On Sunday, it was finally known who emerged victorious from the winter season of “71 degrees north – team”. After several weeks on tour, bone-chilling stages and tough challenges, in the end it was the married couple Linnéa Myhre (33) and Emil Gukild (32) and the Sundby brothers Sondre (33) and Martin (39) in the final.
– Technically, I have won
Earlier in the season, Hanna-Martine Slåttland Baller (24) and Magan Gallery (27), as well as the Løke sisters Heidi (41) and Lise (39), saw themselves beaten by the finalist pairs.
After an intense final, which was in line with the rest of the season, it was finally Myhre and Gukild who could let loose the jubilation when the victory was secured.
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Even or not, the prizes end up with the winning team anyway, and this year they each got a three-year private lease of a Toyota bZ4X, to a total value of NOK 450,000.
But what will they do with the prize?
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– No need
– We live in the middle of Grünerløkka in Oslo, and I got to know Lan Marie Berg from MDG on “24-star Christmas calendar”, so in her spirit we say no to the cars, Gukild told Se og Hør.
– We simply do not need it. We live in the middle of the city so for us a car would almost be more stress than pleasure.
– Mum and dad sacrificed their lives
Although the participants actually receive a rental agreement, they can also choose to withdraw the prize in cash instead.
– We haven’t actually thought about it yet, but I think that will be our plan, says Gukild.
WON: Emil and Linnéa celebrate with a glass of bubbles after the victory was secured. Photo: Haakon Lundkvist Show more
His wife Myhre also agrees.
– I’m dead set on that car, but when you live in Grünerløkka without a parking space, I’m afraid we would have spent more time finding parking in everyday life than we had spent enjoying it. So personally I will cash it in and spend the money on something we can enjoy. Lots of soft drinks, for example.
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Not unusual
Choosing the monetary value instead of the original prize is not unusual among “71 degrees north” winners. Also last year, the winners, Rikke Isaksen (28) and Frank Løke (44), chose to take the money.
– My prize goes directly into the savings account. I’m going to buy a villa somewhere outside Oslo, Isaksen could tell Se og Hør at the time.
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Løke, for his part, had promised to buy a car for his eldest daughter when she turned 18. However, it was not the winning car.
– I’ll withdraw the money. We share the monetary value of NOK 450,000, so we probably get NOK 225,000 each – and that comes in handy, says Løke.
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Several reality winners choose the money over the prize because they have to pay a tax before receiving the prize.
According to the Tax Agency’s website, it is stated that profits won by celebrities who take part in reality programmes, competitions or the like will, as a general rule, be taxable as salary or business income.
The same applies to fees or compensation for lost income that is paid for the participation itself.
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