據(jù)西班牙一家彩票銷售網(wǎng)站稱,代表“流行天王”邁克爾?杰克遜辭世日期(2009年6月25日)的數(shù)字組合25609,成為今年圣誕彩票“大胖子”最熱門的號(hào)碼。此外,數(shù)字組合66666因其“神秘和魔幻色彩”一如既往地受到人們追捧。每年的12月22日是圣誕彩票“大胖子”的開獎(jiǎng)儀式,許多人會(huì)準(zhǔn)時(shí)守在電視機(jī)前觀看搖獎(jiǎng)過程。圣誕彩票的每一個(gè)中獎(jiǎng)號(hào)碼和獎(jiǎng)金數(shù)額都是由首都馬德里的小學(xué)生唱出來的。西班牙圣誕彩票的獎(jiǎng)金總額很高,堪稱“全球最有錢”彩票。去年西班牙圣誕彩票獎(jiǎng)金總額超過20億歐元(約合29億美元),是1995年獎(jiǎng)金總額的兩倍。
Spaniards hope ticket number 25609, the day pop star Michael Jackson died, is a winner in their annual Christmas lottery "The Fat One" which is billed as the world's richest, a website said. |
Spaniards hope ticket number 25609, the day pop star Michael Jackson died, is a winner in their annual Christmas lottery "The Fat One" which is billed as the world's richest, a website said.
The ticket, corresponding to June 25, 2009, "is one of the most requested" this year, according to a statement from Ventura24.es, a website for lottery ticket sales.
The combination 66666 "charged with superstitious and demoniac symbolism", like every year is also a very popular choice, said the statement.
"The Fat One" -- "El Gordo" in Spanish - is a national institution, with millions glued to their television screens on December 22 watching the old-fashioned ritual of schoolchildren chanting in Gregorian-style the numbers and prize amounts.
According to national statistics, 80 percent of Spaniards play "El Gordo", using half their annual lottery spending on the festive draw.
The Spanish lottery gave out over two billion euros (2.9 billion dollars) in prize money last year, nearly twice the amount distributed in 1995.
Although other draws around the world have bigger individual top prizes, lottery experts rank "El Gordo" as the world's richest lottery for the total sum paid out.
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