A man sentenced to death gets 1 million yen by betting money for his survival

A 58 - year - old man was sentenced to the doctor eight months ago as "I do not have to schedule Christmas this year." However, he seems to have won 100 pounds (about 20,000 yen) on what is alive even after Christmas, with his life as a story of gambling, won a brilliant victory.

Details are as below.Sick man wins bet to stay alive The Sun HomePageNews

Dying man wins gamble on his own life - Milton Keynes Today

Jon Matthews, who was diagnosed as having lung cancer caused by asbestos, investigated the illness. And I learned that those who had the same illness as myself could survive only 25 months at the longest after illness was detected.

After that, Mr. Jon was an AmericanBook Maker"William HILL" has made my life eligible for betting. "I felt that I could fight against terrible diseases and become a force to live longer, William HILL gave 50 times the odds after confirming the facts," he says.

Then Mr. Jon survived 25 months and a week as of June 1, 2008, and got a check of 5000 pounds (about 1 million yen) wonderfully. Graham Sharpe, Public Relations of William HILL says, "There has not been anyone who has been subject to betting their own lives, and it is also the first time that I'm pleased with such a pleasant premium."

Mr. Jon who won the gambling who bet on life.


Mr. Jon said he plans to challenge scream machine and bungee jump at UK theme park this week. By the way, it seems that the acquired premium will be donated for cancer treatment and animal protection.