Thursday, November 04, 2004

Bet You'll Live to Be a Hundred

100th birthday wins £12,500 bet

Eleven years ago, a lady named Jennifer Strover bet that her mother-in-law would live to be 100. She put £100 at odds of 100-1 at William Hill. She followed that up a year later with a £50 bet at 50-1

This year, her mother-in-law hit 100 and she won £12,500

According to Hills, there's a growing trend to bet on 'personal' landbarks - such as weight loss or playing for England. However, this is the first time the 100-yr old birthday bet has paid out.

I must admit, if I knew there was a chance to reep over 10 grand just to live to be 100, I'd be trying hard to live those few extra years - not sure I'd be able to enjoy it though

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