“A Leatherhead pensioner who never bets on football, and doesn’t even follow football, won a ?0k consolation payout last night on Coral’s new Football Jackpot bet when the match between Swansea and Liverpool finished in a draw. The man in his 70s has only been placing the ? Football Jackpot bet in his local Coral betting shop each week since the start of the football season because a racing club he belongs to (The Elite Racing Club) had promoted the betting opportunity in its weekly newsletter and given its recommended selections. In a remarkable twist of fate the Elite Racing Club’s newsletter didn’t get delivered to the customer in time last week, so the Coral regular visited his shop on Saturday and selected the ? Lucky Dip option on the new Football Jackpot bet, and now finds himself with ?0k burning a whole in his pocket!
The Lucky Punter was even seconds away from claiming the cool ?,000,000 top prize in Coral's Football Jackpot but was denied the maximum payout when West Bromwich Albion netted a late-late equaliser in the 93rd minute of their away draw with Fulham on Saturday.
“The customer has been betting on horse racing all his life but his biggest win to date was just over ?,000 when on a racing trip in France. The customer, who did not want publicity said today, “The Elite Racing Club highlighted the fact you could win ? million on this new bet, so I thought why not have a go. I mean a ? is nothing these days, you can’t even get a pint of milk for a pound!?