SHEFFIELD Wednesday's defeat at the hands of Hull City last Sunday has won one lucky punter more than £28,000.
Dean Windass's 33rd-minute winning goal helped the 45-year-old Surrey gambler strike gold – after correctly predicting the scores of 14 games.
The mystery William Hill client, from Bookham, turned his £1 stake into a £28,622 profit.
He had foun
d 13 winners on Saturday by backing WBA, Tranmere, Dundee, East Fife, Doncaster, Millwall, Wycombe, Bristol City, Hamilton, Cardiff, Swansea, Chesterfield and Rotherham, which turned his pound into over £12,000. And the Crystal Palace fan's faith in the Tigers proved well-placed.
He has now ordered a Hull City shirt with Windass's name on the back.
William Hill spokesman Graham Sharpe said: "He stayed very calm, said he'd thought his luck was in, but that if Hull hadn't won he'd only have lost £1." The man, who works with animals, placed his bet in Hill's betting shop in Bookham, where he is a regular small-stakes gambler on most sports.
This is by far his biggest- ever win although he did once back golfer Angel Cabrera at 150/1 when he won a tournament.
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