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. Read the full story

Danish professional poker player Peter Eastgate set a new record by becoming the youngest person to win the World Series of Poker’s main competition, earning himself a tidy USD 9 million for his card skills. The 22 year-old from Odense, Denmark broke the previous record held by poker legend Phil Hellmuth, who in 1989 was the youngest player to win the main event at the age of 24. Read the full story

Despite poor performances from many of Denmark’s favoured athletes, the Nordic nation still bagged its predicted seven medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The final tally came out as three bronze, two silver, and two gold medals.

Denmark’s most heavily favoured medal winners ended up bombing in their events, leaving the task of bringing home Olympic honour to the nation’s other athletes. Denmark’s two golds came from the 49er sailing race and the four-man rowing event.

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