 At the close of voting, it had received 3 points (all from Sweden), placing 24th (last) in a field of 24, thus requiring Norway to qualify through the semi-final at the next Contest.The low score, and long wait before Norway scored any points at all, led Australian commentator Des Mangan to jokingly offer money for anyone prepared to vote for the country.Initially, this was "a thousand bucks", later climbing to "ten thousand bucks and my house".