The El Gordo Loteria is part of the Euromillions Euro lotto, but if that’s all you happen to know there’s a lot more to discover. Offering one of the world’s biggest jackpots, this game of chance offers pots that are known to run up to more than two and a half billion Euros. Even that is not all that’s remarkable here. The El Gordo Lottery puts more than thirteen thousand prizes up for grabs, consequently giving you a one in six chance of winning a prize. Not bad when held against what competing lotteries will offer you.

In the Euromillions Euro lottery, one draw is made every month. But three months each year have bigger drawings for grander prizes. The three bigger draws occur in January, summer, and around Christmas; they are, in order, El Nio, San Ildefonso & El Gordo (which, means “the Fat Cat”). In an atypical approach to draws, the balls required by the El Gordo lottery have five digits on each, these numbers ranging from 00,000 to 84,999. During the draw a ball is selected from a bowl to identify the winning number while a second is pulled out of the second bowl to find the prize value.

To enter the draw, your first choice is a full ticket, called a “serie”. The other option is cheaper; called a “décimo” which is worth one tenth of a full ticket. These options have the same chance to win, although the payout is proportional to what you spend at the start. For this reason the e-lottery scheme is used by many Euromillions Euro lottery players. Using the e-lottery system, you’re guaranteed a prize. You are automatically sorted into a team when you buy in with the El Gordo Lottery syndicate. With each team numbered between zero and nine, the final digit on the winning number determines the winners who will take the money. Every member will receive an even share of the money. In preparation for the next draw, the syndicate offers subscriptions once again and the e-lottery continues.

The concept of sharing the pots causes a little concern to some players. The thing to remember is there’s still plenty to go around when the total prize was more than two and a half billion Euros. You’ll find the syndicate program is far more cost effective, and knowing that you’ll win something every month, you don’t have to worry about constantly losing. E-lottery is the smartest way to go…