Spain's National Lottery Holds Saturday Draw
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Spain has a famous lottery called Lotería Nacional. People buy tickets and hope to win money.
The lottery had a draw on Saturday, 26 September. A draw is when the winning numbers are chosen.
Many people wanted to check the results. Results show which numbers won.
The lottery uses a small ticket called a décimo. A décimo is one part of a full lottery ticket.
People check if their décimo has the winning number. If it matches, they win a prize.
A prize is money you get for winning. Some prizes are small, and some are very big.
The results were shown live. Live means people could see them right away, in real time.
Websites and TV showed the winning numbers for everyone to check.
This lottery happens often in Spain. Many people play every week.
People check their tickets carefully after every draw.
They compare their numbers with the official results.
Winning the lottery can change a person's life.
Vocabulary15 words
- lottery
- a game where you can win money with numbers
- draw
- when winning numbers are picked
- results
- the numbers that won
- décimo
- a small lottery ticket used in Spain
- prize
- money you win
- live
- happening now, in real time
- ticket
- a paper you buy to try to win
- winning
- having the correct number
- money
- what people use to buy things
- official
- real and correct, from the right place
- checking
- looking to see if something is correct
- number
- a figure like 1, 2, 3
- Saturday
- a day of the week
- match
- to be the same
- chance
- a possibility to win
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1. A Spanish lottery 2. Saturday 26 September 3. A small lottery ticket
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Spain has a famous _____ called Lotería Nacional.
The lottery had a _____ on Saturday, 26 September.
Many people wanted to check the _____.
The lottery uses a small ticket called a _____.
People check if their décimo has the winning number, and if it matches, they win a _____.
The results were shown _____.
Websites and TV showed the winning _____ for everyone to check.
People check their _____ carefully after every draw.
They compare their numbers with the official _____.
Winning the lottery can change a person's _____.
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