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Leicester City betting gaffe scoops firefighters £20k | Leicester City betting gaffe scoops firefighters £20k |
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Two firefighters who mistakenly backed Leicester City to win the Premier League are celebrating after winning £20,000. | Two firefighters who mistakenly backed Leicester City to win the Premier League are celebrating after winning £20,000. |
Jordan Wright, from Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, thought he had placed a £5 bet on Leicester to win their first match of the season against Sunderland, at odds of 2,000/1. | Jordan Wright, from Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, thought he had placed a £5 bet on Leicester to win their first match of the season against Sunderland, at odds of 2,000/1. |
He roped in friend Mitchell Baldock to do the same, neither realising it related to the team winning the league. | He roped in friend Mitchell Baldock to do the same, neither realising it related to the team winning the league. |
The pair each won £10,000. | The pair each won £10,000. |
Read more Essex stories here | Read more Essex stories here |
Mr Wright said he and Mr Baldock "thought BetFred had messed up the odds" for Leicester's first game of the season, so decided to place a bet to try to take advantage of the mistake. | |
The pair were mercilessly mocked by their fire brigade colleagues who told them the mistake they had made. | |
After realising his error, Mr Wright said he "didn't think too much" about Leicester's fortunes during the season "until the last quarter". | |
"It was when they won 3-1 against Manchester City - that's when I started thinking we had a real chance of winning," he said. | |
"Everyone loves an underdog so it was nice to see them win," Mr Wright, a London Fire Brigade worker, said. | "Everyone loves an underdog so it was nice to see them win," Mr Wright, a London Fire Brigade worker, said. |
"Every Premier League team wanted them to win, too - no-one will begrudge them for it." | "Every Premier League team wanted them to win, too - no-one will begrudge them for it." |
Mr Wright said he had put part of his £10,000 into a personal training business he runs alongside his job, and was planning a trip to Las Vegas in June. | Mr Wright said he had put part of his £10,000 into a personal training business he runs alongside his job, and was planning a trip to Las Vegas in June. |
Mr Baldock, from Thurrock, had also put his share of the money into a new business, he said. | Mr Baldock, from Thurrock, had also put his share of the money into a new business, he said. |
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