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by | 8th, September 2006

Naked Ambition

Slough has a new hero. John Young, a 32-year-old freelance writer, won the £10,000 first prize in the World Strip Poker Championship (no-limit hold ‘em), held at the Cafe Royal in London. Having seen off the challenge of 200 male and female players to win the Golden Fig Leaf Trophy, Young won yet more money. Organiser Paddy Power, bookmakers, said they would give 10,000 pounds to Cancer Research if John dropped his trousers at the end of the match. He did just that. What a guy. What a winner.

Striker It Rich

Gary Nicholls saw something in his son Ricky. So more than ten years ago, he staked £150 on his boy making it as a professional footballer. And Ricky, now aged 16, has been offered a full-time scholarship by Championship side West Bromwich Albion. Ricky earns £90 a week. But if he plays for the first team by the time he is 18, dad Gary will win £50,000. Gary will earn another £100,000 if West Brom make it to the Premiership next season and Ricky plays. And he will earn £250,000 if Ricky makes it all the way to play for England by his 24th birthday. Gary says he will give his son all the winnings. Although if Ricky becomes a top footballer, the last thing he’ll need is more money…

Nun On The Run

Have you seen Sister Barbara Markey? A professional nun, Sister Markey ran the Omaha, USA, archdiocese’s Family Life Office and was co-author of a Catholic Marriage Preparation program called FOCCUS. An arrest warrant alleges that Markey spent more than $307,000 in archdiocese’s funds on gifts for family and friends ($33,488), personal trips ($24,775), and casinos ($67,656). On June 28, 2006, Sister Markey turned herself in to police. She posted bail sometime that day, but she is still waiting her hearing for a potential 20-year jail sentence and/or a $25,000 fine.

A Royale Flush

When he’s not living every teenage boy’s fantasy – pulling great looking women, driving fast cars and drinking cocktails – James Bond is gambling. And new Bond actor Daniel Craig has become a card-sharp. For his forthcoming movie Casino Royale, Craig needed to learn how to play poker. He was taught the game by John Duthie, a British card player who has made over £1.5 million from the game. Craig now plays for fun.

Caller Beware

Ofcom, the broadcasting regulator, and Icstis, the premium–rate telephone regulator, say they are to investigate interactive TV quiz channels, as the Times reports. There are 11 quiz channels on UK television, watched by up to a million people a night. Viewers have complained that they call the advertised number – for which they are typically charged 65p-75p flat rate per call – and are told that they have not been selected to enter the competition proper. Sorry. Thanks for your money. Goodbye.



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