Workman left stunned after getting new £5 note and finding the serial number matched his home PHONE NUMBER

DECORATOR Lee Sharman was stunned when he got a new £5 note in his change at a bar - with the serial number matching his home PHONE NUMBER .

Lee, 39, was at a pub with pals when he was showing off the new plastic fiver he'd been handed earlier at a Wetherspoons

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When he examined the note more closely he was stunned to find the last six digits - 284163 - matched his own home phone number.

Lee's stunned mates worked out the estimated odds of a person finding their own landline number on a fiver was an astonishing 1,200,000,000,000/1.

Lee, from Broughton Astley, Leics., said: "I have about four new fivers so far and I'm going to collect all the ones I get because apparently they could be valuable in the future depending on the serial numbers.

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"I was in the pub with my mates on Sunday when I pulled the fiver out to show them and I couldn't believe my eyes.

"I was in shock. I found it bizarre that it could happen.

"It is only because they are new that I was looking at the notes or I would never have realised.

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"My mate worked out the odds by multiplying the amount of people by the amount of landlines in the country and then by a million and it came to 1,200,000,000,000/1.

"I called the bookies and asked if I could put a bet on it but they said they wouldn't be able to puts odds on it.

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"I told them I actually did have a fiver with my phone number on and they said the odds would be astronomical.

"I am gutted I can't put a bet on it."

Dad of one Lee added: "I will definitely be saving that one.

"I am going to put it in a frame with my business card."

A spokesperson from bookmakers William Hill said: "This is amazing, it makes the Leicester Premier League victory look like a sure thing. The odds are so high there are not enough 0's available."

New £5 notes with serial codes starting ‘AA01’ have been selling for hundreds of pounds on eBay. A note with a ‘AK47’ code is available on the online marketplace with bids now surpassing £80,000.