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 An 88-year-old man from Wales, won a £345,000 jackpot after placing just a £9 wager on the horses at his local Ladbrokes betting shop. John Jelley who is a relative newcomer when it comes to betting on horses, made a winning combination of singles, doubles and an each-way accumulator bet to win the massive prize.
Despite his amazing accuracy in guessing the results of the race Jelley claims that he did not study the race and that it was simply a matter of pure dumb luck. He picked the horses whose names he liked and didn't give the race much thought.
Jelley claims that he didn't even notice how much money he had won until he went to turn in his tickets the following morning. He told reporters, "I came in on Sunday morning to do my bets again and that's when the staff told me I was rich. I thought they were taking the mickey and I told them I was too old for practical jokes. They showed me the screen and I just laughed."
Alex Donohue, of Burry Port Ladbrokes, said: "John is living proof that big wins come to those who wait. We've never known anybody to be so old and so lucky. We think John's the oldest punter to win anything like this sum."
The retired tradesman doesn't appear to have any major plans for his winnings. He said he simply wants to go on a cruise to his neighboring town of Kidwelly, just eight miles down the Welsh coast, and return home in time for his favorite dinner: sausages and mash. It's likely it will be his children and grandchildren who see most of the money.
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