Charles Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough explained

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.^[1]

Before his accession, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newtown 1830 - 1831, Lincolnshire 1831 - 1832 and North Lincolnshire 1835 - 1846.

Lord Yarborough gave his name to a hand of cards dealt in contract bridge that has no card higher than a nine (see Yarborough). The probability of getting a Yarborough is

	\binom{32
	13

} which is

	347,373,600
	635,013,559,600

or about

	1
	1828

.^[2] The Earl offered £1,000 to anyone who achieved a "Yarborough" - on condition they paid him £1 each time they did not succeed!^[3]

Notes and References

Web site: Against All Odds. rpbridge.net.
Web site: Probability of a Yarborough. Physics Forums | Science Articles, Homework Help, Discussion. 18 November 2007 .
Web site: BRIDGE; BETTING WITH THE ODDS. Alan. Truscott. 18 January 1987. The New York Times.