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Article: Bjorn Halvard Knappskog from Oslo Becomes the First MONOPOLY World Champion from Norway.
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- China Weekly News
- Article date:
- November 3, 2009
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In the fastest final game in MONOPOLY World Championships history, Bjorn Halvard Knappskog a 19-year-old student from Oslo, Norway became the youngest MONOPOLY World Champion, in the final game of a two-day tournament at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. As the winner of the 2009 MONOPOLY World Championships, Knappskog secured international bragging rights and a prize of $20,580 USD, the equivalent of the "bank" in a standard MONOPOLY game.
As the 16th seeded player entering the 16 player semi-finals, he triumphed over three returning world champion players, Germany, Australia, and Spain, who was the reigning World Champion.
In the final game, Knappskog ...