Let’s be honest, we’ve all done it  at least once or twice.
You’ve got a spare pound lying around and you’ve just read about one of the many lucky punters who won big on a cheap bet, so you decide to have a flutter for yourself.
But as we all know, when you’re betting cheap you need to bet big – the more outlandish the better – if you’re going to actually see any returns. There’s no point sticking £2 on Germany to beat Gibraltar unless you like being made to unnecessarily sweat for an extra penny. You need to go bigger. Bolder.
Leicester City’s unlikely run to the Premier League title cost bookies a pretty penny, and now Chris Coleman’s Wales are looking to do the same at Euro 2016. But however unlikely both situations are, there’s no way somebody backed both sides to upset the odds. Right? Right?
Well, according to The Mirror, one punter who apparently possesses the ability to see the future could be set for a £5,202 windfall if Wales win the European Championships this summer.
The soothsaying gambler popped £2 on a two-piece accumulator back in October. The first part of the bet – which required Leicester to finish in the top four (at 50/1) – has already come true and now he just needs Gareth Bale and co to win two more games so he can pick up on the second 50/1 leg and claim his winnings.
So where did this bet take place? In what Leicester City and Welsh stronghold did someone show such faith in the underdogs to topple giants? East London, of course.
Still, you can’t argue with the results.
