Final Chance to Buy Christmas Lottery Tickets in Tenerife
The excitement for the Spanish Christmas Lottery, the ‘Sorteo Extraordinario de Navidad’, is building across Tenerife, with hope arriving in every home and ticket office. Many local agents are selling right up to the last moment for those still deciding on their lucky number. For players who have yet to purchase their ‘décimo’, the following deadlines are crucial:
Physical Ticket Offices: Tickets will be on sale until 22:00 (Canary Islands time) on 20 December 2025, the day before the draw.
Online Sales: It is also possible to buy electronic tickets online via authorised vendors until 22:00 on 21 December 2025. While the legal sales cut-off is 21 December at 22:00, it is not guaranteed that physical offices will be open, so purchasing in advance is advised.
Artificial Intelligence Makes Its Prediction for the ‘Gordo’
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has now ventured a prediction on which number could win the top prize this year. The AI has analysed data from all 213 draws held from 1812 to 2024 to forecast the ‘El Gordo’ – the first prize in the Spanish Christmas Lottery, which awards €400,000 per winning ticket.
Historical Trends and Most Common Numbers
One of the clearest historical trends is that the ending digit ‘5’ is the most repeated for the ‘Gordo’, having appeared 32 times, followed by ‘4’ and ‘6’. Conversely, numbers ending in 1, 2, or 9 have been the least fortunate historically, though this does not rule them out for this year’s draw.
Furthermore, the AI highlights that numbers between 30,000 and 80,000 have claimed a large portion of the top prizes in recent decades. In 2024, the ‘Gordo’ was number 72,480.
Numbers and Endings That Have Won Twice
Over the lottery’s 200-year history, some number combinations have been lucky more than once. According to data from Loterías y Apuestas del Estado, the following numbers have been top prize winners on two separate occasions:
15,640: Won in 1956 and 1978.
20,297: Won in 1903 and 2006.
Beyond specific numbers, certain endings have recurred frequently. The three most repeated final three-digit sequences are:
297 (three times)
457 (three times)
515 (three times)
Notably, the two-digit ending 85 has been part of the winning number on seven different occasions throughout history, making it one of the most recurrent.
The AI’s Forecast for the 2025 ‘Gordo’
This year, the prediction points to a number lower than usual. According to analysis by ChatGPT, the 2025 Christmas Lottery ‘Gordo’ could fall between 4,000 and 9,000, begin with a zero, and end in either 3 or 7.
Among the numbers highlighted by the AI are 04,003; 04,373; 11,044; 11,066; and 11,147. All of these were reportedly still available for purchase at various outlets at the time of writing, meaning they could be acquired at any ticket office in Tenerife if any tickets remain.
However, it is vital to remember that this is not an exact science. The Christmas Lottery remains a game of pure chance, and no prediction can guarantee a prize.
Draw Time and Details
The 2025 Spanish Christmas Lottery draw will take place on 22 December, beginning at 08:00 (Canary Islands time). It does not have a fixed duration but typically lasts between three and four hours, concluding around 12:30 local time.
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