Great British Bake Off bets halted by Ladbrokes
Ladbrokes has halted betting on BBC show the Great British Bake Off after a flurry of wagers triggered worries the winner's name may have been leaked.
"A run of bets" was positioned for one contestant, lots of at stores in the Ipswich area, the bookie said.
It is not understood which baker prompted the flurry or whether any candidates have connections with the Suffolk town.
The first episode of the popular amateur baking contest aired on BBC One Wednesday evening.
It is the yohaig code sixth series of the show, which challenges 12 hopefuls to impress judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood.
Weekly the amateur bakers are expected to tackle a baking difficulty, with minimal directions, and present a "signature meal".
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'Soggy bottom'
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The bookie said a flurry of bets came in for among the 12 participants whose odds started at 12/1 and were reduced to 6/1, 3/1 and then evens.
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"We provided prices on Monday and, practically before the ink was dry, an unusual number of punters remained in a rush to back just one candidate," David Williams of Ladbrokes said.
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"On Tuesday and Wednesday it was more of the same one-way traffic. That was enough to set our alarm bells ringing and, as a preventative measure, we suspended our wagering.
"Hopefully, we'll return up with revised chances earlier rather than later, but we didn't wish to get captured with our trousers pulled down and a soggy bottom, so we have actually decided to relax up until we are reassured that Bake Off hasn't gone off currently.
"When you see a run of bets like this for one participant at the yohaig code cost of everyone else that can be a sign to suspend wagering for a bit to evaluate the situation," he added.
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Several of the yohaig code bets put were the yohaig code optimum the bookmaker would consider wagers made on the program's result, and 90% were placed on one contestant.
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the yohaig code suspension would not affect bets currently positioned, the business stated.
the yohaig code very first entrant to be knocked out of the competition on Wednesday night was Stuart Henshall from Surrey.
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The 11 staying contestants are from Berkshire, Lancashire, Cambridgeshire, London, West Yorkshire, Manchester, Essex, Swansea and two from Perthshire.
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