Lottery drums arrive to the Royal TheaterA security agent ( R ) stands guard next to the lottery drums as they arrive to the Royal Theater in Madrid , Spain , 14 December 2018 , a week before the traditional big lottery draw ' El Gordo ' ( The Fat One ) . The traditional Spanish Christmas Lottery , that was first held in 1812 , will be held on 22 December 2018 to share out a total of 2 . 8 billion euros in prizes . The main prizes per ticket are : 400 , 000 euros for the first prize ; 125 , 00 for the second ; 50 , 000 for the third ; 20 , 000 for the fourth ; and 6 , 000 for the fifth . The big drum ( R ) contains a total of 100 , 000 wooden balls with the lottery numbers and the small drum ( L ) contains a total of 1 , 807 wooden balls with the prizes ' quantities . EPA / CHEMA MOYA ▶ 뭐 하 고 놀 까 ? # 흥 ▶ 쇼 미 더 뉴스 ! 오늘 많이 본 뉴스 영상 ▶ 네이버 홈 에서 [ 연합뉴스 ] 채널 구독 하 기