CHUCKING some loose change at a big price acca and hoping it sticks for a big payday – we’ve all done it!
But how many of us have actually landed it?
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Well on Saturday one plucky Ladbrokes punter did exactly that when staking 66p on a whopping 14,608/1 shot.
The unlikely eight-fold consisted of the two 3pm kick offs in the Premier League and six from the Championship.
Burnley (8/5) and Brentford (7/5) picked up huge away wins in their relegation encounters against Sheffield United and Luton, respectively.
Swansea (23/10) put a massive dent in Huddersfield’s survival hopes in the second tier with their own resounding away day win, scoring four goals in the last 17 minutes.
Millwall (5/2) edged their way away from the danger zone with a priceless win at Sunderland, who are going through the motions with nothing to play for at present.
Norwich City do but they were held at home to Bristol City to harm their promotion hopes, correctly selected by this bettor at 29/10.
While Watford and Hull – also chasing a play off spot – also finished a draw at 5/2.
The winning bet
Ladbrokes odds
- Burnley to beat Sheffield United – 8/5
- Brentford to beat Luton – 7/5
- Cardiff to beat Southampton – 8/1
- Swansea to beat Huddersfield – 23/10
- Norwich v Bristol City to finish a draw – 29/10
- Birmingham to beat Rotherham – 13/20*
- Millwall to beat Sunderland – 5/2
- Watford v Hull to finish a draw – 5/2
- ODDS – 14,608/1
- TOTAL STAKE – 66p
- CASHED OUT FOR – £2,593.69
- TOTAL RETURNS (would’ve been) – £9,642.06
- *customer cashed out at 17:07
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The biggest odds in this bet and on the Championship card came at the Cardiff City Stadium, when Cian Ashford struck a 96th minute winner to complete a come-from-behind win over automatic promotion hopefuls Southampton.
Picked at a monstrous 8/1 on the coupon, the Bluebirds scored twice in the final quarter of the contest to earn the three points after Joe Aribo’s early strike.
That left the punter with a huge decision to make, after selecting Birmingham to pick up a priceless three points against already-relegated Rotherham.
The game was suspended for the best part of half an hour following a medical emergency in the crowd with the game goalless.
With every other result in, the punter opted to cash out their bet at 5:07pm, with the game hitting 66 minutes on the clock – and a £9,642.06 potential return should Birmingham grab a winner.
Instead, the game finished a draw and the punter’s return of £2,593.69 was absolutely the right play.
Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: “We love a big win story, and as if 96th minute drama in Cardiff wasn’t enough, this has to go down as one of the savviest cash outs we’ve seen all season.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
