Archive · 30 Jun 2025
Lottery Glitch Causes False Jackpot Alerts, CEO Resigns
Imagine a lottery where people thought they won a lot of money, but it was a mistake!
A Norwegian lottery company, Norsk Tipping, had a computer problem.
They accidentally showed incorrect prize amounts to some winners because of an error in their system.
The amounts were shown incorrectly on the website and app.
The company quickly fixed the mistake.
The head of the company, Tonje Sagstuen, decided to leave her job because of the error.
The government was not happy and said such mistakes should not happen.
Everything is now corrected and no one actually got the wrong amount of money.
A technical error at Norsk Tipping caused false jackpot notifications for Eurojackpot winners.
Customers saw incorrect amounts on the website and mobile app due to a coding error.
The error involved incorrect currency conversion from Euros to Norwegian Kroner.
The incorrect amounts were removed, and correct amounts were updated.
CEO Tonje Sagstuen resigned following the incident.
- Who
- Norsk Tipping, its CEO Tonje Sagstuen, and Eurojackpot participants.
- What
- A technical error led to incorrect jackpot notifications in a lottery.
- When
- The error occurred on Friday, and the CEO resigned on Sunday.
- Where
- Norway, at Norsk Tipping headquarters in Hamar.
- Why
- A coding error during currency conversion resulted in the display of incorrect winnings.
Public Perspective
Norsk Tipping Perspective
Impact of the Error
Public Perspective
Express concern about the error and potential impact on the lottery's credibility.
Norsk Tipping Perspective
N/A
- Company
- Norsk Tipping
- Location
- Hamar, Norway
- Error Type
- Technical/Coding Error
- Affected Game
- Eurojackpot
- Currency Involved
- Euros and Norwegian Kroner
- CEO Resignation
- Tonje Sagstuen
- CEO Tenure
- September 2023 - June 2024