WE ALL dream of winning big when we place our weekend accas and for one punter in Govan, Glasgow that dream came true last weekend.
James Creaney managed to turn £10 into £20,010 thanks to five correct selections in the Both Teams to Score at Half-Time market at his local Betfred shop.
The bet looks pretty simple and James admits it was pot luck as he chose the teams at random. Despite the bet landing before 4pm James didn't realise he'd won until that evening when he checked his line with his son. Having discovered he had four out five correct he refused to reveal what the fifth match was, keeping himself and his son in suspense for fear that it might be a loser.
Cue the celebrations when he finally confirmed that his last selection was at Bolton and his biggest win ever was in the bag. Well done to James for a magnificent win, although his only regret is he'd been putting the same bet on for the previous few weeks to a £20 stake. Had he done so again he'd have been a further £20,000 better off – but let's not be greedy James!
He and the family are off to Dubai, although James Jnr still expects his dad to be last to hit the bar!
It's great to hear stories of ordinary punters beating the bookies, especially on a bet any of one of us could have placed. Most bookies allow you to bet on the Both Teams to Score in the First Half market online, including Betfred, so if you fancy having a go yourself just to go to each individual match and have a look for that market.
As for James he's giving it another go this week with games at Millwall, Sheffield Utd, Southend, Barnet and Crawley which returns a cool £19,728 at Betfred. BUT!!! pays a massive £46,963 at BetVictor – which proves it really does pay to shop around for the best odds!
Well done again to James and good luck to anyone giving this kind of bet a go this weekend.
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Fair play to him!!
Bravo, excellent.
Brilliant, great to hear someone take this much of the bookies in one go for just a tenner
very well done but i can think of better places to go than dubai.
Well done that man :)
Goes to show its worthwhile putting a small Hollywood bet on
I doff my cap too that man
That is a beauty. Imagine looking at your last game and seeing Bolton there.
Easy money ? well done .
5 for today….
Fulham v QPR 3/1
St Polten v FC Liefering 12/5
Sonderjyske v Odense 10/3
Maastricht v Dordrecht 11/4
Bangor City v Aberystwyth 11/4
fair play to him.i wouldnt be going to dubai thats for sure. like the carribean alot so would be sure to go there
Do bet365 do the same bet..cant find it?
Ian it’s on bet365 buddy. Go too the game and it’s in the GOALS header markets about halfway down
cheers MrH
Love stories like this! Well done!
Well done…enjoy the winnings.
i made this one, Millwall, Sheffield Utd, Southend, Barnet and Crawley, but i put over 1.5 goals 1st half… Thx mr. crooks from Accrington St. for the 45+3 score, and thx for the tip James Creaney!!! You are on a run sir…
50/6500
went close again yo! well done orlandopig switching it up