‘Heartbroken’ football fan misses out on winning £800k with £219 bet by cashing out MINUTES before full time
A LIVERPOOL fan missed out on £800,000 in a Premier League punt — by cashing out minutes before full-time.
Ethan Conway, 24, staked £219 on three exact season-end scores last Sunday.
WNSEthan Conway missed out on winning a whopping £800,000 football bet – after he cashed out just minutes before[/caption]
He predicted Brighton 0, Manchester United 2; Liverpool 2, Wolves 0; and Sheffield United 0, Tottenham Hotspur 3.
He cashed out for £5,130 with United leading 1-0 and was “over the moon” at his luck — before Rasmus Højlund’s 88th-minute second for Liverpool’s arch rivals.
If the scaffolder had held his nerve he would have won £814,000 on the 3,717/1 punt.
“I’m heartbroken”, he said.
“It’s just the 50/50 chance of it.
“You either cash out or you don’t. My family and friends were in disbelief as well — but they’re happy I won the five grand.”
Ethan, of Mountain Ash, South Wales, added: “It was just a rough guess and it came in. Pure luck.
“There’s no chance I’ll be betting again soon. I’ll have to get over this one first. I’ve won and run.”
WNSEthan with his girlfriend Amber[/caption]
