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🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The winners of the controversial Gordo in Villamanín queue up: "Families are destroyed over 3,000 euros"

Winners of the controversial Gordo lottery in Villamanín express frustration over the payout process and its implications on family dynamics.

Feb 12 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
Crime & Justice

Military intercept a truck with 1.5 tons of drugs in Tosagua and capture 'Gordo Andy'

Military personnel intercepted a truck near Tosagua, Manabí, loaded with 1.5 tons of drugs and captured the individual known as 'Gordo Andy' after an intelligence operation.

Feb 5 • 12:03 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

The tobacconist of Vox spokesperson in Parla distributes the Gordo of El Niño lottery: "We still don't know how many winning tickets we have sold"

A tobacconist run by the family of Vox spokesperson Juan Marcos Manrique López in Parla sold tickets for the winning number in the El Niño lottery, although the exact amount sold remains unclear.

Jan 6 • 23:59 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
World

This is the winning number of El Gordo from the 2026 Children's Lottery, according to ChatGPT

ChatGPT claims a winning number for El Gordo in the 2026 Children's Lottery, attributing any success to luck rather than science.

Jan 5 • 09:41 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The Child's Lottery distributes 770 million on Epiphany after a tumultuous Christmas with the Gordo in Villamanín

The Extraordinary Child Lottery on Epiphany distributes 770 million euros, capping a turbulent holiday season influenced by the recent Gordo lottery in the small village of Villamanín.

Jan 4 • 10:14 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The Villamanín Festival Commission creates an association to manage the conflict with the Gordo

The Villamanín Festival Commission has formed an association to address issues arising from the unofficial lottery tickets related to the Gordo prize, which involved four million euros.

Jan 3 • 09:17 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The Villamanín Festival Committee prepares a channel to communicate with the Gordo winners and asks for 'patience and understanding'

The Villamanín Festival Committee is setting up a communication channel for the Gordo lottery winners due to recent controversies surrounding the prize distribution.

Dec 31 • 12:44 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Life & Tech

Tired of So Much Polarization

Readers express their frustrations about the pressure to have opinions on various issues, including the housing crisis, the controversy surrounding Gordo in Villamanín, and the addiction to social media.

Dec 31 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

Villamanín is in limbo after the lottery crisis waiting to decide what to do with the Gordo: for now, there are no complaints

The festival commission of the small municipality of Villamanín is facing a controversy over selling 50 lottery tickets that were not officially accounted for and is seeking an agreement on how to proceed with the situation.

Dec 30 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

The Gordo War in Villamanín: "Today in the supermarket there were almost punches"

The town of Villamanín is embroiled in controversy after selling more lottery tickets than they had purchased for the Gordo Christmas Lottery, leading to tensions among residents.

Dec 29 • 22:52 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Life & Tech

How does the ballot system work? Is the lottery seller responsible? The procedure of Villamanín after what happened with El Gordo

The article discusses the functioning of the lottery ticket system and highlights the responsibilities of lottery sellers following a mistake made by a youth committee in Villamanín after selling lottery tickets.

Dec 29 • 18:12 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
National & Local

El Gordo is detrimental to Villamanín: "It has divided the town and revived old family grievances"

The town of Villamanín has been divided by the lottery blunder that failed to register ticket shares worth four million in prizes, causing conflict among residents.

Dec 29 • 08:37 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

What happens if just one of the winners of the Gordo in Villamanín decides to sue?

Experts consulted by EL PAÍS indicate that the agreement voted on between the Festival Committee and the winners is not legally valid, raising questions about the implications of a potential lawsuit by a single winner.

Dec 28 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

The 'villamanín' of Palencia with the Gordo in 1986: "They bought minks and had to return them the next day"

Teodoro García Pajares recalls the day in 1986 when his neighborhood in Palencia celebrated winning the Gordo lottery but faced regret due to overspending, paralleling a recent similar situation in Villamanín, León.

Dec 28 • 02:45 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

Villamanín, a village shattered by the Gordo: part of the prize is ceded to rectify the sale of excess shares

The village of Villamanín, with a population of only 900, faces unrest after discovering discrepancies related to the lottery tickets they thought had won €80,000 in the Christmas lottery, leading to a large assembly to address the situation.

Dec 26 • 22:28 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Villamanín agreement over the unclaimed 'Gordo' prize: festival committee yields over two million for the peace of the town

In Villamanín, a festival committee has agreed to cede over two million from an unclaimed lottery prize to resolve a dispute among villagers who bought tickets.

Dec 26 • 12:56 UTC

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