Residents of Spanish village of Sodeto get piece of $950M jackpot
(NEWSER) - Costis Mitsotakis has to be more than a little annoyed. Of the 70 households that make up the village of Sodeto, Spain, his was the only one that didn't buy a ticket in the country's giant Christmas lottery. Which means he is now the only one who isn't walking away with a piece of the $950 million first prize, reports the New York Times . The annual lottery, a Spanish staple since 1812, works a little differently than the lottos you may play: There were 1,800 winning tickets this go-round, each bearing the same number (58268) and each paying the same amount ($520,000). More»
