An unemployed Peruvian woman was among the grand prize winners Thursday in Spain’s bumper Christmas lottery known as “El Gordo” (The Fat One).
Lucky holders of the €20 tickets with the number 05490 were due to receive the top payout of €400,000.
In keeping with tradition, the winning numbers are called out by children from Madrid’s San Ildefonso school in a nationally televised draw at Madrid’s Teatro Real opera house.
