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'Jilted John': Raffle nets companion for eBay honeymoon man | 'Jilted John': Raffle nets companion for eBay honeymoon man |
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After being jilted three times, a man who tried to auction his ex-fiancée's honeymoon place has finally found a holiday partner. | After being jilted three times, a man who tried to auction his ex-fiancée's honeymoon place has finally found a holiday partner. |
John Whitbread, from Leicestershire, put the £1,800 trip to the Dominican Republic on eBay in the hope of finding a female companion. | John Whitbread, from Leicestershire, put the £1,800 trip to the Dominican Republic on eBay in the hope of finding a female companion. |
But the two highest bidders failed to pay the winning sum. | But the two highest bidders failed to pay the winning sum. |
He instead sold £10 raffle tickets and the lucky winner drawn out of a hat has agreed to jet off with him. | He instead sold £10 raffle tickets and the lucky winner drawn out of a hat has agreed to jet off with him. |
The "Jilted John" raffle raised £1,420 for Balls to Cancer. | The "Jilted John" raffle raised £1,420 for Balls to Cancer. |
Mr Whitbread confirmed to the BBC that the winner had agreed to accompany him to the Caribbean. | |
The 32-year-old, who grew up in Derbyshire, split from his fiancée six weeks before their weeding. | |
He was determined not to go on the honeymoon alone and so auctioned off his partner's place - to women only - on eBay. | He was determined not to go on the honeymoon alone and so auctioned off his partner's place - to women only - on eBay. |
After the top two bidders failed to pay, he decided to hold a raffle instead. | After the top two bidders failed to pay, he decided to hold a raffle instead. |