A dead man has won £100,000 for a charity after winning a bet he made in 2003.
Nick Newlife placed £1,520 at odds of 66/1 that Swiss tennis champion Roger Federer would win seven championships at Britain's annual Wimbledon tournament by 2019, a feat the sportsman managed yesterday (08.07.12) by defeating British star Andy Murray.
''And then my head is telling me, 'Andrew, remember Oxfam gets the money if Federer wins'.''
Nick died in 2009 but he left the betting slip to aid charity Oxfam in his will and the organisation are now in line to collect £101,840 as a result of the tennis star's triumph.
Brit Andrew Barton, from Oxfam, told BBC Radio 5: ''It's just so unfortunate that he nailed it against Andy Murray.
''I was just sitting there watching the tennis and I kept finding myself calling for Murray, particularly in that long game in the third set.
''And then my head is telling me, 'Andrew, remember Oxfam gets the money if Federer wins'.''
