A COVENTRY woman won £250,000 thanks to Jude Bellingham’s overhead kick in the Euros game against Slovakia.
Joanne Gordon, from Coventry, became the first wever jackpot winner for ITV Picks, a free-to-play competition in which players have to correctly answer seven questions about a European Championship match, including the first goalscorer, half time and full-time correct score.
Joanne’s predictions included picking the exact minute that the first goal would be scored – the 25th.
She said: “I don’t really know how to put it into words, it’s extremely surreal.
“You hear about people winning big amounts of money and you think, ‘good for them’ you know, I’ll try and win myself and you never really consider that it might happen.
“My husband plays it as well, he’s the avid football watcher in my house with my son.
“He’s quite scientific about it, making notes about how they’re performing, and then says: ‘alright Jo, what are you picking?’ and I say, ‘oh whatever, the 25th minute will do’.”
Joanne’s full picks were: Half time score – England 0-1 Slovakia, Full time score – England 1-1 Slovakia, First goalscorer – Ivan Schranz, First booking – Marc Guehi, Number of corners – 9, Penalty yes/no? – No, Minute of first goal – 25th.
