Charles Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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 <math>\frac{\binom{32}{13}}{\binom{52}{13}}</math> which is <math>\frac{347,373,600}{635,013,559,600}</math> or about <math>\frac{1}{1828}</math>.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Earl offered £1,000 to anyone who achieved a "Yarborough" – on condition they paid him £1 each time they did not succeed!<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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