Sheffield Wednesday helps punter wins £4k on 82p bet
A man was surprised when he placed 82p on a 5,000-to-one bet and won £4k - by guessing the correct result for 12 football games.
Dean Lobendhan, 42, decided to place just 82p on 12 football teams all winning in October 19, 2024, including the outcome of Sheffield Wednesday v Burnley.
An Arsenal fan, Dean refused to place a bet on his own team and randomly picked out the other sides.
He put his bet on Notts County, Bradford City, Accrington Stanley, Northampton Town, Huddersfield Town, Real Madrid, Burnley, Port Vale, Juventus FC, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Bayern Munich.
But Dean forget about his bet until two days later and he opened up his betting profile to discover £4,062.14 waiting for him in his account.
Now the football fan is planning to use his winnings to celebrate at Christmas and put it towards his business.
Dean, who works at a sports centre, from Redbridge, London, said: "I put all the teams down at random to win.
"I never bet on my own team.
"I'd never thought I'd win.
"I'm loving it."
Dean occasionally makes small bets and placed 82p on the football teams and £2 on a horse.
He said: "The first bet on the horse was 28-to-one.
"The football bet was 5,000-to-one.
"I thought 'if I lose, it's not the end of the world'."
But he didn't look at his winnings until his "intuition" told him to two days later.
When he logged into his betting profile he saw that he had made £6.60 on his bet with the horse but was shocked when he scrolled down further.
He said: "I looked at the corner and it said just under £4,100.
"I thought 'wow'."
A surprised Dean is now going to use his winnings to celebrate and put them into his tea selling business on eBay.
Dean said: "This is a dream and bonus."
The games he bet on:
Notts County v AFC Wimbledon - 1 - 0
Bradford City v Gillingham - 2 - 1
Accrington Stanley v Barrow AFC - 1- 0
Northampton Town v Leyton orient - 1 -0
Huddersfield Town v Bristol Rovers - 3 - 1
Real Madrid v Celta de vigo - 2 - 1
Burnley v Sheffield Wednesday - 2 - 0
Port Vale v Fleetwood town - 3 - 1
Juventus FC v Lazio - 1 - 0
Bayer Leverkusen vs Eintracht Frankfurt - 2 - 1
Borussia mönchengladbach v FC Heidenheim - 3 -2
Bayern Munich v Stuttgart - 4 - 0