Cuponazo de la ONCE: Check Friday's Draw Results
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The ONCE, the Spanish national organization for blind people, held its weekly Cuponazo lottery draw on Friday, September 18. Players across Spain were able to check the winning numbers after the draw took place.
The Cuponazo is one of the ONCE's most popular draws. It happens every Friday, and it is separate from the organization's daily lottery. Tickets are sold across Spain, and the money raised helps support the ONCE's work for people with visual disabilities.
Winners can check their tickets against the official results to see if they have won a prize. Prizes range in size, and the top prize can be a significant amount of money for a single ticket.
Results are usually published online shortly after the draw and are also often shown on television. This allows people who bought tickets to quickly find out whether they have won, without needing to wait for other announcements.
The ONCE has run lotteries for many years as a way to fund its programs. The Cuponazo, alongside other draws, is a regular part of daily life for many people in Spain who enjoy trying their luck each week.
Vocabulary7 words
- ONCE
- a Spanish organization that supports blind people
- Cuponazo
- a weekly lottery run by the ONCE
- lottery
- a game of chance where tickets can win money
- draws
- events where winning numbers are chosen
- tickets
- paper or number combinations bought to enter a lottery
- prize
- money given to a winner
- television
- TV, a device for watching broadcasts
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Answer key
1. The ONCE 2. Every Friday 3. It supports programs for blind people
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The _____, the Spanish national organization for blind people, held its weekly _____ lottery draw on Friday, September 18.
The Cuponazo is one of the ONCE's most popular _____. It happens every Friday.
Winners can check their _____ against the official results to see if they have won a _____.
Results are usually published online shortly after the draw and are also often shown on _____.
The ONCE has run lotteries for many years as a way to fund its programs.
Discussion questions
- Do you have lotteries in your country? How are they organized?
- Why might a lottery run by a charity be a good way to raise money?
- Would you buy a lottery ticket? Why or why not?
- What would you do if you won a large prize?
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