A bettor turns £4 into a huge £997,385 with an amazing 12-fold win on a little-known football market!
A lucky bettor almost became a millionaire by staking just £4 on an amazing 12-game football accumulator.
On Saturday afternoon, 35 matches took place across the Championship, League One, and League Two, with thousands of people testing their skills, hoping to win a huge amount of money. For many, it’s a fun tradition to pick a series of teams to win across the top four English football leagues. While most don’t win big, one fan cracked it using a different kind of bet.
Betfair shared that one of their customers won an incredible £997,385 from a tiny £4 bet by correctly picking 12 EFL matches where each had over 11 corners. They posted on X after all the 3 pm games finished on Saturday (October 24): “£4 ⏩ £997,385.09. Not a typo! A Betfair customer nearly hit £1 million with a 12-game acca, over 11.5 corners in every match.”
Fans were amazed by the news, with one joking, “Until I see proof of his bank, I’ll assume you’re trying to sneak his win away!” One standout moment was in the League One game between Reading and Barnsley, where there was just one corner at half-time but 12 corners in the second half helped the bettor win big. Another fan called it “bonkers.”
Usually, football bettors win by backing teams to win, but this bettor showed you can land a huge win by betting on less popular markets.
Winning nearly £1 million on a 12-fold bet puts this lucky person in rare company. According to Out Played, the biggest ever accumulator win was in 2011 when Steve Whitely from Devon won £1,450,000 from a £2 stake by picking six horse race winners. Another big win was by Fred Craggs, who became a millionaire by betting 50p on eight horse races, including one in Dubai, at odds of 2 million to 1.
With this win of £997,385, the Betfair customer ranks fourth on the list of biggest accumulator wins ever. What an incredible achievement!