19-year-old Norwegian wins Monopoly world title

A 19-year-old student from Norway won the Monopoly World Championship in Las Vegas after a fortunate swap of properties led to the demise of his three opponents.

Bjorn Halvard Knappskog graduated this summer from the Oslo Private Gymnasium school. He won the title Thursday over New Zealand's Geoff Christopher.

The 25-year-old Christopher landed consecutively on Pacific Avenue and North Carolina Avenue and couldn't afford the combined $1,600 rent.

Knappskog won $20,580 in real money for the title. That's the total amount in the bank of a standard Monopoly game.

Knappskog also eliminated opponents from Russia and the United States in the final, which lasted about 45 minutes.

The tournament began Wednesday at Caesars Palace with players from 41 different countries.