Rugby fan Steve Richards holds his head in shock as he loses £30,000 he’d won just days earlier.
The roofing contractor had scooped £39,000 by predicting 12 football results on a £10 bet.
He then wagered most of it on Wales beating Australia at the Millennium Stadium at odds of 5/6.
The bet would have seen him win a further £25,000 but his team lost 26-30 on Saturday night.
But Steve, 56, of Tonyrefail, near Cardiff, wasn’t too down under.
He sighed: “I thought it was Wales’s time to win. I just lay in bed one night and I thought ‘go for it’.
“It looked like a good bet to me – I couldn’t see Wales losing.
“When they went 10 points up so early in the game I began to think I was home and dry.
“But in the end they were fairly beaten by the Aussies.
“It was agony watching it but with 10 minutes to go I knew my money had gone down the drain.
“My partner thought I was mad when I bet on Wales – I’m sure she will have something to say about it.
“I’m an easy come, easy go sort of person but I had to admit it hurt.
“I wouldn’t change it, even if I could, I’ve still walked away with £9,000 so I’m a very lucky man.â€
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Steve was in the money last Monday when his £10 football bet came off at odds of 3,896/1.
Steve watched the defeat with friends at the Black Diamond pub, in Edmondstown, Rhondda.
He added: “I’ll probably put the money in the bank and just leave it there for a bit – there isn’t much I need it for at the moment.
“When it gets to April I’ll probably do a few things to the garden.â€
Ladbrokes spokesman Alex Donohue said: “It was a nail biting finish and we’re breathing a huge sigh of relief.
“Steve is still nearly £9,000 ahead of us so we can’t be too smug though.â€
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