El Gordo Made Millionaires in Tenerife

"El Gordo" the traditional Lotería de Navidad (Christmas Lottery) on December 22nd, was a little kinder to Tenerife this year than it was last year, by distributing a total of 12.1 million euros (in the region of £8 million), to lottery winners on the island. And, for once, the north of Tenerife saw most of that prize money.

In La Guancha, 9 million euros was shared amongst fifth prize winners, the first time that the whole of a winning fifth prize ticket's numbers had been sold in Tenerife.

Meanwhile, in nearby Icod de los Vinos, a family with tickets, purchased in Seville, bearing the first prize number, 20297, won them a reported €2,100,000.

Another million euros was shared out amongst 50 or 60 winning tickets of forth prizes and another 50,000 euros in fifth prizes, in Candelaria, Tenerife.

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