Villagers share £41,408
(N.Z. Press Assn«—CopyrigW jr LONDON, June 29 Almost every household in the tiny Pembrokeshire hamlet of Marloes (population 288) will share in * £41,106 soccer pools win. ' Thirty-four villagers todaj walked into their local inn the Lobster Pot, and wew told of the size of their two first-dividends win. Each walked out £1209 richer; ■ The landlord, Mr Denis Blackman, had filled in the coupon with the same numbers the syndicate had used for nine years.
He said: "They had expected a sum in this region —so the amount itself was not a complete surprise. We Save been celebrating for some days—and I will probably have to get a special delivery before the week-end because the celebrations are still on.”
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Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32956, 30 June 1972, Page 9
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121Villagers share £41,408 Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32956, 30 June 1972, Page 9
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