One lucky punter from Liverpool is celebrating after he won more than £374,000 for just a £1 stake on a seven match correct score accumulator last weekend.
The bet included matches played in England, Italy, Sweden and Portugal and was placed at a Coral shop on Breck Road.
In one of the selected games, Sporting Lisbon scored a penalty in the second minute of stoppage time to claim a 2-0 win over Nacional.
However, the game was goalless with just seven minutes to go, while in another match over Italy, another late goal proved to be crucial.
Achraf Hakimi also struck in the 92nd minute in the clash between Inter Milan and Crotone to hand his Inter side a 2-0 win and secure them the Serie A title in the process.
But despite the win, the customer, who is a locally based man in his fifties, wished to remain anonymous.
He said: “After the first two results came in and I realised the bet was still alive, I began to follow the other matches, and it wasn’t easy following the results from around Europe, especially as each one became a winner, I got more and more nervous.
“There were late goals in a couple of the games, which only added to the nerves, and when the seventh result came in, I couldn’t believe it, and even when I checked with the staff in the shop and they confirmed it was a winning bet, I had to pinch myself!
“I didn’t get much sleep for a couple of nights, and even now it’s only just sinking in. This is a life changing amount, and while we’ll be investing lots of it, we’ll also celebrate in style.
“I do follow the football around Europe, and I like to place a £1 bet on the football most weekends, sometimes it’s just a double or treble, but last weekend for some reason these seven matches all caught my eye, but I could never have imagined winning so much money, this really is my bet of a lifetime."
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While Coral spokesman John Hill added: “This is one of the most extraordinary winning accumulators you are ever likely to see.
“The plucky punter from Liverpool has gone across Europe to find seven correct scores and has been rewarded with a huge pay-out for just a £1 stake.
“What makes this accumulator even more incredible is that Inter Milan and Sporting Lisbon have both scored late into stoppage time in their respective matches to keep the bet alive.
"It must have been a rollercoaster ride for the punter over the weekend.”
