# Monsieur Sandgoist — Ticket No. 9672 character guide

> Monsieur Sandgoist in Ticket No. 9672 by Jules Verne.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Sandgoist, Mr. Sandgoist

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

A Drammen businessman who arrives at the Hansen inn determined to buy Hulda's lottery ticket, treating superstition as a market he intends to corner.

## In the story

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/chapters/iv)

Mentioned as planning a visit to Dame Hansen, causing her distress.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/chapters/vi)

The stranger is revealed as Sandgoist from Drammen. He is critical, miserly, and inspects the inn as if evaluating it for purchase.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/chapters/vii)

His visit and appraisal of the inn are recounted; his connection to Dame Hansen is a source of concern.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/chapters/ix)

Mentioned as a contrast to Sylvius Hogg; his name appears in the inn register.

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/chapters/xiv)

Arrives at Dal to demand the lottery ticket, threatening foreclosure; offers to cancel the mortgage in exchange for the ticket, and is forcibly removed by Joel.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/chapters/xv)

Now holds the lottery ticket after foreclosing on the Hansen farm; faces public scorn for his exploitative actions.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/chapters/xvii)

Publicly reviled as a scoundrel; people hope he loses the money he paid for the ticket and that he does not attend the drawing.

### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/chapters/xix)

Rumored to be in Christiania; his ticket number 9672 wins the grand prize, but he does not step forward.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/characters/monsieur_sandgoist
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ticket_no_9672_se/characters