Christmas Lotteries
My lottery blog is almost a year old, and that means that Christmas is looming once again. And once again, it is time for me to lament the absence of the Christmas Millionaire Maker draw which I really did used to enjoy.
Yes, we will undoubtedly be able to buy one or two Christmas-themed scratch cards from our nearest lottery retailer, but these can never replace the excitement that we used to enjoy in the “good old days” when we had a dedicated festive draw to look forward too as well as the obligatory turkey and roast potatoes.
The good news is that we’re another year into the 21st century, and the number of opportunities that lottery enthusiasts have to play games has increased considerably. As well as our own Lotto and Euromillions games, we can also participate in many foreign lotteries online.
El Gordo (meaning “The Fat One”) is perhaps the most famous Christmas draw in the world. It takes place in Spain on 22 December and will award 13,332 prizes that are collectively worth more than €2,201,000,000. That’s right, we’re talking billions here, and the odds of you winning a prize are an impressive 1 in 6. Those of you who want to play El Gordo for 2007 can buy tickets here.
If foreign lotteries appeal then you might also like to consider playing the Irish Lotto over the coming festive period. Players have a 1 in 8,145,060 chance of hitting the jackpot here, making this one of the best lotteries around for those looking to become millionaires overnight.
Whilst I will be playing both El Gordo and the Irish Lotto this Christmas, I’d still like Camelot to bring back the Christmas Millionaire Maker. Not least because tickets to that game made a very convenient gift whenever I left my Christmas shopping until the very last minute...
Article Last Updated: 04/12/2007 10:32:39
