Pensioner wins £40,000 after placing bet on US Election three years ago
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA pensioner with poltical nous won £40,000 on Donald Trump being elected US president and celebrated by treating himself to a 70p bag of mint humbugs. "They were more expensive than I thought, " said frugal Alan Armstrong who wagered £5,000 on Republican Trump beating Democrat rival Kamala Harris.
He placed his bet on at the Betfred shop in Northwich in Cheshire more than three years ago at 7/1 - an attractive price as Trump had lost to Joe Biden and even Republicans then doubted whether he would win the party's nomination.
But that didn't deter church goer Alan, who at 83 was so concerned about his health he had the original betting slip kept with his solicitor's office alongside his will.
Alan, who has since moved to be by the seaside at Barrow in Furness, kept a photocopy of the slip which was promptly verified by Betfred staff in the Cumbrian town.
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