Viking Lotto - Norsk Tipping
Current Jackpot SKr 6,544,303
Viking Lotto – Víkingalottó – Onsdags Lotto 
The Viking Lotto was the world’s very first multi-national lottery game designed so that a large jackpot lottery game could be offered to the whole of the Scandinavian region at the same time as attracting new players and increasing the turnovers of each country’s own national lottery. It began in 1993 in Norsk Tipping when the lotteries of 5 Nordic countries came together and formed the Viking Lotto bloc to create this Pan-Scandinavian lottery.
Initially, the countries involved were the Norway lottery with Norsk Tipping, lottery Finland with Veikkaus, the Sweden lottery with Svenska Spel, the Denmark lottery with Danske Spil and the Iceland lottery with Íslensk Getspá. Subsequently, the Estonia lottery joined the bloc in offering the Viking Lotto with its own national lottery, Eesti Loto, making up the current 6 countries involved.
The Viking Lotto goes by 3 different names as in Denmark it is known as the Onsdags Lotto (Wednesday Lotto) and in Iceland it is known as Víkingalottó.
This lottery is unusual in that the main jackpot prize is the same for all 6 member countries but the lower tier prizes are not.
All prize amounts and categories apart from the jackpot are decided by each individual country both at a local and national level. This is different to the European lottery EuroMillions where all of the prize categories are the
same for each of the member countries.
Viking Lotto – Overview 
The very first Viking Lotto draw took place in Norsk Tipping in March 1993 and the game is as popular now as it was when it began. The Viking Lotto is a traditional jackpot, draw-style, lotto game which is operated by the 6 member countries of the Vikinglotto Bloc. Each time that the Viking Lotto jackpot is not won, it will “rollover” and be added onto the jackpot for the next draw, making for some much larger jackpot figures to be won. Unusually amongst many world lottery games, the prize relating to the “lucky number” will also “rollover” when it is not won and be added onto the prize fund for the following draw. Viking Lotto draws take place every week on Wednesdays at 8.25pm CET and are drawn in Norsk Tipping, Hamar in Norway. We are pleased that we have taken a close look at the Viking Lotto game and would highly recommend taking a closer look at how it works below…
How It Works… 
The Viking Lotto uses what’s called a matrix of 6/48 which means that when playing with the Vikinglotto, you will need to select 6 numbers out of a pool of balls numbered from 1 to 48 that are drawn in the Norsk Tipping studios. If you match all 6 of the main numbers drawn then you will be a winner of the first division prize – the Viking Lotto jackpot. After the 6 main numbers have been drawn, a Lucky Number/Bonus Number is also drawn from the remaining 42 numbers. This is used to determine prizes on the second level. (Please note, this Additional Number is not used in Sweden with Svenskaspel or in Estonia with Eesti Loto). In addition to the jackpot itself, there are 4 other ways in which you can win on the Viking Lotto, which means that are a great number of prizes to be won every week for anyone who plays. The price per entry into the Viking Lotto depends upon which country you are playing in – in Finland it is EUR 0.60 per line and in Norway with Norsk Tipping it is NOK 4 and for the other countries it is a similar price. You can purchase entries into the Viking Lotto up until 7pm CET before the draw takes place at 8.25pm in Norsk Tipping. 
Who Can Play? 
As with the majority of lottery games around the world, previously only citizens of the operating country were allowed to play in any of its lottery games. You used to have to purchase your lottery tickets from an authorized retailer based in that country itself. These days, though, this is not a problem as there are various online lottery ticket sales companies like TheLotter who are both authorized and genuine - you are able to select your Viking Lotto numbers online and purchase your tickets and it doesn’t matter where in the world you live. This is great news of course if you don’t live Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland or Estonia but still want to play the Norsk Tipping Viking Lotto and ensure your entry into the next draw or simply want to have the convenience and ease of being in the position of being able to buy lottery tickets online. Once you have entered into the Viking Lotto draw, you can then easily check the results online to see how you have done and to find out if you have become one of the lucky Vikinglotto winners. Click here to Play the Viking Lotto – Víkingalottó – Onsdags Lotto – Now
Information & Background 
One of the changes made to the Viking Lotto over the years has been the addition of a “lucky” or bonus number to increase the number of categories in which you can win. Another change made was to the lowest Vikinglotto prize category with the aim of increasing lower tier winnings. Today, you only need to match 3 main numbers correctly whereas previously, 3 main numbers plus the bonus number were needed in the Norsk Tipping draw. Out of the 6 member countries who participate in the Viking Lotto, the countries with the most players are Denmark with Danske Spil and Norway with Norsk Tipping. This is followed by Finland with Veikkaus and Sweden with Svenska Spel and then Iceland with Íslensk Getspá and Estonia with Esti Loto. The Viking Lotto results are widely broadcast on television and radio in the member countries when they are drawn at 8.25pm on Wednesdays at Norsk Tipping. You can also easily check the lotto results online by clicking the link at the bottom of the page or in national and local newspapers.
What Are The Odds? 
The odds of winning on the Viking Lotto are very competitive when compared to many world lotteries and with 5 different ways in which you can win, this means there are thousands of prizes to be won every week. The chances of winning a Viking Lotto jackpot by matching the 6 main numbers are 1 in 12.27 million – for these odds you could be a Vikinglotto jackpot winner. For a prize on the second level, the odds come down to 1 in 1.02 million for matching 5 of the main numbers plus the Additional Number/Lucky Number. The likelihood of winning a third level prize comes right down to 1 in 48,696 for matching 5 of the main numbers and for a prize in the fourth level the odds are 1 in 950 for matching 4 of the main numbers. For a prize on the fifth and final level, the odds of you winning are 1 in just 53 for matching only 3 of the main numbers.
Record Jackpots 
Each member country of the Viking Lotto bloc will have its own individual record for jackpot wins on the lotto – in Denmark, for example, the largest jackpot win paid out by Danskespil was the DKK 38.4 Million won in Arhus in August 2005. A new record Viking Lotto record is being created in February 2010. The Viking Lotto jackpot stands at €9.9 Million for the draw on February 10th 2010. In the individual currencies of the VikingLotto participating countries – this is equivalent to NKr 81.03 Million, DKr 73.71 Million, ISK 1,745 Million and EEK 154.9 Million.
How Are Jackpots Paid? 
If you are the lucky winner of a Viking Lotto jackpot, you will be paid your winnings in the form of a cash lump sum. All Vikinglotto prizes are paid out in cash. If you have won any prize on the Viking Lotto, you will need to make your winning claim within 365 days of the draw taking place before your claim will become invalid. If your Vikinglotto win is EUR 1,000 or more, you will need to verify your identity to claim your prize. If you are the lucky winner of any prize of EUR 20,000 or more, your Viking Lotto prize will be paid to you within 3 weeks of the draw taking place. If you play lottery online however, whatever the size of your win, this will not be any concern for you, as your accredited lottery ticket sales company will take care of all of these details for you, whether it is TheLotter or whichever agency you use.
Where The Money Goes… 
Proceeds from the Viking Lotto go towards numerous good causes in the various participating countries and benefit many people living across the member states. Each country distributes its Vikinglotto profits separately to worthwhile causes and charities within its own country – Norsk Tipping covering Norway, Veikkaus Lotto covering Finland, Svenska Spel, Sweden, Danske Spil, Denmark, Islensk Gestpa, Iceland and Eesti Loto covering Estonia. For example, Danske Spil distributes its lottery proceeds among sporting, cultural and other non-profit charities in Denmark which include the Danish Organization for Disabled Persons, National Organizations for combating diseases. Lottery proceeds also go towards youth activities as well as Team Denmark & Denmark’s Olympic Committee, National Educational associations and other charitable organizations In Finland, Veikkaus use lottery profits to help fund sports related activities, science, the arts and youth work. Svenska Spel, the Sweden Lotto, distribute lottery proceeds in Sweden between the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish National Board for Youth Affairs.
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