Article 6YCBY What would I do if I won the lottery? I’d blast the world’s worst people into space | Arwa Mahdawi

What would I do if I won the lottery? I’d blast the world’s worst people into space | Arwa Mahdawi

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Arwa Mahdawi
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It shouldn't be hard to lure them into my spaceship. I'd just have to tell them it was hosting a multimillion-dollar wedding party

Thoughts and prayers to the thousands of Norwegians who have just had one of the best weekends of their lives, followed by one hell of a comedown. Thanks to a currency conversion snafu by the state lottery operator, numerous people were incorrectly informed on Friday that they had won life-changing amounts of money in the Eurojackpot. On Monday, a text message was sent to players informing them of the mix-up.

It seems Norwegians are a prudent bunch; I haven't found any examples of people spending Jeff Bezos-levels of money as soon as they were told they had won big. Me? I would have gone into evil billionaire mode immediately.

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