A bloke has scooped £204 after placing a £1 bet that Jeremy Corbyn would win a seat as an independent candidate in the next election – three years ago.
Samson Dada, 32, spotted 4/1 odds at his local William Hill shop back in October 2021. The odds were on former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn winning a seat as an independent candidate in the next general election.
Manchester-based publicist Samson placed a £1 bet on October 11, but when he passed the bookies again two weeks later, he was struck by the tempting odds.
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So he placed another bet – this time for £50 – and stashed his betting slips away for three years until yesterday.
(Image: Samson Dada / SWNS)
When Corbyn did indeed stand as an independent candidate and won the seat for Islington North, Samson hit the jackpot.
He headed down to the bookies today to collect his winnings – a total of £204 from the two bets.
He said: “I’m not a fan of bookies because gambling can cause big problems for people.
“But when I see them put up a price I think is wrong, I like to beat them at their own game.
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“I follow politics closely and I knew Corbyn had a massive following in his constituency, so I thought he would stand independently.
“I think bookies everywhere underestimated how popular he is.
“I was chuffed to bits I won the bet, but I was confident that I would – I knew the price was generous.”
(Image: Samson Dada / SWNS)
Samson was brimming with confidence about his wager, so much so that he even snapped up the fixings for his top nosh ahead of the result.
He quipped: “I am pleased when I won the bet.
“I’m not sure what I’ll spend the money on yet – it’ll probably just go towards my food shopping.
“But my main motivation wasn’t money – it was outsmarting the bookies.”
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