
Thousands of Lottery Players Were Mistakenly Told They Won Millions
David James
created: June 30, 2025, 4:40 p.m. | updated: July 1, 2025, 3:59 p.m.
CBS News reports that thousands of people in Norway who played the Eurojackpot lottery were incorrectly told that they had won big money — millions!
Norsk Tipping, the state-owned gambling company, explained that the mistake was made due to a currency conversion error.
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One winner said she began a renovation project after receiving a notification that she had won 1.2 million kroner ($119,000), but received much less, per the BBC.
Following the debacle, she announced she was stepping down as CEO and leaving the company she had worked at since 2014.
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