The E-Lottery System & Elgordo Lotto — a Primer
The El Gordo Loteria is a part of the Euromillions Euro lotto, but if that’s all you’ve ever heard that’s a bit thin. Offering one of the largest jackpots in the world, this game of chance offers pots ranging from 84 million to more than two and a half billion Euros. And yet there’s more. With over 13,000 prizes being offered your chances of winning a prize work out to around one in every six. When compared with prizes given by other lottos, that’s certainly not bad. Once per month the Euromillions Euro lottery holds a draw. Three months each year play host to special draws featuring significantly more substantive prizes. The 3 bigger drawings are held in January, summer, and around Christmas: in order, they are El Nio, San Ildefonso and El Gordo. Unlike typical lottery draw systems, the El Gordo Lottery uses balls with five digits printed on each one in a range from 00,000 to 84,999. One ball will be drawn from each of two bowls; the first bowl determines the winning ticket, the second what the ticket is worth. If you want to get in on the action you can buy an entire ticket known as a “serie”. Also available is a “décimo”, which is worth one-tenth of a full ticket. This is the other option. These options have the same chance to win, but obviously the payout varies according to what you spend at the start. Because of this the Euromillions Euro Lottery has additionally provided an e-lottery system. This system promises a prize to everyone who takes part. You are automatically sorted into a team following your buy into the El Gordo Lottery syndicate. With each team assigned a number ranging from zero to nine when the drawing is held, the final digit of the winning number identifies which team will receive the prize. An equal division of the spoils amongst the team comes next. In preparation for the next draw, the syndicate takes subscriptions once again to continue the e-lottery.
Sharing the pots causes a little concern for some players. But when you stop to think how much over two and a half billion Euros is actually worth, there’s still lots of money to go around. As you’re guaranteed to win once a month, the e-lottery system is both more cost effective and less of a worry as you can be certain of a return. E-lottery is the smarter strategy…
