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NAME: UK CANCER 20080601I TAPE: EF08/0575 IN_TIME: 10:27:39:11 DURATION: 00:01:25:00 SOURCES: SKY DATELINE: Bedfordshire - 1 June 2008 RESTRICTIONS: No UK/CNNi/ RTE SHOTLIST 1. Jon Matthews walking into betting shop 2. Matthews sitting down at table 3. Wide of people in betting shop 4. Various of Matthews filling out betting slip 5. Matthews handing slip to bookie 6. Close of slip being printed 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Jon Matthews, Cancer Survivor: "Just the fact that I had lasted six months more than they said I would. And I thought, well why not? I mean if I have lasted this long, and my mind is giving me this situation of: well, if I've got this far I can get further." 8. Matthews placing bet 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Andy Nicholson, Friend: "I wanted to see him win the bet, I wanted to see him alive. It is really difficult because I want to see him win the next bet but at the same time it is so hard." 10. Matthews watching screen at betting shop STORYLINE A British man who bet on his chances of beating his terminal cancer prognosis walked away with five-thousand pounds (9895 US dollars) in winnings on Sunday, according to a report by British broadcaster Sky News. Jon Matthews, 58, was diagnosed with a rare form of lung cancer, called Mesothelioma, in April 2006, according to the report. At the time doctors predicted that he would not live until Christmas of that year. After beating those odds, Mathews decided to place a bet with bookmakers, that he would survive until June 1 2008 - a full 25 months after his diagnosis. "I had lasted six months more than they said I would. And I thought, well why not?" Matthews told Sky. Matthews bet 100 pounds (198 US dollars) at odds of 50 to one, according to the report. On Sunday he collected five thousand pounds (9895 US dollars) in winnings. But he is not stopping there, Matthews has already placed a second bet that he will still be around this time next year. With the support of his friends and community, Matthews hopes to not only be alive to collect his winning this time next year, but the year after that as well. "It is really difficult because I want to see him win the next bet but at the same time it is so hard," friend Andy Nicholson told Sky. But Matthews is optimistic about his chances. "I've got this far I can get further," he said. Doctors told Matthews that if he lived until June 1 2008 - he would beat the longest survival time Mesothelioma. =============== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aparchive.com (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory.