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On the Lighter Side => That CAN'T be true! => Topic started by: Hadrian on 05/06/2009 14:35:05

Title: Dying man wins bet he would live
Post by: Hadrian on 05/06/2009 14:35:05
Dying man wins bet he would live 
 
Mr Matthews said he would give most of the money to charity
A Buckinghamshire man diagnosed with terminal cancer is to collect a second winning payout of £5,000 after betting he would stay alive.

Jon Matthews, 59, from Milton Keynes, was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer linked to asbestos, in 2006 and told he had months to live.

He placed two bets, each with a £100 stake at odds of 50/1, that he would be alive in June 2008 and in June 2009.

 
More on BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/8075288.stm
Title: Dying man wins bet he would live
Post by: Chemistry4me on 06/06/2009 00:18:58
Good on him.
Title: Dying man wins bet he would live
Post by: Daerana on 06/06/2009 00:36:58
Quote from: Chemistry4me on 06/06/2009 00:18:58
Good on him.

I agree, good on him!
Title: Dying man wins bet he would live
Post by: Yomi on 07/06/2009 20:23:44
ya
Title: Dying man wins bet he would live
Post by: JnA on 08/06/2009 00:39:26
that's a pretty neat trick.. he has nothing to lose.
Title: Dying man wins bet he would live
Post by: Daerana on 08/06/2009 13:20:20
Quote from: JnA on 08/06/2009 00:39:26
that's a pretty neat trick.. he has nothing to lose.

so very true. [:)]
Title: Dying man wins bet he would live
Post by: Hadrian on 08/06/2009 13:51:54
what else coud you bet on...............???
Title: Dying man wins bet he would live
Post by: Chemistry4me on 09/06/2009 06:50:39
Your wife, kids...maybe?
Title: Dying man wins bet he would live
Post by: Daerana on 09/06/2009 10:54:30
Quote from: Chemistry4me on 09/06/2009 06:50:39
Your wife, kids...maybe?

That's horrible!
If you are implying what I think you are.
Title: Dying man wins bet he would live
Post by: Chemistry4me on 09/06/2009 10:58:34
No.
Title: Dying man wins bet he would live
Post by: Daerana on 09/06/2009 10:59:50
okay then, that's alright then [:)]
Title: Dying man wins bet he would live
Post by: Chemistry4me on 09/06/2009 11:08:01
What did you think I was implying?
Title: Dying man wins bet he would live
Post by: Daerana on 09/06/2009 11:09:21
That he could bet on whether or not his family died too.
Title: Dying man wins bet he would live
Post by: Daerana on 09/06/2009 11:10:28
Which I did doubt that that would be something you would say.
Title: Dying man wins bet he would live
Post by: Chemistry4me on 09/06/2009 11:16:50
Well I was thinking he could bet with his wife and kids instead of money. But then you probably can't give them to charity if you win. [:)]
Title: Dying man wins bet he would live
Post by: Daerana on 09/06/2009 11:22:11
no probably not.[:)]
Title: Dying man wins bet he would live
Post by: Hadrian on 13/06/2009 18:46:27
What is the principle behind betting?
Title: Dying man wins bet he would live
Post by: Chemistry4me on 14/06/2009 00:37:50
The thrill when you win.
Title: Dying man wins bet he would live
Post by: Chemistry4me on 14/06/2009 04:56:50
I bet you it is.
Title: Dying man wins bet he would live
Post by: DoctorBeaver on 14/06/2009 08:00:51
Hey - I wish I'd gone for some of that. About 1 more month & I pass the 1-year mark (from when the symptoms started although I wasn't formerly diagnosed until January of this year). Median expected survival is 6-12 months & at the moment I feel good for another few months at least. I wonder what odds they'd give me of lasting until after Christmas...
Title: Dying man wins bet he would live
Post by: Bored chemist on 14/06/2009 20:25:28
This is normally called life assurance and doesn't make it into the news.
Title: Dying man wins bet he would live
Post by: Chemistry4me on 15/06/2009 03:50:38
Some guy bet $100,000 on the All Blacks to win on Saturday. They lost. Ha.
Title: Dying man wins bet he would live
Post by: Hadrian on 16/06/2009 14:51:56
Quote from: Chemistry4me on 15/06/2009 03:50:38
Some guy bet $100,000 on the All Blacks to win on Saturday. They lost. Ha.

LOL that is a lot of cash