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Man bids £500 to win Man United tickets at charity ball - then sets them on fire
03.05.2023 - 15:23 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A man splashed out £500 to win a bidding war for Manchester United tickets at a charity auction - then set them on fire after collecting them on stage.
He's believed to be a Leeds United supporter - and his stunt was filmed in footage that has now gone viral on social media.
The winning bidder, who hasn't been identified, was attending a charity ball held in memory of Leeds mum-of-two Sharon Witcher, who passed away two years ago from cancer, to raise money for St Gemma's Hospice in Leeds.
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Bids for the corporate hospitality tickets for Old Trafford were struggling to get past the £100 mark, until the man's single bid pushed it up to £500, albeit on the promise he could burn them if he won.
In the video, the Leeds fan can be seen taking a lighter to the corner of the tickets before they go up in flames. He then places the tickets into a bucket that he raises up to show the packed hall, prompting football chants and cheering from the Leeds-based audience.
Danny Waite, 32, posted the video to Twitter where it swiftly went viral and racked up more than 2,200 likes and 620,000 views.
Danny, from Leeds, said: "It was a good night. That was one of the auction prizes, two tickets to Manchester United Corporate Hospitality Experience.
"So the Leeds fan bought it and just set fire to it. I know he loves a lot of Leeds games, he's a big fan. There weren't many [United fans] bidding on them.
"There were two bids previously at like £50 and then £100. It was stuck at £100 for quite a while and then he shouted out £500, and said 'I'll give you £500 to burn them'.
"So obviously, as it's a charity event the auctioneer just said yes. Everyone was cheering, there were
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