The winning number for the first prize of the Epiphany draw, 06703, brought luck to various regions, with sales points in Terrassa, Mataró, Barcelona, Cornellà de Llobregat, el Prat de Llobregat, Rubí, Mollet del Vallès, Sant Pere de Ribes, Castelldefels, Sabadell, and Salou. The second prize, 45875, valued at 75,000 euros per ticket, was also partially sold in Barcelona.
Regarding expenditure, Catalonia invested 92.691 million euros in this edition of the draw, representing a 0.69% decrease compared to the previous year. The average expenditure per inhabitant stood at 11.41 euros, lower than the 11.80 euros recorded last year.
By province, Barcelona leads the spending with 65.704 million euros (11.02 euros per inhabitant). Lleida, influenced by sales from the Bruixa d'Or in Sort, registered the highest per capita expenditure (20.9 euros), totaling 9.6 million. Girona spent 8.5 million (10.32 euros/hab.) and Tarragona 8.7 million (10.05 euros/hab.).
“"The State could collect up to 21.45 million euros in taxes thanks to the El Niño draw, almost two million more than last year."
This revenue is due to the fact that the first prize (200,000 euros) is taxed 32,000 euros, and the second prize (75,000 euros) is taxed 7,000 euros. The third prize (25,000 euros) is exempt, as the tax-free threshold is set at 40,000 euros.
