“It’s unbelievable! ‘Bullshit’, I said and hung up when I was told that the lottery ticket had been purchased in our shop,” said Sofie Skepphagen of the Storebro Kiosk and Grill near Vimmerby to daily Aftonbladet.
The little community of Storebro outside of Vimmerby is all aflutter since the news came in on Wednesday evening that there was a newly made multi-millionaire in their midst.
And at Sweden’s gaming monopoly Svenska Spel, they still have no idea who the anonymous winner is.
“I have said it many times before, but this time I will stress it particularly, keep the ticket safe,” said Pierre Jonsson from the company in a statement.
“The only way to get your hands on the money is by presenting the winning ticket.”
The win is the third highest in Swedish lottery history, beaten by two previous grand slams of some 215 million kronor in 2010 and 135 million kronor in 2008.
“What a brilliant start to the gaming year,” Jonsson said.
But the lucky winner’s identity is still unknown among the residents of Storebro.
“We haven’t got a clue who the winner is. But it is a small community so the news will most likely travel like wild fire through the houses,” Skepphagen told Aftonbladet.
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