Everyone’s a Winner: Spanish Town Agrees to Share El Gordo Jackpot After Mix-Up
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The church, the river and the mountains of Villamanín seem the same. But they are not. Much has changed and much has happened since December 22 the millions of Christmas Gordo rained in this Leonese village. Among the neighbors, it is difficult to avoid the monothem, the origin of discord: the youths of the Festival Commission informed the lottery administration that they had sold 400 participations in tenths, instead of the 450 that actually so…
What seemed like a dream became a nightmare. Neighbors of the Leonese town of Villamanín, of less than 900 inhabitants, have gone from being the most envied in Spain to the protagonists of a scandal motivated by the sale of 50 participations of the Christmas Gordo without having the support of the tenth officers, which has caused a hole of four million euros and a tense negotiation not exempt from anxiety and accusations among the inhabitants of…
A festive committee in a small Spanish town faces a problem after an "El Gordo" win: it accidentally sold more shares than official lots. After a heated meeting, however, one agrees on a compromise that makes everyone happy.
First great joy, then trouble: in a small town in Spain there were more winners than lots. How a compromise solved the dispute over millions.
The wealthy with the Gordo of the Christmas Lottery in Villamanín have reached an agreement that seems to put an end to the conflict generated by an error in the sale of shares. In just four days, the lioness town of 100 inhabitants has passed from the celebration to the division, after knowing that the Fiestas Commission sold 50 more ballots without support in tenths. The ruling has caused a quarter of four million euros on a total prize of 32 …
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