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Melbourne Cup: Christchurch man a millionaire after receiving biggest-ever racing bet payout from TAB

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Melbourne Cup: Christchurch man a millionaire after receiving biggest-ever racing bet payout from TAB

Christchurch man wins biggest-ever racing bet payout from TAB. He placed the bet at his neighbourhood branch in Bishopdale. Twilight Payment won ahead of Tiger Moth, Prince of Arran and The Chosen One.

Christchurch man wins biggest-ever Melbourne Cup bet from TAB. He bet on Twilight Payment or Tiger Moth. Next biggest Melbourne Cups win was $364,016. The previous record was set in 2018. New Zealand bets for the Cup totalled $11.5 million.

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