TAB punter 'blown away' after winning $10m in 400m to 1 odds
An extremely lucky TAB customer took home $10 million after correctly predicting the finishing order of all 12 horses in Saturday’s The Everest race at Royal Randwick in Sydney.
It comes as TAB ran "The Everest Mega Millions promotion" which saw customers given a free opportunity to try and correctly pick the final race order to try and win a $10 million prize.
Amazingly, one Auckland punter managed to get it right. If more than one person were to pick it correctly, the prize would have been shared.
The TAB said the Auckland winner saw the promotion while betting on the Rugby World Cup and thought it "wouldn’t hurt to take a shot".
The winner told TAB they were "absolutely blown away" with the win.
"I saw the promotion on the TAB site and thought I’d give it a crack," they said.
"I didn’t put too much thought into my picks and just dropped the runners where I thought it could go. I honestly could not believe I’d won it.
"I actually thought it was a hoax when they first rang me – I called the TAB back, and it took quite a lot of convincing before it sank in! To have pulled it off, winning $10 million in a free to play competition, is truly incredible for my family and I."
Cameron Rodger, the managing director of Entain New Zealand, who operates the TAB, said his team was "thrilled" for the winner.
“It was great to see so many Kiwis getting involved in The Everest through our Mega Millions promotion, and to have someone take home the $10 million prize is an amazing result.
"The Everest is the world’s richest race on turf and this customer has managed to take home more than the winner’s purse by pulling off one of the most impressive selecting feats we have ever seen. The race had over 400 million possible finish results, and he managed to nail the exact one needed. We’re thrilled with the customer engagement this innovative competition was able to generate and a huge congratulations to our winner!"
Kiwi horse I Wish I Win managed to run second in the big race behind race favourite Think About It.
