<P> In 2012 the € 4,000,000 El Gordo was paid to ticket number 76058 . The numbers 76057 and 76059 obtained the corresponding € 20,000 approximation prizes . Additionally, all numbers between 76000 and 76099 (excluding El Gordo but including approximations) obtained the € 1,000 prize for the numbers with the same first three digits of El Gordo . All numbers ending in "58" (excluding El Gordo) obtained € 1,000, and all numbers ending in "8" (excluding El Gordo) obtained a refund of € 200 . </P> <P> The exact quantity of tickets and series, and their prices, may be different each year . For example, in 2004, there were 66,000 different numbers in 195 series . In 2005, there were 85,000 numbers in 170 series, whereas in 2006 the number of series was increased to 180 . Since 2011 there are 100,000 different numbers in 180 series . Distribution of prizes can change also, as in 2002 with the introduction of the Euro, or in 2011, when El Gordo increased from € 3,000,000 to € 4,000,000, the Second Prize increased from € 1,000,000 to € 1,250,000, the Fifth Prizes increased from € 50,000 to € 60,000, and 20 more pedreas of € 1,000 were added . In 2013 the number of series has been reduced from 180 to 160 to adjust to the expected demand . </P> <P> Since December 18, 1812, the day long Christmas Lottery drawings are held according to exactly the same procedure each year . In the past it took place in the Lotería Nacional hall of Madrid, while in 2010 and 2011 it was celebrated in the Palacio Municipal de Congresos de Madrid, and in 2012 in Teatro Real in Madrid . Pupils of the San Ildefonso school (formerly reserved for orphans of public servants) draw the numbers and corresponding prizes, delivering the results in song to the public . Until 1984, only boys from San Ildefonso participated in the drawing; that year Mónica Rodríguez became the first girl to sing the results, including a fourth prize of 25 million Spanish pesetas . It is a custom that the winners donate some of the money to the San Ildefonso school . The public attending the event may be dressed in lottery - related extravagant clothing and hats . The state - run Televisión Española and Radio Nacional de España, and other media outlets, broadcast the entire draw, which currently takes place on December 22 each year . </P> <P> Two large spherical cages are used . The largest one contains 100,000 small wooden balls, each with a unique 5 - digit ticket number on it, from 00000 to 99999 . The smaller cage contains 1,807 small wooden balls, each one representing a prize written in Euros: </P>

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