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Simon Jordan pays up for £1k Newcastle charity bet – but gives it to Jim White in 20p pieces weighing 46kg
Simon Jordan has paid up for his Newcastle top six bet in classic style.
The talkSPORT host and former Crystal Palace owner lost a £1000 bet with co-host Jim White but made sure to have the last laugh.
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The Magpies not only made the top six, but shattered expectations by ending up fourth and returning to the Champions League for the first time since 2004.
And so annoyed was Jordan that he gave the victor a 46 kilo surprise.
Leaving the talkSPORT studio briefly and coming back with a sack, Jordan said: “The moment has come Jimbo.
“You said the man doesn’t pay his bets, here’s your £1000 for your lucky bet, here it is, the lowest common denominator I could get, it’s all yours, spend it in slot machines.
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“They’re not pound coins but I tried to get pennies, the bank manager said ‘I can’t get you 100,000 pennies, it’s 20ps Jimbo.
“50 kilos that was. I gave my driver a day off then I suddenly realised how am I going to get this in, I’ve been lugging it in on a trolley. Jim will probably count it and say ‘there’s 999,980p, what have you done with the other 20?’”
A stunned White then explained: “So I had a bet with Simon that Newcastle would finish top six and it was a £1000 charity bet.
“I’ve been on at him to bring it in, and he’s brought it in 20 pences, I do not believe it.
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“We’ll get in touch with Newcastle and get their advice on which charity we give the money to.
He then asked Jordan if he was going to take the sack back, but he replied: “No mate it’s yours, I’ve paid my bet, it’s nothing to do with me anymore, get some exercise. Enjoy.
“I phoned my bank and said I want 1ps, they said ‘can’t get you 1ps, what about 20ps’ I said ‘how much is that going to weigh?’ and they said 46 kilos.”
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Jordan also revealed he considered similar tactics when he was chairman of Crystal Palace.
"When the FA fined me £10,000 I promised to deliver it in a wheelbarrow of pound coins.
"They then suspended the penalty, so I had this £10,000 in pound coins and didn't know what to do with it, so years later [I finally got to do it]."
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