15 to 1

In Nov 2000 my Mother, then almost 80, was watching the quiz show 15 to 1 on the TV. One of the participants was a Gladys Mude of Westcliffe on Sea. Mum was surprised to hear this, as in her youth in the 1930s in Westcliffe she had a friend of this name with whom she sang duets in festivals and the like. She had had no contact with Gladys since Mum's family moved away from Westcliffe in 1937 and she did not know what had become of her, except that she knew that Gladys' father had bought Mum's family's house from them. So Mum investigated further and found that the phone book listed Gladys' number and when my Mum phoned it she found out that it was indeed the same person and also she was still living in the house that had been Mum's family home when she was little. I think this must be a chance event of a lot more than 15 to 1!