- Bingolotto
Infobox Television
show_name = Bingolotto
caption =
format =Entertainment
runtime = 120 minutes
creator =Gert Eklund
starring =Rickard Olsson
country =Sweden
network = TV4,TV4 Plus (since 2008)
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first_aired =October 12 ,1991
last_aired =
num_episodes = unknown
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website = http://www.folkspel.se/default.aspx?id=3
imdb_id = 0356232
tv_com_id ="Bingolotto" is a Swedish TV-show lottery that was first broadcast
1989 on local TV and since1991 nationwide on the Swedish network TV4. Leif "Loket" Olsson hosted the show from 1989-1999 (and for a short period in 2004). Since Olsson's retirement, the show has been hosted by entertainer and musicianLars Kronér , skiing athleteGunde Svan , and TV-personalityRickard Olsson , of which none has been able to maintain the show's earlier popularity.The price of the lottery ticket has been between 25 and 40 Swedish kronor, and in March 2005, one billion tickets had been sold since the beginning. The surplus is given to Swedish sport associations, a fact which is commonly believed to have increased the penetration of the show.
31.5 million Swedish kronor (approx £2.5million) is the highest won prize ever in the history of Bingolotto. It was won by a woman from Vara, Sweden.
Clips from "Bingolotto" are featured in the video of Madonna's song "
Ray of Light ", directed by SwedeJonas Åkerlund in1998 and in the movie Show Me Love. In both cases clips from the period when Leif "Loket" Olsson hosted the show were used.A UK version was also produced, see
Bingolotto (UK) .Music
The programmes contains music pauses, where an artist or group appears. During the Leif "Loket" Olsson leadership era, Bingolotto was strongly dominated by dansband music. Later, other
popular music also has become more common.External links
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* [http://www.bingolotto.is Spilavíti] The Icelandic Bingolotto
* [http://www.bingolotto.tv BingoLotto UK] The British BingoLotto
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