Vikinglotto (formerly known in

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as Onsdags Lotto, "Wednesday Lotto", as Víkingalottó in

Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

, and as Vikingų Loto in Lithuania) is a cooperation between the national

lotteries A lottery is a form of gambling that involves the drawing of numbers at random for a prize. Some governments outlaw lotteries, while others endorse it to the extent of organizing a national or state lottery. It is common to find some degree of ...

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

, Sweden,

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, Latvia, Lithuania,

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(in 2017) and

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(in 2020). Vikinglotto started in 1993 and was the first of its kind in

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Tickets and draws

Draws are held at 20:00 CET every Wednesday evening and they take place at

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. Tickets can be purchased from authorised retailers, or online, in each of the ten participating countries. In Belgium tickets can be purchased online only. The cost per combination varies in each member country, ranging from just €1.00 in Latvia and 90kr. (approximately €0.71) in Iceland up to €10.00 in Belgium.

Play

For every line, or combination, a player enters into the draw, they must select six main numbers which can be any distinct integers from 1 to 48. Then they must also pick one bonus number, known as the Viking number, from between 1 and 5 (previously 8). In the past drawings, two bonus numbers and one special number were drawn, but these were replaced by the Viking number in May 2017. During the draw, six main numbers are drawn from 1 - 48 and the additional Viking number is drawn from a separate pool of 1 - 5 (again previously 8). As the Viking number is drawn from a different pool, the same number could appear twice in a single draw - once as a main number and once as the Viking number.

Prize structure

The Vikinglotto jackpot starts at €3 million and can grow up to a maximum of €25 million (previously €35 million). The jackpot and the second prize are shared between all participating countries on a pari-mutuel basis, and all contribute to the prize fund for these two tiers. Smaller prizes are determined at a national level, using the remaining funds from ticket sales. This arrangement is different from

EuroMillions EuroMillionsgerman: Euromillionen or pt, Euromilhões is a transnational lottery that requires seven correct numbers to win the jackpot. It was launched on 7 February 2004 by France's Française des Jeux, Spain's ''Loterías y Apuestas de ...

and

Eurojackpot Eurojackpot is a transnational European lottery launched in March 2012. As of September 15, 2017, the countries participating in the lottery are: Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, L ...

where all prize categories are common to all participating countries. Belgium offer the most prize tiers, with eleven different ways to win. The lowest prize in Belgium is awarded for matching just one main number. Sweden offers the fewest chances to win with just five prize tiers available. Players here must match at least three main numbers to earn a prize.

Tickets and draws

Play

Prize structure

See also

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