100 year old Brit wins bet!

Woody0 · Apr 24, 2007

William Hill will offer odds on most anything and 10 years ago a Mr. Holden of Surrey bet £100 at 250/1 that he would reach 100 years of age. Today was his £25,000 payout.

http://www.jackpot.co.uk/online-casino-news/100-old-man-wins-25k-bet-240407.html

Journeyman · Apr 24, 2007

great, great story!

joeyfitzclick · Apr 24, 2007

Great, great odds.

RobFunk · Apr 24, 2007

The ex-engineer puts his endurance down to eating porridge everyday and “remembering to keep breathing”.

However, as time ticked towards his one-hundredth birthday, Holden became more careful about the things he would do and where he would go.

“I've been very careful about what I've been doing in recent months. If I saw any hooded groups from William Hill standing in the street, I avoided them,” he said.

Heh. Good for him. He definatly had a good strategy going.

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WVU · Apr 24, 2007

he should get great odds on living 5 more years. Maybe 1000-1

Journeyman · Apr 24, 2007

WVU said:
he should get great odds on living 5 more years. Maybe 1000-1

What would you make his odds on making it thru each year moving forward? Even money he lives a year?

Man that is scary.

winbet · Apr 24, 2007

This Story is Bollocks. The Geezer had Terminal Lung cancer, a failed Liver, one kidney removed, suspected Brain Anyurism and a blocked Fallopian Tube ( through watching too much Sky TV) when he placed the Bet, typical Billy hill. When I asked they offered me -200 hitting 100, Wankers. :drink: