Spanish National Lottery
The Spanish National Lottery game is a Pick 5 lottery game with two number draws - the first for the grand prize winning number, and the second for the second prize number. Some of the Spanish lotteries have and unfamiliar method of play, so before you start playing there are some concepts that it would be useful for you to understand:
- National Lottery draws consist of 100.000 numbers, from 00.000 up to 99.999.
- Each number from 00.000 to 99.999 comprises a separate ticket. Each ticket is known as a serie.
- Series are at the same time divided into ten decimos. A decimo is the tenth part of a ticket or serie, so, a whole ticket or serie comprises ten decimos.
- Tickets or series are sold by decimos.
To start playing you must first buy as many decimos as you want from any authorised lottery store. To buy a whole lottery ticket you would have to buy ten decimos of the same series. The quantity of series available depends on the draw; the National Lottery (Loteria Nacional) and Thursday’s Lottery (Loteria del jueves).
National Lottery (Loteria Nacional) – This takes place every Saturday, and is divided into 10 series. This draw boasts the biggest prizes.
Thursday's Lottery (Loteria del Jueves) – This takes place every Thursday, and is divided into 6 series. The cost of the decimos to participate in this draw is much lower than the ones for the National Lottery, but the prizes are smaller.
When the time for the draw arrives, five numbers are drawn from five different lottery drums. This process takes place twice in order to determine the first and the second prizes. Those players who are in possession of the decimos that match with the numbers drawn from the lottery drums are deemed to be the winners.
During the draw, two additional numbers are extracted from the lottery drums. If these numbers match the ones on your decimo (appearing as fracciòn and serie especial, you will win a secondary prize.
The Loteria Nacional also appears as a Special Draw at certain times of the year.
