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Richer Than Musk? £63 Quad-Voucher Stuns Nottingham Woman
22 Feb
Summary
- A woman received a coffee shop gift card with a balance of £63 quadrillion.
- The accidental quadrillionaire is 100,000 times wealthier than Elon Musk on paper.
- The astonishing balance was discovered when purchasing a matcha latte.
A Nottingham resident, Sophie Downing, 29, became the world's richest person, albeit only on paper, due to a coffee shop gift card mix-up. She received what she thought was a £10 voucher for Christmas but discovered its balance was over £63 quadrillion when used last week.
This astronomical figure, 63 followed by 15 zeros, dwarfs the net worth of centibillionaire Elon Musk, making Downing hypothetically 100,000 times richer. The value also surpasses the estimated total world economy. Downing found the incident humorous, noting the barista's confusion when the massive number appeared on the till.
She first used the card at 200 Degrees Coffee in Nottingham city centre. The balance remained in the quadrillions even after a second use. Downing, who runs a hair removal service, has no intention of misusing the voucher and stated it would be better if it were a different gift card.
