The Lotteries and Bets of the State, dependent on the Government of Spain, has released data from the Christmas Lottery. According to this data, in Álava, Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa the average expenditure per inhabitant has been EUR 84.33, while the Navarros have spent EUR 53.38, as can be read in EiTB. The return has come much less: Some EUR 40 million. In other words, it's been spent five times more than it was in the South Lottery prizes.
Although data from all the small prizes are not available, the main prizes have left around 40 million euros in Hego Euskal Herria, according to data collected by EiTB.
A grand prize has left some EUR 20 million in Bilbao and about EUR 11 million in Llodio (Álava), in addition to the EUR 50,000 prizes in Arrasate (Abadiño, Gernika-Lumo, Pasai Antxo). In addition, the second prize has distributed €1.25 million in Gernika-Lumo, €1.25 million in Leioa, and €1 million in Sestao and Getxo. The fifth prize has distributed in Beasain about EUR 5 million, which has been awarded with EUR 5,000. In Navarre, the third prize has left money in Sangüesa, Alsasua, Pamplona/Iruña and Cordovilla.
Spent five times more
In Hego Euskal Herria about 222,617,000 euros have been spent on the 2024 Christmas Lottery. The State Lotteries and Betting System has not provided data on the total amount of money spent in each territory, but on average expenditure per inhabitant. According to the latest Eustat data, a total of 2.2 million people live in the CAV and a total of 661,537 in Navarre. In this way you can calculate the global amount.
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