There was a staggering accumulator win for a punter in midweek when a punter in his early-twenties from Kent, returned over £51,000 from a £10 15-team accumulator at bookmaker Ladbrokes. This was a monster coupon which covered teams in league action from across England, Scotland, Germany and Spain.
In the end it all boiled down to a late goal from Ross County to save the day of the punter. As Atletico Madrid stuck in there to beat Real Sociedad 1-0 there must have been a big temptation to cash out during that game, the last leg of the entire bet.
The punter, who is a Blackburn fans said “The Atletico Madrid game was the final leg of the acca and with all of the results already in the bag, I needed them to hold on.
“I watched the last 20 minutes or so and resisted the temptation to cash out. It’s fair to say I’m feeling pretty happy today. But despite the win I’m back on site as my boss hasn’t given me the day off. I might buy him a beer later to celebrate though.
“I’ve done plenty of longshot football accumulators in the past and I always seem to miss by one team so my luck had to change at some point.”
Scottish side Ross County were the team to score the latest goal, securing a dramatic win thanks to a 90th-minute penalty.
And as sponsors of the SPFL, Ladbrokes announced that they were sending the winner a signed Staggies shirt as a memento of the win.
Full Bet
Leicester to beat Sunderland 4/9
Brighton to beat Birmingham 4/7
Wolves to beat Notts Forest 4/5
Person to beat Bristol City 11/1)
Ipswich to beat Wigan 7/5
Aston Villa to beat QPR 3/4
Millwall to beat Shrewsbury 21/20
Bolton to beat Southend 2/1
Aberdeen to beat Inverness CT 2/7
Reading to beat Blackburn 5/4
Dortmund to beat Hamburg 2.7
Sheffield Wednesday to beat Rotherham 4/7
Atletic Bilbao to beat Espanyol 1/2
Atlético Madrid to beat Real Sociedad 4/11
Ross County to beat Dundee 20/21
Stake £10: Returns £51728.77
Alex Donohue of Ladbrokes said: “Fortune can often favour the brave when it comes to football accumulators and we take our hat off to one fan who held his nerve to land a serious windfall. We admire his work ethic too, heading straight back to the site the next day and keeping the celebratory beers on ice.”
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