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228:. Knowing their act is over and desperately wanting to claim the prize, Rodney produces his student card to prove he is really over eighteen, so the Trotters can then legally claim the prize. However, that has also been changed by Del, meaning the Trotters' money cannot be claimed. Del defeatedly suggests "It's only money, bruv..." to cheer Rodney up. Rodney angrily chases Del out of the bar as the credits roll. 191:, but when informing him of his success, Del declines to tell Rodney that he has won in the under-15 category. When at the airport, Del finally tells Rodney and Cassandra the full details of the prize, namely that the organisers think Rodney is fourteen. He persuades the two to go along with it, meaning that Rodney has to pretend to be fourteen for the week, with Del posing as his father and 198:
The plot appears to work, despite bemused looks from the organisers, especially after it emerges that Del has altered the birth date on Rodney's passport. However it turns out that the organisers, in order to allow the parents of all the children present (also competition winners) a chance to enjoy
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fan. Both Rodney and Cassandra are soon despondent, since they cannot spend any time together, and are ready to reveal the truth, but Del, who is enjoying himself, pretends to each of them (separately) that the other is having fun.
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jackpot. The group are then informed by the holiday organisers that they will be unable to claim the prize, since the winning tickets were in Rodney's name and under Spanish law, people under eighteen are not allowed to
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Whilst on the trip, Del purchases some Spanish lottery tickets for each of them – to placate Cassandra and Rodney's anger at being lied to – and Rodney's numbers win the one million
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when he was fourteen into one, though without Rodney's consent. Rodney's work is selected as one of the winners, and his prize is a free holiday to
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the holiday as well, have set up a club filled with activities for the youngsters to enjoy. As a result, Rodney is forced into the
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This episode features the first mention of Elsie Partridge, which foreshadows her appearance in the next episode, "
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has become obsessed with entering competitions, and enters a painting produced by
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contest. Rodney is also the crush of a thirteen-year-old
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4th episode of the 6th series of Only Fools and Horses
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Index

Only Fools and Horses
Tony Dow
John Sullivan
Chain Gang
Sickness and Wealth
List of episodes
BBC
sitcom
Only Fools and Horses
Majorca
Del Boy
Rodney
Majorca
Spain
Cassandra
skateboarding
breakdancing
Bros
peseta
gamble
David Jason
Derek Trotter
Nicholas Lyndhurst
Rodney Trotter
Buster Merryfield
Albert Trotter
Gwyneth Strong
Cassandra Parry
Kenneth MacDonald
Mike Fisher

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