murcia), Getafe (Madrid), Vera (Almería), Los Barrios (Cádiz), Marmolejo (Jaén) |
|
1957 |
35.031 |
Madrid |
|
1958 |
06.576 |
Medina Sidonia (Cádiz), Toledo, Barcelona, Bizkaia, Madrid |
|
1959 |
12.200 |
Palencia, Madrid, Sevilla, Barcelona, Astorga (León) |
|
1960 |
56.878 |
Gijón (Asturias) |
|
1961 |
04.618 |
Cartagena (Murcia) |
|
1962 |
13.310 |
Linares (Jaén), Ceuta, Don Benito (Badajoz) Barcelona, Madrid, Sevilla, Valencia |
|
1963 |
18.886 |
León, Barcelona, Bizkaia, San Sebastián, Oñate (Guipuzkoa), Valencia, Zaragoza, Tarragona |
|
1964 |
09.901 |
Madrid, Barcelona, Bizkaia, Córdoba, Zaragoza |
|
1965 |
01.357 |
Madrid, Toledo, Barcelona, Zaragoza, Sama de Langreo (Asturias) |
|
1966 |
30.684 |
Tenerife, Barcelona, Granada, Avilés (Asturias) Madrid, Bizkaia |
|
1967 |
68.185 |
Madrid |
|
1968 |
32.975 |
Sevilla |
|
1969 |
44.460 |
Bilbao |
|
1970 |
48.233 |
Vélez-Málaga (Málaga) |
|
1971 |
25.615 |
Madrid |
|
1972 |
35.559 |
Granada, Barcelona, San Sebastián, Bilbao, Madrid, Logroño, Badajoz, Valencia |
|
1973 |
43.278 |
Valencia |
|
1974 |
37.251 |
Masamagrell (Valencia) |
|
1975 |
39.155 |
Las Palmas |
|
1976 |
72.246 |
Villagarcía de Arosa (Pontevedra) |
|
1977 |
67.769 |
Madrid |
|
1978 |
52.775 |
Bilbao |
|
1979 |
68.180 |
Arévalo (Ávila) |
|
1980 |
14.746 |
Sevilla |
|
1981 |
69.713 |
Bilbao |
|
1982 |
06.549 |
Jaén, Madrid, Logroño, Murcia, Barcelona, Santander, Valencia, Getxo (Bizkaia), Gijón Benidorm (Alicante) |
|
1983 |
49.612 |
Teruel |
|
1984 |
25.760 |
Ciudad Real |
|
1985 |
87.449 |
León |
|
1986 |
37.220 |
Barcelona, Valladolid, Madrid, Vigo (Pontevedra), Guecho (Vizcaya) |
|
1987 |
04.675 |
Almería, Málaga, Madrid, Arenys de Mar (Barcelona), Huelva, Orense, Alcañiz (Teruel), Las Palmas, Palencia, Mondoñedo (Lugo), León, Crevillente (Alicante) |
|
1988 |
57.730 |
Barcelona |
|
1989 |
29.731 |
Barcelona, Palencia, Cartagena (Murcia), Gelida (Barcelona), Bilbao |
|
1990 |
96.722 |
Épila (Zaragoza), Gijón (Asturias), Las Palmas |
|
1991 |
83.241 |
Madrid |
|
1992 |
22.947 |
Palma de Mallorca |
|
1993 |
76.372 |
Cangas de Narcea (Asturias) |
|
1994 |
08.036 |
Sort (Lérida) |
|
1995 |
91.239 |
Azcoitia (Guipuzkoa), Jaén, Madrid, Santa Cruz de Mudela, (Ciudad Real), Valencia |
|
1996 |
93.561 |
Barruelo de Santullán (Palencia), Esplugues de Llobregat (Barcelona), Lleida, Porqueres (Girona), Santander, Sevilla, Sort (Lleida), Úbeda (Jaén) |
|
1997 |
13.387 |
Almería, Córdoba, Logroño, Premià de Mar (Barcelona), Puerto de la Cruz (Tenerife), Soria |
|
1998 |
09.122 |
A Coruña, Albacete, Alicante, Amposta (Tarragona), Barakaldo (Bizkaia), Bigastro (Alicante), Ceutí (Murcia), Coria del Río (Sevilla), Quart de Poblet (Valencia), Deltebre (Tarragona), Gijón (Asturias), Getxo (Bizkaia), Hellín (Albacete), Huércal-Overa (Almería), Palma de Mallorca, Ripoll (Girona), Roa de Duero (Burgos), Tremp (Lleida) |
|
1999 |
33.638 |
Garachico (Tenerife), Bilbao, Alcobendas (Madrid) Castril de la Peña (Granada), Villamañán (León) |
|
2000 |
22.897 |
Gandía (Valencia) |
|
2001 |
60.527 |
Oviedo |
|
2002 |
10.320 |
Leganés (Madrid), Sta. Ma Cayón (Cantabria), Valladolid, Barakaldo (Bizkaia), Parla (Madrid), El Ejido (Almería), Albacete, Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona), Vic (Barcelona), Granada |
|
2003 |
89.836 |
Madrid |
|
2004 |
19.459 |
Madrid |
|
2005 |
56.139 |
San Pol de Mar (Barcelona) |
|
2006 |
60.657 |
Las Torres de Cotillas (Murcia) |
|
2007 |
92.034 |
Tobarra (Albacete), Ferrol (A Coruña), Medina de Rioseco (Valladolid) |
|
2008 |
87.657 |
Castellón |
|
2009 |
28.920 |
Terrassa (Barcelona) |
|
2010 |
58.588 |
Castelldefels (Barcelona) |
|
2011 |
70.013 |
Madrid |
|
2012 |
71.208 |
San Leonardo de Yagüe (Soria) |
|
2013 |
30.875 |
Alicante, Ponferrada (León), Alcorcón (Madrid), Parla (Madrid), Murcia, Buena Vista del Norte (Tenerife) |
|
2014 |
76.254 |
Monforte de Lemos (Lugo) |
|
2015 |
55.487 |
Leganés (Madrid) |
|
2016 |
22.654 |
Badalona (Barcelona), Barcelona, Vall de Uxo (Castellón), Pasai Antxo (Gipuzkoa), Lleida, |
|
2017 |
08.354 |
Torrent (Valencia). |
|
2018 |
05.685 |
Bilbao |
|
2019 |
37.142 |
Barcelona |
|
2020 |
57.342 |
Quintanar de la Orden (Toledo), Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid), Tarancón (Cuenca), Santander, |
|
2021 |
19.570 |
Alhaurín de la Torre (Málaga), Bilbao, Calatayud (Zaragoza), Estepona (Málaga), Gerona, |
|
2022 |
41.665 |
Logroño |
|
2023 |
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