Shock last minute winner lands Coventry punter miracle 820,728/1 accumulator - The Coventry Observer

Shock last minute winner lands Coventry punter miracle 820,728/1 accumulator

Coventry Editorial 14th Nov, 2016 Updated: 15th Nov, 2016   0

FOLLOWING Leicester’s Premier League triumph, the UK’s decision to leave the EU and Donald Trump’s successful election campaign, many would suggest this year can’t provide anymore surprise results.

However one lucky Coventry punter defied all odds to land an incredible 820,728/1 11-fold accumulator after placing a 25p bet at a city betting shop.

It was Gevorg Ghazaryan’s goal just seconds before the final whistle was due to be blown in Armenia’s Group E World Cup Qualifying game against Montenegro which landed the shock accumulator.

As a result, Ireland-based bookmaking giants Paddy Power have been forced to pay out at what is believed to be the highest price for a winning betting slip – and losing them £205,000.




Placed on Friday, the bet looked to be off as four of the eleven teams he selected were behind at one stage during their game – these being France, Plymouth, Cambridge United and Port Vale.

Incredibly, Port Vale netted a winner against Fleetwood Town in the 86th minute and the Czech Republic then scored a third goal with just three minutes of time left.


However those results came nothing close to the shock that Armenia caused against Montenegro.

With a population of less than three million, the underdogs found themselves 2-0 down at half time – meaning Armenia had to score at least three times in 45 minutes for the bet to be landed.

Five minutes after half-time Varazdat Haroyan pulled one back, but Armenia only struck the equaliser after 74 minutes.

The clock ticked past 90 minutes, however with just seconds left in the game hero of the hour Ghazaryan scored – netting the city punter a massive £205,000.

A Paddy Power spokesman said the win is one of the biggest on record from such a small stake.

They added: “We already took a beating after Donald Trump was elected as US president, and this Coventry lad has rubbed salt into our wounds by landing this miracle punt.

“I’ve no idea where Armenia is but hopefully this lucky fella will spend some of his winnings on a flight to thank them in person.”

The all-important results were:

Armenia to beat Montenegro and over 2.5 goals (6/1) 3-2

France to beat Sweden and over 2.5 goals (10/11) 2-1

Czech Republic to beat Norway and over 2.5 goals (23/10) 2-1

Northern Ireland to beat Azerbaijan and over 2.5 goals (23/10) 4-0

Denmark to beat Kazakhstan and over 2.5 goals (10/11) 4-1

Millwall to beat Bristol Rovers and over 2.5 goals (2/1) 4-0

Port Vale to beat Fleetwood Town and over 2.5 goals (7/2) 2-1

Blackpool to beat Notts County and over 2.5 goals (2/1) 4-0

Leyton Orient to beat Colchester and over 2.5 goals (7/2) 3-0

Cambridge United to beat Crawley and over 2.5 goals (7/2) 3-1

Plymouth to beat Crewe and over 2.5 goals (13/50) 2-1betting_slip

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