Luck this time tiptoed through the south of Tenerife. From early in the morning, the cantinela of the children of San Ildefonso was heard in bars, cafes and gas stations such as La Chasnera, which woke up with the usual media expectation of every December 22, although this time there was no rain of millions on it. kilometer 54 of the South Highway.
When the draw was coming to an end, the last fifth prize arrived. “89,109! 60,000 euros! ”The children of San Ildefonso shouted in their singing tones. The name of Las Galletas immediately jumped into the computers of Loterías y Apuestas del Estado. Administration number 4, El Periquito, sold a complete series (ten tenths) of the aforementioned number.
Its owner, Raúl Cabrera Toledo, told this newspaper that the tickets were sold individually at the window. Regarding the possible winners, he pointed out that “a lot of customers from the town, the area and Santa Cruz come here, because we open on Sunday mornings and people come to buy fish, have a little wine … and take the opportunity to get a little act.”
It is not the first time that El Periquito hits with the fortune. “A couple of years ago we also gave a couple of fifth prizes, and in 20 years we have distributed more than 25 prizes,” said its owner. Among them, one of the first category of the Bonoloto, on April 28, of 2,483,603 euros.
Raúl Cabrera had woken up with the hunch that his administration was going to make the news. “I always have it, because you live by illusions, right? Although this time it came at the last minute, but it knows better that way, you have a good taste in your mouth,” he said.
Meanwhile, in a nearby bar, speculation began about the fate of the money of the lucky ones. At the bar, a client contributed an idea: “What would I do with 6,000 euros? Putting the washing machine on whenever I want ”.
