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Thousands in Norway told they won up to millions in lottery error (divide, don't multiply!)
Scores of Norwegians thought they had become millionaires after receiving a notification from the state-owned gambling company saying they had won eye-watering sums - until it turned out it was a mistake.
"Several thousand" people who won prizes in the Eurojackpot were notified of incorrect amounts on Friday, Norsk Tipping said. The company declined to confirm the exact number of those impacted to the BBC.
Norsk Tipping CEO Tonje Sagstuen apologised and resigned a day later.
An error in the conversion from Eurocents to Norwegian kroner caused the prize amounts to be "excessively high", the company said. The amount was multiplied by 100, instead of being divided by 100, local media reported.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c15wn70v7z8o
"Several thousand" people who won prizes in the Eurojackpot were notified of incorrect amounts on Friday, Norsk Tipping said. The company declined to confirm the exact number of those impacted to the BBC.
Norsk Tipping CEO Tonje Sagstuen apologised and resigned a day later.
An error in the conversion from Eurocents to Norwegian kroner caused the prize amounts to be "excessively high", the company said. The amount was multiplied by 100, instead of being divided by 100, local media reported.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c15wn70v7z8o
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What a f6ckfest. 