Alien loot
22nd August 1996, Page 19
22nd August 1996
Page 19
Page 19, 22nd August 1996
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5 he discovery of life on Mars, albeit in microscopic form, three billion years ago, has made Steve Upton, a London furniture van driver, £1,000 better off. He placed a £10 bet at 100-1 with William Hill on 22 August last year that signs of life would be discovered before the year was out. He beat the deadline by 15 days. Steve becomes Britain's first gambler to collect on an alien wager but from now on, he may not be alone.