Wolves Win Denies Punter Record Pay-Out

From SoccerAge...

03/13/2003. A betting man has won £406,000 for a £73 stake – but he would have picked up an extra £300,000 if Reading had drawn against Wolves on Wednesday night.

The punter, a businessman, placed bets in William Hill's central London branch on games in which he picked one team to be ahead at half-time, with the match ending as a draw.

He successfully backed Gillingham v Wimbledon; Rochdale v Bournemouth; Crystal Palace v Ipswich, Ajax v Valencia and Inter Milan v Newcastle.

However, the result of the sixth – Reading v Wolves – was a 1-0 win for Wolves, who had also led at the break.

A spokesman for William Hill said: "The man is a regular gambler on football matches and was delighted with his £400,000 winnings.

"'But the Reading-Wolves game would have given him a world record betting shop payout of £700,000 for football wagers."

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- not sure Will-Hills are gonna be in profit this week...

A spokesman for William Hill said: "The man is a regular gambler on football matches and was delighted with his £400,000 winnings.

awwww, thats nice!!!!!

Let me just add that, contrary to all reason, the above mentioned bettor was NOT me.

Unfortunately... 8o

Typical- the only match out of those I had bet on to be a draw was the Wolves match