Man Checks Serial Number On New £5 And It's The Same As His Phone Number

OK, I know you probably thought you had heard everything that is amazing about these new five pound notes by now, but this next story is perhaps the most incredible yet.

Lee Sharman, 39, got one of the new fivers in his change at his local Wetherspoon pub. It was his first polymer note and he knew that the serial numbers can sometimes make them valuable. So, he had a look only to notice that the serial number matched his home phone number.

'What are the odds?', I hear you shout. Well, let me tell you. The odds are roughly 1,200,000,000,000/1 (although that is according to Lee's mates, so whether you want choose to believe that or not is up to you).

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Lee told the Sun: "I was in shock. I found it bizarre that it could happen. It is only because they are new that I was looking at the notes or I would never have realised.

"My mate worked out the odds by multiplying the amount of people by the amount of landlines in the country and then by a million and it came to 1,200,000,000,000/1.

"I called the bookies and asked if I could put a bet on it but they said they wouldn't be able to puts odds on it."

A spokesperson from William Hill told the Sun that the odds are 'so high there are not enough 0s available.'

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Topics: Money, UK

Claire Reid

Claire is a journalist at LADbible who, after dossing around for a few years, went to Liverpool John Moores University. She graduated with a degree in Journalism and a whole load of debt. When not writing words in exchange for money she is usually at home watching serial killer documentaries surrounded by cats. You can contact Claire at [email protected]

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