MADRID — For weeks, Spaniards had anticipated the arrival of ''El Gordo'' or "The Fat One." But unlike Santa Claus, El Gordo arrived three days before Christmas, before noon on Sunday.

MADRID (AP) — For weeks, Spaniards had anticipated the arrival of “El Gordo” or “The Fat One.” But unlike Santa Claus, El Gordo arrived three days before Christmas, before noon on Sunday. El Gordo is ...

The top prize — known as "El Gordo" or the fat one — is often shared between families and entire neighborhoods. Spanish broadcaster RTVE showed the typically four-hourlong event from the ...

EL PASO, Texas ( KVIA-TV)-The City of El Paso invites the community to Loteria Night at WinterFest from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, December 19, and Thursday, December 26 at San Jacinto Plaza.

The Christmas lottery in Costa Rica has its roots in the late 19th century. In 1892, the first El Gordo Navideño lottery draw was held under the helm of President Jose Joaquin Rodriguez. The initial ...

The country's beloved Christmas lottery, known as "El Gordo" or "the fat one", is a national event held every year on December 22, and prompts long queues outside lottery offices and public ...

YouTuber 'El Gordo Peruci' was shot dead on the night of Monday, December 9, as he was leaving his home with his wife. According to initial reports, armed men intercepted him in the 21 de Marzo ...

Lottery sellers of the "Gato Negro" (Black Cat) celebrate after selling a winning ticket of the first prize of Spain's Christmas lottery "El Gordo" in Seville in 2022. Photo: CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP.

Robert Louis Desmarais is the only inhabitant of a Californian ghost town, Cerro Gordo, where he has been searching for a lost vein of silver for 22 years. A 70-year-old former high school teacher ...