The probability of matching the number that will be awarded El Gordo in the Christmas Lottery is 0.00001%. Of the 100,000 numbers that come into play, only one will win the coveted prize of four million euros for the series, which is equivalent to 400,000 euros after paying taxes for each tenth.
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The probability increases significantly to 0.15% if we take into account that 15,304 of the 100,000 numbers that will be represented with their respective balls in the large pot will be awarded with amounts that start, at their lowest level, from 20 euros for the endings of the last figure.
In view of the expectation aroused by the draw on December 22, there are quite a few psychics who jump into the pool trying to match one of the winning numbers. Furthermore, with With the arrival of social networks, not only those who already have a certain prestige do it, but practically anyone can make their prediction. based on the most absolute nothingness.
Maestro Joao, Anthony Blake and Mara Jacaranda
One of the most classic in this type of predictions is the mentalist Anthony Blake. In 2002, the artist wrote down the number at an event in the Madrid shopping center of La Vaguada. After the draw, the box was opened and the number he had written was exactly the one awarded to El Gordo: 08.103. Twenty-one years later, Blake opts for 09.754.
Another of the regulars is Maestro Joao. The astrologer, certified by having hit three out of five figures last year, uses a pendulum with a stone with the tiger’s eye to make his prediction. Curiously, in this case their bet is quite similar to that offered by Artificial Intelligence. While ChatGPT proposes 03.695, Joao launches at 03.261.
Mara Jacaranda also launched on the television program Fiesta a number that was sold mainly in the Doa Manolita administration, although it could also be acquired in provinces such as Alicante, Cdiz, A Corua or Mlaga: 72,363. This is the one we have to get, she said, implying that she had shares with that figure.
