Two friends who have been supporting Palace for a combined total of 85 years have won the £2,000 jackpot in the Palace for Life Super Draw.
Arthur Clark, 97, and his friend Les Smith have been playing the matchday lottery at Selhurst Park for as long as they can remember, finally winning the jackpot prize at Palace’s game against Brighton on Saturday 9 March.
“We alternate between Arthur buying the ticket and me buying it, and it happened to be Arthur’s week and he’s very kindly shared the prize!” said Les.
Family friends Arthur and Les, who live in Beckenham and Carshalton respectively, both have season tickets in the upper Holmesdale and attend every game together, along with Les’ wife.