Italy and Spain: The Rivalry Continues on the Lottery Field

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These two Southern European countries are fierce competitors, both on the soccer field and on the list of the world's biggest lotteries. As SuperEnalotto and La Primitiva battle it out for lottery dominance in close proximity on the list of the world's top lotto prizes, the pair also find that the rivalry translates onto the soccer field.

Italy and Spain's lotto rivalry mirrors their soccer rivalry: an intense power struggle for dominance with the pair shoulder-to-shoulder in a tight race.  On the field, Spain and Italy are familiar foes since the 2008 Euro Cup quarter- finals match up that saw a Spanish team finally overcome decades of Italian victories. Off the field, SuperEnalotto and La Primitiva's rivalry is also relatively new, with La Primitiva seeing a jackpot breakthrough with January 2013's €32 million top prize.

This week, the rivalry continues as La Primitiva's jackpot skyrockets past its current record with a €40.7 million prize, putting the Spanish draw at #4 on theBig list. This 250 year old draw was initially created by royal initiative to raise funds for the Spanish treasury, but its jackpots remained relatively low until a €24.92 million top prize in 2005 that sparked La Primitiva's resurgence.

Spain's national soccer team, also called "La Roja" (the Red [One]), has almost [...]

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