History of Loteria Nacional
The main thing in the Spanish lottery for players is its rules and features. This game is one of those, which have an interesting history, therefore it was decided to include this point in the material.
The founder of the lottery was C. D. Carvajal. At that time he acted as the manager of the economic department of Cadiz.
What were the motives for creating a lottery game? During the organization of the first draws National lottery the Spanish people defended their independence in wars. Respectively, the country was in dire need of money, as in any war. It was the lottery game that could act as an additional income generator for the country's budget., without prejudice to the population.
Loteria Nacional Espana - this is the first name this lottery received.
The rules for the lottery game were approved at the beginning of winter 1811 of the year. The first draw was held in early spring 1812 of the year.
The first draws were held in that very place, where the idea to create them was born - in Cadiz. IN 1814 year Napoleon's troops gave the Spanish army a little breath. At the same time, the Spanish lottery was moved to Madrid. At the same time, the headquarters of the game was still in Cadiz for some time and only later was moved to the capital.. Now the main office of the lottery game is located in Madrid.
Lottery name changed by King Fernando VII. During his reign, the game was named "Modern Lottery", which sounds like Lotería Moderna in Spanish. After, how the king died, the game was returned to its former name, which has survived to this day.
IN 1850 the modernization of the draws. The game began to use special metal baskets. Beginning with 1892 of the year, a special Christmas draw has joined the regular Spanish lotto draws. It was named Sorteo de Navidad.
The 20th century was marked by the peak of the development of the lottery. FROM 1940 years, paper receipts for the game appeared, called tickets. Technology allowed to move to a new level of the game. From that moment on, the players had the opportunity to find out the results of the draws on TV and this attracted even more participants..
The beginning of the 90s marked the beginning of charitable activities for the Spanish lottery. For 1994 a considerable amount of money was raised. This money was sent to the Association for the fight against cancer. A year later, the proceeds from ticket sales were used to organize the Alpine Ski World Championship.
In March 2012 the lottery game celebrated two hundred years since its foundation. This event was celebrated with a grand draw, where the prize was presented in 15 000 000 euros.
Winners by region
Select the desired region of Portugal on the map below, To see, how many prizes won in 1 million euros in the M1lhão draw.
Number of M1lhão prizes won in Portugal: 235
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X
Aveiro
Number of prizes
8
total amount
€8,000,000
Date of last win
Friday 5 April 2019
X
Beja
Number of prizes
3
total amount
€3,000,000
Date of last win
Friday 15 Martha 2019
X
Braga
Number of prizes
22
total amount
€22,000,000
Date of last win
Friday 30 October 2020
X
Bragança
Number of prizes
3
total amount
€3,000,000
Date of last win
Friday 17 july 2020
X
Kastela-Branko
Number of prizes
5
total amount
€5,000,000
Date of last win
Friday 27 December 2019
X
Coimbra
Number of prizes
11
total amount
€11,000,000
Date of last win
Friday 9 October 2020
X
Evora
Number of prizes
5
total amount
€5,000,000
Date of last win
Friday 26 june 2020
X
Faro
Number of prizes
11
total amount
€11,000,000
Date of last win
Friday 20 Martha 2020
X
Guard
Number of prizes
total amount
€0
Date of last win
X
Leiria
Number of prizes
8
total amount
€8,000,000
Date of last win
Friday 24 May 2019
X
Lisbon
Number of prizes
54
total amount
€54,000,000
Date of last win
Friday 6 November 2020
X
Portalegri
Number of prizes
5
total amount
€5,000,000
Date of last win
Friday 18 October 2019
X
Porto
Number of prizes
37
total amount
€37,000,000
Date of last win
Friday 23 October 2020
X
Santarem
Number of prizes
8
total amount
€8,000,000
Date of last win
Friday 7 August 2020
X
Setubal
Number of prizes
27
total amount
€27,000,000
Date of last win
Friday 16 October 2020
X
Viana do Castelo
Number of prizes
total amount
€0
Date of last win
X
Villa-Real
Number of prizes
2
total amount
€2,000,000
Date of last win
Friday 12 june 2020
X
Viseu
Number of prizes
6
total amount
€6,000,000
Date of last win
Friday 17 April 2020
X
Azores
Number of prizes
3
total amount
€3,000,000
Date of last win
Friday 22 june 2018
X
Madeira
Number of prizes
3
total amount
€3,000,000
Date of last win
Friday 3 july 2020
X
Online
Number of prizes
14
total amount
€14,000,000
Date of last win
Friday 28 August 2020
Online winners
How to play M1lhão
When buying a EuroMillions ticket in Portugal, participation in the M1lhão draw is automatically guaranteed. I don't play in EuroMillions, unable to participate in M1lhão. Every ticket, purchased to participate in both EuroMillions draws, on tuesday and friday, will participate in the M1lhão draw on Friday night.
For each row of EuroMillions numbers, participating in the drawing, code generated, consisting of three letters and five numbers
It is important to note, that the M1lhão code is different in structure from the European Millionaire Maker lottery code, including four letters and five numbers and starting with the letter "P" for all tickets, bought in Portugal:
| BBX 12345 | PBCD 12345 |
