Every year, Spain has a Christmas lottery, called “El Gordo” or “The Fat One.” Natalia Escudero, a journalist for Spain’s public broadcaster RTVE, was covering the El Gordo lottery when she found out that she was also one of the winners. She quit her job on live TV only to soon find out that her winnings were only about $5,500 — not the millions she imagined.
The story you just read is not locked behind a paywall because listeners and readers like you generously support our nonprofit newsroom. Now more than ever, we need your help to support our global reporting work and power the future of The World. Can we count on you?