Lottery drums arrive to the Royal TheaterA security guard is seen next to the wooden balls of the traditional Christmas lottery as the drums 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