One of the dreams shared by anyone holding a lottery ticket is that their number will be called out on Christmas Lottery draw day, just before one of the children of San Ildefonso sings the longed-for phrase: “four million euros”. Or, in many cases, simply to see that hope rewarded with a small prize, even if it is just the pedrea.
For those who have never been that lucky, the process of collecting the prizes awarded in this Sunday’s Christmas Lottery draw, on 22 December 2025, may be completely unfamiliar. However, the truth is that the procedure is relatively straightforward.
Bigger prizes
All prizes of up to €2,000 can be collected directly at lottery offices. However, if you win El Gordo, the second prize, the third prize, one of the two fourth prizes or one of the eight fifth prizes, you will need to go to one of the authorised financial institutions —namely BBVA or CaixaBank— to receive the money. It is important to note that these banks are not allowed to charge any commission, nor can they require winners to open an account in order to collect their prize.
This year’s jackpot awards €400,000 per décimo, which is reduced to €328,000 after tax. The second prize is worth €125,000 per décimo (€108,000 after tax), while the third prize amounts to €50,000 (€48,000 net). The two fourth prizes are worth €20,000 each, and the eight fifth prizes award €6,000 per décimo. These latter prizes are paid in full, as prizes below €40,000 are exempt from taxation.
Minor prizes
However, the Christmas Lottery is about more than just the big prizes. The pedrea, which awards €100 per décimo, is also part of the prizes under €2,000, but there are many others that are less well known. These include the so-called aproximaciones: the numbers immediately before and after those winning the first, second and third prizes, which award €2,000, €1,250 and €960 respectively.
There are also prizes for décimos that share the same hundreds number as the first to fourth prizes, as well as for those whose last two digits match the first, second or third prize. In all these cases, the prize is €100 per décimo, the same as the pedrea. Finally, anyone whose ticket matches the last digit of El Gordo receives a refund of €20, equivalent to the price of the ticket. You can check all the prizes using our Christmas Lottery 2025 results checker.
What do all these prizes have in common when it comes to collecting them? Since they do not exceed €2,000, they can be collected —since 2020— via Bizum directly at lottery offices. To do so, simply generate a Bizum QR code from the Bizum section of your mobile banking app.
Throughout the morning of 22 December 2025, we will be offering live, minute-by-minute coverage of everything that happens during the Christmas Lottery draw, including all the latest news, anecdotes, images, videos and reactions.
Christmas Lottery 2025
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