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Norwegian Lotto Mistakenly Told Thousands They Were Filthy Rich After Math Error
Tuesday July 1, 2025. 02:45 AM , from Slashdot
![]() Norsk Tipping didn't disclose how large the false jackpots were, but math suggests the improper amounts were 10,000x times higher. Regardless, it seems like a lot of people thought they were big winners, based on what the company's now-former CEO, Tonje Sagstuen, said on Saturday. 'I have received many messages from people who had managed to make plans for holidays, buying an apartment or renovating before they realized that the amount was wrong,' Sagstuen said in a statement. 'To them I can only say: Sorry!' The incorrect prize amounts were visible on the Norsk Tipping website only briefly on Friday, but the CEO still resigned over the weekend following the incident. While one of the Norsk Tipping press releases regarding the incident described it as 'not a technical error,' it still appears someone fat-fingered a bit of data entry. The company said it will nonetheless be investigating how such a mistake could have happened 'to prevent something similar from happening again.' Read more of this story at Slashdot.
https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/06/30/2131215/norwegian-lotto-mistakenly-told-thousands-they-w...
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