Canary Islands hit the jackpot in biggest ever Primitiva lottery win in Spain

Canary Islands hit the jackpot in biggest ever Primitiva lottery win in Spain
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By m.p. - Mar 17, 2008 - 6:01 PM

Celebrations at a lottery office in Madrid which sold some of the first prize in the Christmas 2007 El Gordo. Archive photo – EFE.

More than 27 million euros come with the winning ticket sold on the island of La Palma

The biggest prize in the history of Spain’s Primitiva lottery, a jackpot of more than 27 million €, has gone to a lucky winner in Tazacorte, on the island of La Palma, the Canary Islands, in the Primitiva el Gordo this Sunday. The winning combination was 16-32-34-45-53, with 7 as the Reintegro.

It exceeds the previous highest win of 26.2 million €, also in El Gordo de la Primitiva, by just under one million €. The win in that draw on 8th April 2007 was 26.2 million in Monteagudo, Murcia.

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