Cooked books
An 84-year-old pensioner has won $NZ236,080 on the British football pools 24 hours after literally cooking his books. The pensioner, a widower who wants to remain anonymous, had left his pension and rent book in the oven for safekeeping and forgot to take them out when he cooked a meal. He said: “They were burnt to a cinder and I was worried sick. But I am not worried any more. I don’t think I’ll be needing
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Press, 14 November 1981, Page 11
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78Cooked books Press, 14 November 1981, Page 11
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