Punter wins £100,000 on bet365's free-to-play 6 Horses Challenge game
One lucky punter scooped the jackpot prize of £100,000 on the free-to-play predictor game on bet365's 6 Horses Challenge.
On an action-packed Saturday of racing one bet365 customer picked all six winners across four races at Newcastle and two winners from the Curragh to secure the the prize money.
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The first leg of the challenge nearly saw the top prize fall as the Animate and Batal Dubai battled to the line, only for the latter to come out just a head in front.
It was another close finish to get the second leg to win too, as Tiber Flow narrowly finished ahead of Spycatcher in the Group 3 Chipchase Stakes, by just a neck!
The two picks after that were both outsiders in the market with great form coming into the races, but amongst very competitive fields.
Calling The Wind had to finish ahead of 18 other rivals while Coumshingaun justified favouritism at 9/2 to finish just a nose ahead, amongst a field of 13 in Ireland at the Curragh racecourse.
And then it all came down to the last leg of the game, the Curragh's 3.25 Pretty Polly Stakes, which saw Via Sistina grow in popularity in the market, who went off at 6/4 having been available the day before around 5/2.
And she didn't disappoint favourite backers and flew home to win by two lengths under Jamie Spencer, trained by George Boughey to give the lucky punter a six figure prize from the free game.
It marked the first time the total jackpot has been scooped in full by one player, following big consolation prizes paid out at Royal Ascot last month.
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The free-to-play game was launched ahead of Royal Ascot and since then they've paid out £65,000 in consolation prizes alone.
The 6 Horses Challenge gives new and eligible customers the chance to win a share of £100,000 by correctly predicting six winners from six selected races.
A bet365 spokesperson said: “We are thrilled to announce our first jackpot winner of the 6 Horses Challenge. Congratulations to one lucky bet365 customer who combined shorter priced favourites, with a couple of 11/1 and 14/1 shots, to correctly predict the winner of all six races, and deservedly pick-up the £100,000 jackpot. What a great day of racing!”
6 Horses Challenge Winning Selections
- 12.20 Newcastle - Batal Dubai 7/2
- 12.55 Newcastle - Tiber Flow 5/2
- 1.30 Newcastle - La Hacienda 11/1
- 2.05 Newcastle - Calling The Wind 14/1
- 2.50 Curragh - Coumshingaun 9/2
- 3.25 Curragh - Via Sistina 6/4
Cash prizes aren't reserved for the sole winners who predict all six, but if you predict five winners you win a share of £25,000, four winners you net a share of £10,000!
Saturday’s game gave customers the chance to win the Jackpot prize on the racing at Newcastle for the Northumberland Plate day and at the Curragh for Irish Derby Festival weekend.
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