超级彩票“厄尔尼诺戈多”的倒计时已经开始

　　好吧，又是即将过去的一年。圣诞节即将来临，街上已经开始准备冬青树，圣诞老人，以及俗气的音乐。尽管现在依然是十一月份，但超级彩票“厄尔尼诺戈多”正在以一贯狂热的方式迅速扩展。

　　对于许多彩票痴迷者来说，西班牙超级彩票厄尔尼诺戈多是今年最大的事件。目前厄尔尼诺戈的彩票已经开始销售了，它是世界上奖金最丰厚的彩票游戏之一，今年预计将突2.5亿美元。

　　有一个好消息是，即使你是一个英国居民，你也可以购买厄尔尼诺戈多超级彩票，以及来自其他国家的海外玩家现在也可以在线购买厄尔尼诺戈多彩票。

　　2011年的厄尔尼诺戈多超级彩票也许是有史以来奖金最丰厚的一次，它在12月22日制定出来的。整个西班牙都在为这个超级彩票而狂热，不少西班牙人甚至花费几个小时排队购买该彩票，而抽奖的正式名称正是“厄尔尼诺戈多”。

　　西班牙厄尔尼诺戈多超级彩票是世界上历史最悠久，规模最大的彩票抽奖活动，3个小时的抽签程序依然吸引了超过20万电视观众。 根据“厄尔尼诺戈多”的奖金分配计划，每一个玩家都有一个很大的机会获胜，预计此超级彩票抽奖活动将创造200个百万富翁，此言绝对不虚。

　　有一个令人难以置信数据表明，西班牙98％的成年人购买了“厄尔尼诺戈多”彩票，此外还有来自世界各地的成千上网的玩家也在法网上购买该彩票。

　　面对“厄尔尼诺戈多”超级彩票的巨额奖金诱惑，许多投注者，尤其是在西班牙投注者，都使用群体投购买模式，以降低成本，增加夺冠赔率。

　　“厄尔尼诺戈多”的规模是相当复杂的，从00000到99999中每个数字可出售195倍，也就是说，每个奖项（包括最大奖项），在200张彩票中至少会有1000美元的奖金水平。

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　　The Countdown to “El Gordo”  Has Begun. The Mega Lottery

　　Well, it’s that time of year again. Christmas is fast approaching, the high street is gearing up in their usual frenetic way with holly, Santas, cheesy music （isn’t it still November?） and the lottery that goes by the name of  The Fat One is fast approaching, otherwise known as “El Gordo”。

　　For many lottery fanatics, El Gordo is the biggest event of the year: tickets have just gone on sale for this: Spain’s El Gordo lottery, the world’s fattest lottery game. The prize fund this year is forecast to top an astonishing €2.5 billion （not enough to clear the national debt though!）。

　　The good news is that you can play El Gordo even if you are a UK resident. Overseas players from other countries can now play El Gordo online.

　　El Gordo 2011 is gearing up to be the fattest ever when it’s drawn on December 22nd. The whole of Espa?a goes nuts for the draw’ it s a national institution. The official name of the draw is El Gordo de La Primitiva – with Spaniards queuing for hours to get their tickets.

　　El Gordo is the world’s oldest and largest lottery raffle, attracting TV audiences in excess of 20 million for the 3 hour draw programme. The beauty of ElGordo is the prize distribution. You have a great chance of winning, with a little shy of 200 millionaires expected to be created, winning an average of €3 million each.

　　An incredible 98% of Spain’s adult population buy an El Gordo ticket and players from around the world can also get in on the act online.

　　Each El Gordo book is split into 10 tickets. You can buy 1 or more of these, all the way up to a full book. Many punters （especially in Spain） play in groups to bring down the cost an increase their odds of winning.

　　An El Gordo book splits into 10 decimas （or tenths）。 You can either buy an whole book （for the arenaline junkies）， or play a number of decimas from either the same book or from a selection of different book.

　　Online players from other countries are as up for this lotto as the Spanish these days. There are literally billions up for grabs for players from around the world.

　　Due to its size, the draw for El Gordo can be complex. Each number, （from 00000 to 99999）， can be sold up to 195 times, meaning that the each prize – including the jackpot – is won by almost 200 tickets, There are 6 prize levels of at least €1,000 per winning ticket.