African Migrants Hit It Big in Spain Christmas Lottery
- 9 years ago
About 35 African migrants, including at least one rescued at sea from an overcrowded wooden boat, are among the top prize winners of Spain's Christmas lottery, according to the owner of the lottery agency that sold more than 1,000 tickets that shelled out 400,000 euros each.
The winners who bought the tickets in the southern coastal city of Roquetas de Mar included migrants from Senegal , Mali and Morocco , agency owner Jose Martin told La Voz de Almeria newspaper in a story published Thursday.
Among them was a Senegalese man named Ngame who told Spanish media that he and his wife were rescued by Spain's coast guard in 2007 when their boat with about 65 people aboard was traveling from Africa's western coast toward Spain's Canary Islands.
There are 24 million prizes in all for the country with a population of 47 million - and players in droves form pools with friends, family and colleagues to buy the 20-euro tickets.
The winners who bought the tickets in the southern coastal city of Roquetas de Mar included migrants from Senegal , Mali and Morocco , agency owner Jose Martin told La Voz de Almeria newspaper in a story published Thursday.
Among them was a Senegalese man named Ngame who told Spanish media that he and his wife were rescued by Spain's coast guard in 2007 when their boat with about 65 people aboard was traveling from Africa's western coast toward Spain's Canary Islands.
There are 24 million prizes in all for the country with a population of 47 million - and players in droves form pools with friends, family and colleagues to buy the 20-euro tickets.