Great British Bake off Bets Halted By Ladbrokes
Great British Bake Off bets stopped by Ladbrokes
Ladbrokes has actually stopped betting on BBC reveal the Great British Bake Off after a flurry of wagers triggered worries the winner's name might have been leaked.
"A run of bets" was positioned for one contestant, many at stores in the Ipswich location, the bookmaker said.
It is not understood which baker triggered the flurry or whether any participants have connections with the Suffolk town.
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The very first episode of the popular amateur baking contest aired on BBC One Wednesday night.
It is the sixth series of the yohaig code program, which challenges 12 hopefuls to Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood.
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Weekly the amateur bakers are expected to deal with a baking obstacle, with minimal guidelines, and present a "signature dish".
'Soggy bottom'
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The bookmaker stated a flurry of bets came in for among the 12 entrants whose odds started at 12/1 and were lowered to 6/1, 3/1 and after that evens.
"We offered costs on Monday and, nearly before the ink was dry, an uncommon number of punters were in a rush to back only one participant," David Williams of Ladbrokes said.
"On Tuesday and Wednesday it was more of the same one-way traffic. That was enough to set our alarm bells sounding and, as a precaution, we suspended our wagering.
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"Hopefully, we'll go back up with modified odds sooner rather than later, but we didn't wish to get caught with our pants took down and a soaked bottom, so we've chosen to take a breather until we are reassured that Bake Off hasn't gone off currently.
"When you see a run of bets like this promotion code for one entrant at the expense of everybody else that can be an indication to suspend betting for a bit to examine the scenario," he included.
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Several of the bets placed were the optimum the bookie would consider wagers made on the show's outcome, and 90% were put on one contestant.
The suspension would not affect bets currently positioned, the yohaig code business stated.
The very first entrant to be knocked out of the competition on Wednesday night was Stuart Henshall from Surrey.
The 11 staying contestants are from Berkshire, Lancashire, Cambridgeshire, London, West Yorkshire, Manchester, Essex, Swansea and two from Perthshire.
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