Charles Anderson Worsley Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough (12 April 1809 – 7 January 1862) was a British nobleman who succeeded to the Earldom of Yarborough in 1846. Before his accession, he was the

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(MP) for Newtown 1830–1831,

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1831–1832 and

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1835–1846. Lord Yarborough gave his name to a hand of cards dealt in

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that has no card higher than a nine (see Yarborough). The probability of getting a Yarborough is

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which is

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or about

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. The Earl offered £1,000 to anyone who achieved a "Yarborough" – on condition they paid him £1 each time they did not succeed!

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