An Icelander won last night’s Vikingalotto jackpot. The rolled-over jackpot was shared between two lucky ticket holders – the Icelandic one earning him/herself a cool ISK 107 million.
The ticket was bought in the Video Market at Hamraborg in Kopavogur, DV reports. This is the 15th time an Icelander has won the pan-Nordic lottery.
Yesterday’s winners come from Iceland and Norway, and the Norwegian winner will receive the same amount, which is NOK 4,781,000.
Although this is not the first time the Vikingalotto millions have come to Iceland, it is the single biggest payout, amounting to roughly USD 858,000.
The winning ticket was purchased as part of a ten-line randomly selected ticket without optional Joker numbers. It cost ISK 500 and was purchased yesterday.
It seems that the Nordics including Estland is united when it comes to money games.
what is ISK short for? Why are icelanders winning Norway jackpots?
Hi halfasleep:
ISK stands for Icelandic Krona and the Icelanders did not win the Norwegian lottery, it is a pan Nordic lottery including those countries and Finland, Denmark, Sweden and Estonia too… Hope this helps :-)
What % taxes the Icelander and the Norwegian have to pay?
@Balkanson – It is 0% on public lottery in Norway – but I haven´t tested it :-(
It is also 0% in Iceland
You have to pax tax when you use the money (sales tax on products, property taxes on purchases, income taxes if people work for you, inheritance tax when you die, etc). Don’t worry, the state will always get several slices of every cake.
You pay taxes in probably everything, though lottery winnings arent taxed automatically in most countries.. if you buy something (house, car etc.) be sure they’ll get their share.