<P> The largest single jackpot record in Canadian lottery history was a Lotto 6 / 49 drawing on October 17, 2015 for a jackpot of $64 million . </P> <P> The Mexican Lotería Nacional dates back to the late 18th century . The goal of the Lotería is to create jobs and to "impulse the wealth redistribution process". The Lotería is also a member of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries . </P> <P> As measured by the total prize payout, the Spanish Christmas Lottery is considered the biggest lottery worldwide . In 2012, if all of the tickets had been sold, the total amount payout of prizes would have been worth € 2.52 billion (70% of ticket sales). The total amount of all prizes of the first category called El Gordo ("the fat one") was € 720 million which was distributed among 180 winning tickets (billetes) that win € 4 million each . </P> <P> For 2013, due to falling demand, the number of € 20 tickets available was reduced from 180 million to 160 million, reducing the potential maximum prize pool to € 2.24 billion (70% of ticket sales), with a maximum potential El Gordo of € 720 million . </P>

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