– I think I called for help, laughs the single mother from Voss. Malin Stana experienced many dreams about when they take the pledge bag with them to their local shop. The 30-year-old made a deposit for NOK 150 and pressed the Red Cross button for the Lottery. Then she was met with fanfare and a note stating that she had won NOK 1,000,000. – I am alone with my three boys, and this money will make a big difference to us, says Stana. VG told about the new millionaire first. – Everything is turned upside down, says the single mother who lives with three young boys. Photo: private Norwegians are booking like never before. Last year, Norwegians ordered 1.5 billion bottles and cans, according to figures from Infinitum. This corresponds to NOK 3.4 billion. Three millionaires in ten days Aleinemora from Voss is not alone in becoming a mortgage millionaire. In the last ten days of February, three people could cheer for one million kroner in their account. 19 February: Ola Ingvaldstad (79) just had a six-pack of beer from the local shop in Hjelmeland and became a millionaire. 24 February: A man in his 30s from Tønsberg stood in a queue to wash his clothes and used the waiting time to pawn the empty bottles in the car. When the note came out, he trembled. 29 February: Malin Stana (30) from Voss pressed the Red Cross button and couldn’t believe her eyes. – It is completely coincidental that three people become mortgage millionaires in so few days, says the daily manager of Pantelotteriet, Gaute Langdal. How the pawn lottery works You participate in the pawn lottery by pressing the Red Cross button on the pawn machine. Your deposit is used as a stake in the lottery and each ticket costs 50 øre. A small bottle thus gives four tickets in the Pantelotterie, while a large bottle gives six tickets. If you deposit ten small bottles, you will therefore receive 40 tickets (and 40 chances of winning) in the Pantelotteriet. The probability of winning is 1/467 and on average every 15th participant in the lottery wins. You can win NOK 50, NOK 100, NOK 1,000, NOK 10,000 or NOK 1 million. Whether or not there is a win is shown on the slip that comes out of the deposit machine. You can find Pantelotteriet in all REMA1000, Meny, Kiwi, Coop and SPAR stores, as well as in many Nærbutikken and Joker stores. Source: Red Cross Several try their luck Since the start of the pantelottery in 2008, 161 Norwegians have won the top prize of NOK 1,000,000. Figures from the Pantelotteriet show that more than 1 in 3 of those who place bets try their luck. Since 2008, the proportion of those willing to try the panthelottery has increased. Photo: pantelotteriet – In this year’s forecast, we expect sales of over NOK 400 million, says Langdal. In 2024, 24 top prizes of one million kroner will be awarded. The Red Cross celebrates It is not just the environment and the new millionaires who benefit from the Norwegian idea. Since its inception, the Red Cross has received NOK 770 million through the Pantelotteriet. Half of these funds go to the local council where the mortgage machines are located. – The funds we receive from the Pantelotteriet are of great importance to our work, says head of the Voss Red Cross, Marie Tveberg, in the Pantelotteriet’s press release.
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Norwegians pledge like never before – it paid off for single mother Malin (30) – news Vestland
