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Thousands in Norway told they won up to millions in lottery error

  • Several thousand people were notified of incorrect lottery prize amounts in Norway due to a conversion error, as reported by Norsk Tipping.
  • Norsk Tipping stated that the error in converting Eurocents to Norwegian kroner caused the prize amounts to be excessively high.
  • Ms. Sagstuen expressed regret, stating, 'I am terribly sorry that we have disappointed so many.'
  • An investigation will be launched to uncover how the errors occurred and to prevent future incidents.
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Thousands of Norwegians mistakenly told they won big in European lottery game

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In Norway, the state lottery company has apologized to almost 50,000 players for false notifications of high winnings.

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Thousands of Lottery Players Were Mistakenly Told They Won Millions

A currency conversion error temporarily created a whole bunch of very rich Norwegians who played the Eurojackpot lottery. It wasn't to be.

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