Changes in the Christmas Lottery 2026: all the news from the draw on December 22 of this year

There is less and less left for the 2026 Christmas Lottery. With all eyes on December 22, the Extraordinary Christmas Draw will once again distribute millions of euros among the participants. On this occasion, the amount allocated to the prizes amounts to 2,870 million euros, which is 98 million more than in 2025. As usual, this year there will be some important developments.

The most important change in this edition is in the number of series that will be broadcast. In 2026 there will be 205 series for each of the 100,000 issues, compared to the 198 that were put into circulation last year. This represents seven additional series and brings the number of tickets available to 205 million.

This expansion will allow more shares of the same number to be distributed by lottery administrations throughout Spain. The objective is to respond to the high demand that this draw registers, especially for those numbers and endings that usually sell out before December.

However, the increase does not modify the probabilities of winning a prize: each number maintains the same chances of winning. What increases is the number of tenths available for purchase.

Another novelty of the 2026 Christmas Lottery will be in the elements used during the draw. For the first time, a complete set of balls will be released, both for numbers and prizes.

In this way, all the balls that will be introduced into the drums will be new for the celebration on December 22. This is one of the novelties announced by State Lotteries and Betting during the presentation of this year's campaign.

The 2026 edition also presents changes in the design of the tenths. On this occasion, the image chosen comes from the Prado National Museum and corresponds to the central panel of the triptych The Annunciation, the Nativity and the Presentation in the Temple, a work by the Master of Half Figures, an anonymous painter from the Southern Netherlands.

The election once again links the traditional Christmas raffle with artistic and cultural heritage, a theme that Lotteries usually incorporates into the tenth tickets of each campaign.

This year's issuance amounts to 4.1 billion euros, of which 70% will be used to pay prizes. This represents a total purse of 2,870 million euros, 98 million more than in the 2025 draw.

Among the main prizes, the usual amounts are maintained: