Dying man wins bet he would live

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

Chemistry4me · « **Reply #1 on:** 06/06/2009 00:18:58 »

Good on him.

Daerana · « **Reply #2 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!

Yomi · « **Reply #3 on:** 07/06/2009 20:23:44 »

JnA · « **Reply #4 on:** 08/06/2009 00:39:26 »

that's a pretty neat trick.. he has nothing to lose.

Daerana · « **Reply #5 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. [

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Hadrian · « **Reply #6 on:** 08/06/2009 13:51:54 »

what else coud you bet on...............

Chemistry4me · « **Reply #7 on:** 09/06/2009 06:50:39 »

Your wife, kids...maybe?

Daerana · « **Reply #8 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.

Chemistry4me · « **Reply #9 on:** 09/06/2009 10:58:34 »

Daerana · « **Reply #10 on:** 09/06/2009 10:59:50 »

okay then, that's alright then [

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Chemistry4me · « **Reply #11 on:** 09/06/2009 11:08:01 »

What did you think I was implying?

Daerana · « **Reply #12 on:** 09/06/2009 11:09:21 »

That he could bet on whether or not his family died too.

Daerana · « **Reply #13 on:** 09/06/2009 11:10:28 »

Which I did doubt that that would be something you would say.

Chemistry4me · « **Reply #14 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. [

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Daerana · « **Reply #15 on:** 09/06/2009 11:22:11 »

no probably not.[

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Hadrian · « **Reply #16 on:** 13/06/2009 18:46:27 »

What is the principle behind betting?

Chemistry4me · « **Reply #17 on:** 14/06/2009 00:37:50 »

The thrill when you win.

Chemistry4me · « **Reply #18 on:** 14/06/2009 04:56:50 »

I bet you it is.

DoctorBeaver · « **Reply #19 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...

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