Nicholas Newlife Bets On Sports, Leaves Money To Oxfam In Will

A few years back, Nicholas Newlife of Kidlington (near Oxford) placed a bet of €275 (that’s Euros) — he wagered that tennis superstar Roger Federer would win 14 Grand Slam titles before 2020. The odds against were 66 to 1.

Well, it happened, and Newlife won €18,500 (equal to roughly $25,000). Federer won his 14th grand slam on June 7, 2009. Unfortunately, Newlife has recently died and was unable to collect his winnings. But, then something unexpected happened. Newlife stipulated in his will that all subsequent gambling winnings were to go to Oxfam International, a prominent organization that seeks to end poverty and injustice.

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