Experience: I won the lottery for 15 minutes

My heart skipped a beat. I felt quite light-headed. Finally, the moment I dreamed of had arrived

Experience: I won the lottery for 15 minutes

TL;DR

  • The author, a Norwegian resident, mistakenly believed he had won 1.3 million kroner (£97,000) in the Eurojackpot.
  • The win was a result of an error by Norsk Tipping, the Norwegian lottery corporation, which multiplied prize money instead of dividing it.
  • The actual winnings were around £10, similar to thousands of other incorrectly notified winners.
  • The CEO of Norsk Tipping resigned with a payout larger than the author's imagined win.
  • The mistaken win caused significant disappointment, dashed dreams of quitting his job and buying property, and led the author to stop playing the lottery.
  • The author reflects that he is 'lucky in love' rather than in games.

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