Lottery players share more than 194 million krónur

More than 4,000 ticket holders shared over 194 million krónur in Tuesday’s draw by the University of Iceland Lottery, mbl.is reports.

Two winners each received a tax-free seven million krónur. Both initially thought lottery staff were playing a prank when they called to tell them the news.

A third ticket holder won 6.3 million krónur. The ticket number drew a 700,000-króna prize, which was multiplied ninefold because the winner held a ninefold ticket. The number has been in the family since before 1940 and passed down among relatives.

The lottery’s Milljónaveltan prize was not won this time, so it will rise to 90 million krónur in December. As the prize must be awarded within the year, only tickets that have been sold will be included in that draw. The lottery says one ticket holder is therefore guaranteed to win the tax-free 90 million krónur as a Christmas bonus.