Ticket number 29238 won the top prize of €30,000 per décimo in Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz) at the Lotería Nacional draw on Thursday, August 6, 2026. The modern national lottery took shape in Cádiz from 1811 to 1812 during the War of Independence, with its first draw held on March 4, 1812. It followed the earlier Lotería Real, introduced in 1763, and has since become one of Spain’s enduring public lottery traditions.
This week’s draw marked the 20th anniversary of ADACEBUR, the Asociación de Daño Cerebral Adquirido de Burgos. Founded in May 2006, the organization supports people and families affected by acquired brain injury. The commemorative décimo highlighted its ongoing work in the Burgos region.
The second prize, €6,000 per décimo, went to ticket number 09867, with prizes distributed across Málaga, Mérida (Badajoz), Écija (Sevilla), and Plasencia (Cáceres). Smaller prizes paid €75 per décimo for matching the last four digits. Matching three digits paid €15, while two digits paid €6; the reintegro refunded the ticket price. These amounts correspond to €750, €150 and €60 per full series, respectively.
A décimo is one tenth of a full billete, which explains the difference between the €300,000 first prize per series and the €30,000 paid per décimo. In the standard format, Thursday décimos generally cost €3 and Saturday décimos €6, with exceptions for special draws. The first and second prizes each have odds of 1 in 100,000. Published rules put the approximate odds at 1 in 2,500 for matching four digits, 1 in 143 for three digits, and 1 in 11 for two. Thursday and Saturday draws differ in their standard top-prize amounts, not in the stated odds for the two principal prizes.
Results appear on the official Loterías y Apuestas del Estado website, where participants can check their tickets. The numbers are also available on the EL PAÍS website. Regular draws take place on Thursdays and Saturdays, alongside special events such as the Christmas and El Niño draws. Results coverage typically lists winning numbers and reintegros, along with details of secondary prizes.
The lottery remains basic to Spanish tradition, while other national events have also drawn attention recently. Unpredictable weather disrupted major sporting schedules: rain delays affected the ATP 500 final in Washington and complicated preparations for the Montreal Masters. More details are available in the report on how weather impacted the Jódar and Fritz tennis final.
SELAE (Sociedad Estatal Loterías y Apuestas del Estado), the public entity responsible for organizing Spain’s state lotteries, manages the Lotería Nacional. Its long-running appeal rests on accessible décimos and the custom of sharing tickets among friends and family groups, as well as local associations. For many participants, the draw offers a chance to win and a way to support community initiatives, as this week’s focus on ADACEBUR illustrates.
