ONCE Daily Draw: Check Wednesday's Results
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ONCE, the Spanish organisation dedicated to supporting blind and visually impaired people, held its daily lottery draw on Wednesday, 12 August 2026, with results made available for players to check.
The daily coupon, a ticket sold every day of the year, was tied to a special draw named 'TrÃo de Eclipses'. As with every ONCE draw, participants were able to verify whether their chosen numbers matched the winning combination announced on the day.
In addition to the standard daily coupon, ONCE also operates a separate game known as Super Once, which held its own draw on the same Wednesday. Results for both games were published so that ticket holders could check their numbers and find out whether they had won a prize.
The sale of daily lottery coupons is a central part of ONCE's funding model. Revenue generated through these games is used to support a wide range of services for blind and visually impaired people throughout Spain, including employment programmes, education initiatives and social integration projects.
A distinctive feature of the ONCE lottery is that tickets are typically sold by vendors who are themselves blind or visually impaired, many of whom work from fixed street stands across Spanish cities and towns. This model has made ONCE's coupon sellers a familiar and recognisable presence in daily Spanish life for decades.
Prize amounts vary depending on the specific game and the numbers drawn, ranging from modest sums to considerably larger amounts. Following each draw, ONCE releases the official winning numbers through its various communication channels, allowing coupon buyers across the country to quickly confirm their results.
Because the draws are held every single day, including the TrÃo de Eclipses and Super Once formats reported this Wednesday, the system offers a regular and predictable structure for participants, while continuously channelling funds toward the organisation's broader social mission.
Vocabulary7 words
- lottery
- a game that decides winners using random numbers
- coupon
- a ticket bought to enter a daily draw
- visually impaired
- unable to see well or at all
- prize
- money given to someone who wins
- vendors
- people who sell things, often on the street
- revenue
- money earned from selling something
- official
- confirmed and correct, given by the right authority
Quiz
Answer key
1. To fund services for blind and visually impaired people 2. Vendors who are often blind or visually impaired themselves 3. False
Discussion questions
- What social benefits can come from combining charity work with a lottery system, as ONCE does?
- How might employing blind and visually impaired vendors as ticket sellers affect public perception of disability?
- Do you think government-linked lotteries are an ethical way to fund social programmes? Why or why not?
- What challenges might an organisation face in running a daily national lottery for many years?