Sunday's draw of the Spanish lottery El Gordo de la Primitiva did not yield a first-tier prize. Since no one correctly predicted the five numbers and the key number, the jackpot for next week will be €5.2 million. However, there were two second-tier successes, with winners receiving over €80,000 each. The weekend was rich in outcomes from other lotteries in Spain, France, Germany, and Poland.
Jackpot in El Gordo
The lack of a first-tier win caused the pool to increase to €5.2 million for the draw on March 1.
Second-tier wins
Two players correctly predicted five numbers, winning prizes of €80,477.57 each.
Lotería Nacional in Palencia
The first prize in Saturday's draw (€600,000 per series) went to, among others, a lucky winner from Palencia.
Lotto in France and Germany
In European national lotteries, pools ranged from €2 million (France) to €19 million (Germany).
Weekend number game draws across Europe ended with multi-million jackpots and numerous lower-tier wins. The Spanish lottery El Gordo de la Primitiva attracted the most attention from February 22, 2026. Although no one claimed the top prize, generating a jackpot of €5.2 million for the following Sunday, two players matched five correct numbers. Each of them enriched themselves by €80,477.57. On Saturday, February 21, many other significant draws took place. In the Spanish national lottery (Lotería Nacional) the top prize was €600,000 per series, and tickets with number 07.799 were sold in places like Palencia and the Balearic Islands. Meanwhile, in the ONCE lottery, the main trophy, the so-called Sueldazo, guarantees the winner €5,000 per month for 20 years plus a one-time payment of €300,000. Saturday's draw also recorded high wins in other regions – for example, in the town of Higuera la Real, a win of one million euros occurred in the El Millón game linked to EuroMillions. The history of the Spanish national lottery dates back to 1763, when King Charles III established the Lotería Real. The modern form of draws, known today to residents of the Iberian Peninsula, took shape in 1812 in Cádiz as a tool to repair the state budget during the Napoleonic Wars. Outside Spain, excitement accompanied players in Germany, where the popular game Lotto 6 aus 49 had a pool of €19 million. In France, the lottery FDJ offered €2 million. In Poland, in Saturday's Lotto draw, players traditionally hoped for high wins, though it's important to remember the mandatory income tax of 10 percent on amounts exceeding statutory limits. The gathered data indicates the growing popularity of lottery games as a form of mass entertainment across Europe.