El Niño New Years Raffle 2025
Welcome the New Year in style with the El Niño New Years raffle. With a prize pot second only to the Christmas raffle, each ticket has a chance of winning you a share of the huge amount available for prizes. And this year the total prize pool is €700 million!
How to Play El Niño New Years Raffle
El Niño New Years raffle tickets all have five digit numbers ranging between 00000 and 99999. Each ticket is split into 10 equal shares. These shares are also known as ‘decimos’ in Spanish. Each share is pre-printed with the raffle number on them.
Look on the left of the screen and you’ll see which numbers are still available. You can’t purchase more shares than are available. Now you have various options to play:
- Either pick and buy one share of a raffle ticket number, or
- Pick several shares with one raffle ticket number. This will increase your winnings if that number wins a prize, or
- Purchase shares in different numbers so your probability of winning increases.
It’s easy to pick the amount of shares you want to play by using the (+) and (-) buttons.
If you are a winner, your prize amount will relate to how many shares you have of a raffle ticket number. If your raffle ticket number wins €2 000 000 and you own 5/10 shares you will get €1 000 000.
The draw will take place on 06 January 2025.
How to Win and What is the Prize Breakdown
There are over 1.8 million prizes available for the El Niño Raffle! The table below describes the prizes within a single series, but the number of prizes available is multiplied by the number of series issued (for the 2025 draw there were 50 series issued). For example, if the number 12345 as drawn as the "El Niño ", then there will be 50 tickets each receiving €2,000,000 (or 5000 shares each receiving €200,000). Simply put - there are plenty of opportunities to win!.
| Prize Level | Example | Number of prizes | Prize payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Prize - "El Niño" | 12345 | 1x50 | €2,000,000/ticket €200,000/share |
| Second Prize | 22222 | 1x50 | €750,000/ticket €75,000/share |
| Third Prize | 33333 | 1x50 | €250,000/ticket €25,000/share |
| Last 4 digits (two sets of four numbers drawn) | 4444, 4111, 4222 etc. | 20x50 | € 3,500/ticket €350/share |
| Last 3 digits (fourteen sets of 3 numbers drawn) | 555, 511, 522 etc. | 1400x50 | €1,000/ticket €100/share |
| Last 2 digits (five sets of 2 numbers drawn) | 22, 21, 20 etc. | 5000x50 | €400/ticket €40/share |
| First Prize Approximations (First Prize Number +1 and -1) | 12344 and 12346 | 2x50 | €12,000/ticket €1,200/share |
| Second Prize Approximations (Second Prize Number +1 and -1) | 22221 and 22223 | 2x50 | €6,100/ticket €610/share |
| First 3 digits of "El Niño" | 123** | 99x50 | €1,000/ticket €100/share |
| First 3 digits of Second prize | 222** | 99x50 | €1,000/ticket €100/share |
| First 3 digits of Third prize | 333** | 99x50 | €1,000/ticket €100/share |
| Last 3 digits of "El Niño" | **345 | 99x50 | €1,000/ticket €100/share |
| Last 3 digits of Second prize | ***22 | 99x50 | €1,000/ticket €100/share |
| Last 2 digits of "El Niño" | ***45 | 999x50 | €1,000/ticket €100/share |
| Same last digit as "El Niño" | ***5 | 9999x50 | €200/ticket €20/share |
| "Reintegros" | special numbers drawn separately | 20000x50 | €200/ticket €20/share |
| Total Prize Pot per Series | €14,000,000 | ||
| Total Prize Pot - all 50 Series | €700,000,000 | ||
History of the El Niño New Years Raffle
The El Niño Raffle started in 1941 and the name (which translates as "the Child") and date of the draw is a reference to the Adoration of the Magi, a familiar theme from the Nativity.
Rules of the El Niño New Years Raffle
The El Niño Raffle is a popular lottery game because of the high number of tickets or shares available. This is possible because all numbers — between 00000 and 99999 — are repeated in 50 series. These numbers with series references are printed on the El Niño Raffle tickets. Now each ticket is divided into tenths or ‘decimos’. These are the ‘decimos’ (shares) you can purchase.
If your number matches a drawn raffle ticket number you share the drawn prize amount with the other buyers of tickets or shares.
Tax on Winnings for El Niño New Years Raffle
Are you ready to play the El Niño Raffle? Anyone from around the globe can play as long as they’re 18 years or older. Remember the tax implications! If your El Niño raffle winnings exceed €40 000 you’ll be subject to 20% state tax. It will be calculated on the amount you win above €40 000.
