If the excitement of the Three Wise Men delivering gifts wasn't enough, one the biggest lottery draws of the year in Spain fell kindly for Catalonia on Saturday.
The first prize was ticket number 94974, with winning tickets sold throughout Spain, including in ten Catalan towns and cities: Corbera de Llobregat, where ten series of the first prize were sold, Barcelona, Porqueres, Mataró, Sabadell, Montgat, Sant Vicenç dels Horts, Anglès, La Jonquera and Corbera d'Ebre.
Tickets are normally sold in tenths (dècims in Catalan or décimos in Spanish), with the top prize worth €200,000 for every tenth of a ticket.
The second prize, valued at €75,000 per tenth, was 89634, and all tickets were sold in Móstoles (Madrid), while third prize, €25,000 per tenth, was 94974 and was sold in various places across Spain. In Catalonia, a share of the third prize tickets were bought in Tàrrega, Montgat, Terrassa and Cornellà de Llobregat.
The total prizemoney for the Three Kings Day lottery this year was €770m, up from €700m last year.
The manager of the Corbera de Llobregat lottery store that sold winning tickets worth almost €20m, Gustau Gómez, did not believe the news on Saturday morning.
"We were enjoying the presents as a family when people started calling to tell me, but I thought they were pulling my leg," he told the big media presence who had traveled to the town just outside Barcelona.
"Until I started receiving more and more calls and I thought it couldn't be that everyone wanted to play a joke on me," he added, visibly pleased.
Catalonia increased its total spending on the 2024 Three Kings Day lottery by 4.51%, to €93.9m. Spending per inhabitant reached €12.24, compared to €11.54 in 2023. Spending per person in Catalonia was one of the lowest in Spain.
Across Spain, total spending rose 5.45% to €836.4m.
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a construction and earthmoving company based in Corbera de Llobregat (Barcelona)
is the first business in Spain and one of the first in Europe
to purchase Bobcat’s new MaxControl remote control system
MaxControl is an exclusive hardware kit from Bobcat
which combined with an iOS application allows the operator to control Bobcat compact loaders remotely
Obras y Construcciones Corbera was introduced to the MaxControl system by Bobcat Of
The company was very struck by the versatility that this application could give them thanks to the total visibility of the working space that is offers and
the safety and security provided by this new way of working
This has been particularly useful in some concrete projects as the peripheral vision of the work is considerably improved by being outside the machine
MaxControl has allowed the company to carry out special jobs that require greater safety
working in confined spaces and with little visibility
The system also helps in demolition and in finishing new pavements
providing the company with more precise finishes and in less time
MaxControl has provided greater reliability and precision when loading and unloading machines onto trailers for transfer to other sites
Obras y Construcciones Corbera is convinced that the system improves safety
a factor that is more and more important every day on the job site and offers direct benefits for both operators and employers alike
it helps to avoid damage to machines through collisions with objects
since by being outside the loader the operator can better see where they are driving
‘It's like driving a remote-controlled car’
and to use - it's like driving a remote-controlled car
but always with great care," says Eduard Heredia
He continues: “In just a few hours I had mastered the operation of the loader through my own iPhone - I would definitely highlight the safety aspects
The MaxControl system is very useful and versatile as I can use it with the bucket or with a variety of Bobcat attachments to carry out different tasks safely such as clearing with a brush or using a wheel saw
I only have a Bobcat tracked loader at the moment
but in the future I might buy a skid-steer model and I will be able to work with the MaxControl with both machines.”
with all the details on your mobile phone screen
It is very easy to connect to the MaxControl system - the user simply puts the receiver on top of the loader’s cab and the emergency stop button on the back of the machine - both have a built-in magnet for quick placement
The engine cover can then be opened and the cables for the system hooked up to the machine's diagnostic connector
The next step is to download the MaxControl application on the mobile phone and once downloaded
the Bobcat dealer can give the customer access to the MaxControl kit
the operator simply connects to the wi-fi system of the machine and can start operating it remotely
the operator can access the main machine information on the screen of the mobile or tablet
while the intuitive controls allow them to operate both the machine and attachments with ease
This allows errors to be easily identified thanks to the maintenance codes that appear directly on the mobile device
And machine diagnostics are available that communicate all the important information about the carrier and access can be given to the machine to multiple end users
Transforming two person jobs into solo tasks
Obras y Construcciones Corbera carried out filling in work with earth in a large underground area of about 1000 m3 under a school yard to protect the safety of the students
the MaxControl was used to drive the machine remotely through a small opening and down an underground corridor to the filling area
with full visibility at all times and increased awareness of the surrounding environment
This work was therefore carried out in a couple of weeks with the T590
much more quickly than it would have been by alternative methods using smaller machinery.
the system keeps the operator registered for 12 hours of operation and works in a range of up to 100 m
it is ideal for this type of task with very limited space
breakout force and lifting capacity for handling the fill material
Bobcat continues as always to offer new solutions
integrating products and technologies for the market
entering new categories and to promote innovations based on meeting customer needs
and the new MaxControl system is undoubtedly the latest proof of this commitment
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