Pessimistic Punter Expects The Worst For Fri 13th

(12 August 2010) One pessimistic Paddy Power punter has place a €10 bet that the world will end tomorrow at odds of 50,000/1.

The punter would win a cool €500,000 should his prediction prove correct, although with the world ending it may prove difficult to collect!

Paddy Power have also chalked up odds on thirteen things that probably won’t happen tomorrow but just might.

The most likely of the unlikely events is Ivor Callely resigning from The Seanad at 10/1, closely followed in the betting by Tiger Woods to announce his retirement at 25/1.

The less likelies include The Leaning Tower of Pisa to fall over at 1,000/1 and Brian Cowen announcing a probibition of alcohol at 5,000/1. The Pope is 1,000/1 to announce his resignation.

Paddy Power said, “That pessimistic punter has had a pretty optimistic flutter, and he needn’t worry about getting paid. Everyone knows that all bookies go to heaven!”

13 Things that probably won’t happen tomorrow but just might!

• 10/1 Ivor Callely to resign
• 25/1 Tiger Woods to announce his retirement
• 100/1 Posh & Becks to announce their divorce
• 100/1 Brian O’Driscoll to announce his retirement
• 200/1 Lady Gaga to announce she’s a man
• 250/1 U2 to announce their retirement
• 1,000/1 The Leaning Tower of Pisa to fall over
• 1,000/1 The Pope to resign
• 1,000/1 The Aviva stadium to announce it’s to close
• 1,000/1 Britain to announce they are scrapping the pound for the Euro
• 5,000/1 Brian Cowen to announce prohibition of alcohol
• 5,000/1 A meteor to hit Ireland
• 50,000/1 The world to end