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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
National
Peter Hennessy

Grandfather, 85, wins astonishing record-breaking bet at Nottinghamshire Betfred

An 85-year-old grandfather won an astonishing bet at nearly 90,000 to one at a Betfred in Sutton-in-Ashfield.

Janus “George” Wagenbeck has become a record-breaker after wagering just three pence on a ten-fold football accumulator, and won himself £2,686.04.

That places grandfather-of-three George in Betfred folklore, as nobody in living memory can remember anyone winning so much from such a small stake.

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