It is the first time that Bar La Costa, located in Santo Domingo, in La Guancha, has given an important prize by selling 250 tenths (26 cards) of 70,316, a number that coincides with the date it opened its doors, and that in Most of them bought neighbors, friends, workers from the Cabildo de Tenerife highway area who frequently pass by, and members of the family of Rogelio and Alberto Benítez, father and son who run it.
“We are very happy to have distributed this award so much,” Alberto confessed yesterday with his young son in his arms and an overflowing emotion.
Since the establishment opened on March 7, 2016, he travels to Barcelona to find the number and brings it to him to distribute it “with the greatest enthusiasm”. This time there have been 1.5 million that have gone to many families in need. A nice bit of luck for the neighborhood.
“I did not expect it, although I was confident that one day I would give an award, that everything would change and that day finally arrived. 2021 was very complicated and we all got some luck from somewhere and it came to us this year ”, stated Alberto.
Nearly 1,000 people live in Santo Domingo, most of them humble people, workers in the service and construction sectors for whom this economic injection of 6,000 euros – the amount awarded by the tenth – is a great relief.
It was in the morning, listening to the radio on the way to Santa Cruz, when Alberto learned that fortune had landed on his business. From that moment the phone did not stop ringing and his joy grew every second until it got bigger when, already at the bar, the media confirmed that he had also sold a tenth of the fourth prize corresponding to 42,833 and that he He had touched an acquaintance of his: Hernán Medina, a neighbor of the neighborhood and owner of a mechanical workshop, who shares the number with a group of former co-workers in La Orotava.
“As is the situation, that one is in a hurry to pay taxes, this is a gift,” said Hernán, who yesterday morning approached La Costa with his wife, Cecilia, as did dozens of people to congratulate their owners and share so much joy. Among them was the mayor, Antonio Hernández, for whom this award “is the best way to end this year and start 2022 with better conditions,” he declared.
Esther Pérez, Alberto’s mother, and Saray, his sister, were also there. The first had gone out to work when her husband called to give her the good news. He was moved to remember neighbors who died and who had also bought a number: “This year it has come out for them,” he said.
For the El Niño Alberto draw, he will once again offer the same number to his customers. “We hope to reach many more people, distribute more prizes and continue to grow. It is the beginning of a great start after five years of opening ”, he stressed.
