Great British Bake Off bets stopped by Ladbrokes
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Ladbrokes has actually stopped wagering on BBC show the Great Off after a flurry of wagers triggered worries the winner's name may have been dripped.

"A run of bets" was placed for one candidate, numerous at stores in the Ipswich area, the yohaig code bookie stated.

It is not known which baker prompted the flurry or whether any contestants have connections with the Suffolk town.

The very first episode of the popular amateur baking contest aired on BBC One Wednesday night.

It is the 6th series of the show, which challenges 12 hopefuls to impress judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood.

Every week the amateur bakers are anticipated to deal with a baking challenge, with very little directions, and present a "signature meal".

'Soggy bottom'

The bookie said a flurry of bets came in for one of the 12 candidates whose odds started at 12/1 and were lowered to 6/1, 3/1 and then evens.

"We provided rates on Monday and, nearly before the ink was dry, an unusual number of punters remained in a rush to back only one candidate," David Williams of Ladbrokes said.
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"On Tuesday and Wednesday it was more of the very same one-way traffic. That was enough to set our alarm bells ringing and, as a preventative measure, we suspended our betting.

"Hopefully, we'll return up with revised chances quicker instead of later on, however we didn't wish to get captured with our pants pulled down and a soggy bottom, so we've chosen to relax until we are reassured that Bake Off hasn't gone off currently.
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"When you see a run of bets like this promotion code for one contestant at the cost of everyone else that can be a sign to suspend wagering for a bit to examine the scenario," he included.
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Several of the bets placed were the optimum the bookmaker would consider wagers made on the show's outcome, and 90% were put on one participant.

the yohaig code suspension would not affect bets already put, the business stated.

The first participant to be knocked out of the competitors on Wednesday evening was Stuart Henshall from Surrey.

The 11 remaining entrants are from Berkshire, Lancashire, Cambridgeshire, London, West Yorkshire, Manchester, Essex, Swansea and 2 from Perthshire.

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